<p class="title">It was a dream come true for Anwith G Kumar who secured the first rank in M.A (Political Science).</p>.<p class="title">He was awarded three cash prizes during the 40th annual convocation of Mangalore University held on Saturday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was awarded the Hanuman Gajanana Automobiles Cash prize, Cypiran Carnelio Memorial Cash award and The Louella Lobo Prabhu and J M Lobo Prabhu cash prizes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Anwith from Chintranjali Nagar, Kumpala, is a special achiever. Being visually challenged, he had aspired to secure a gold medal in M.A as well.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He completed his B.A gold medal from St Aloysius College in 2018-19 and did his master's in Political Science at Mangalore University.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Anwith told <em><span class="italic">DH</span></em> that his mother has been his backbone. She has been a great emotional support for me, he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She used to record lessons in her voice for Anwith to study and revise.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Anwith is a native of Mudigere, Chikkamagaluru. When Anwith was in UKG, he lost his father, Kumar. His mother Yadavi works as a staff nurse at Lady Goschen Hospital, Mangaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Till class six, Anwith went to a normal school. However, he had an issue with his vision, due to a problem with his eye lens.</p>.<p class="bodytext">When he was in the sixth standard, he lost his vision completely due to retina detachment.</p>.<p class="bodytext">From the seventh standard, he studied at Roman And Catherine Lobo School For Blind, with the help of braille.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He wrote SSLC and PU exams with the help of scribes. He pursued his PU education at Gokarnanatheshwara PU College.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“My classmates and hostel mates were helpful. During post-graduation, they would share e-study materials with me and read out old question papers. Without them, this achievement wouldn’t have been possible, said an emotional Anwith.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Anwith used a special software on his laptop which would read out the text aloud.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Anwith took the exam with the help of scribes. He thanked his professors for providing him with a lot of support and encouragement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They would suggest good references to improve my studies, he said and added that he aspires to become a lecturer.</p>
<p class="title">It was a dream come true for Anwith G Kumar who secured the first rank in M.A (Political Science).</p>.<p class="title">He was awarded three cash prizes during the 40th annual convocation of Mangalore University held on Saturday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was awarded the Hanuman Gajanana Automobiles Cash prize, Cypiran Carnelio Memorial Cash award and The Louella Lobo Prabhu and J M Lobo Prabhu cash prizes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Anwith from Chintranjali Nagar, Kumpala, is a special achiever. Being visually challenged, he had aspired to secure a gold medal in M.A as well.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He completed his B.A gold medal from St Aloysius College in 2018-19 and did his master's in Political Science at Mangalore University.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Anwith told <em><span class="italic">DH</span></em> that his mother has been his backbone. She has been a great emotional support for me, he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She used to record lessons in her voice for Anwith to study and revise.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Anwith is a native of Mudigere, Chikkamagaluru. When Anwith was in UKG, he lost his father, Kumar. His mother Yadavi works as a staff nurse at Lady Goschen Hospital, Mangaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Till class six, Anwith went to a normal school. However, he had an issue with his vision, due to a problem with his eye lens.</p>.<p class="bodytext">When he was in the sixth standard, he lost his vision completely due to retina detachment.</p>.<p class="bodytext">From the seventh standard, he studied at Roman And Catherine Lobo School For Blind, with the help of braille.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He wrote SSLC and PU exams with the help of scribes. He pursued his PU education at Gokarnanatheshwara PU College.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“My classmates and hostel mates were helpful. During post-graduation, they would share e-study materials with me and read out old question papers. Without them, this achievement wouldn’t have been possible, said an emotional Anwith.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Anwith used a special software on his laptop which would read out the text aloud.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Anwith took the exam with the help of scribes. He thanked his professors for providing him with a lot of support and encouragement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They would suggest good references to improve my studies, he said and added that he aspires to become a lecturer.</p>
