00:00Ten grade ones for Nagesha on Ragunanan. The achievement brings a sense of relief, but he knows he did not
00:06get there alone.
00:07Honestly, I feel relieved. Like, it's just, that's just how it is. I had a lot of people helping me
00:19with this achievement. I had my friends, my family, my loved ones, especially my grandmother.
00:25For Ragunanan, his grandmother's support went far beyond encouragement.
00:29So, small son, you need me to make sure that you get your grade ones, all right? I have brain
00:35fire. She would just be there to sit with me, help me out. She said she's her one. Make sure
00:42I get fed, obviously, because I'm cooking. She'd just be there.
00:48As his success was not about waiting until examination time to put in the work. It was about consistency, staying
00:55focused in the classroom, keeping up with his work at home, and making the necessary sacrifices along the way.
01:01Yes, I had to give up my game in life. Just a little bit. From the start of January, I
01:07did, actually. My study routine would be mostly just grinding past papers, because that is usually the most effective way
01:15to study for CAPES, for the CAPES exam.
01:18And even with the preparation, there were moments when the workload became overwhelming.
01:23Yeah, I felt overwhelmed on multiple occasions, especially after, what would say, March, just March in general. I was just,
01:32one week I decided to just go and laze off a little bit, and then I get caught up in
01:37the SBAs. The SBAs was like, what, five labs I had at one point.
01:40But there was one thing he did learn, time management.
01:44Time management, and just the fact of responsibility. I had a job to do. I had to go and make
01:50sure I did not disappoint my parents. I had to go and make sure that I show to the world
01:55that I am capable of greatness.
01:58Now the hard work has paid off, and he's already looking ahead to the next chapter, as he got accepted
02:04into UTT to study aeronautical engineering.
02:08We'll be working on the maintenance and the development of planes, aircraft specifically. I intend to branch into the mechanical
02:17specialization, so I'll be working on the structure itself, not the avionics.
02:23After reaching one milestone, he has this message for other students working towards their own goals.
02:29Just don't give up. It will be better tomorrow. If you just put in the effort now, tomorrow will be
02:34better.
02:35Sharla Kistu, TV6 News.
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