Rutuja loved “kheti”, the farm which she worked for in her village in Jarkarwadi. Remotely located in the Pune district, nearly, 149 KM from the state capital in Maharashtra, Rutuja claims that “there is no post office in my village.” Her parents are farmers, and “they still work to keep the family running.”
23 years old Rutuja Kailas Labade along with her brother extends a helping hand to the old parents, “for some extra income of INR 200”. The siblings completed education from a local school in Jarkarwadi. “My graduation was sponsored by the scholarship designed for financially weaker students” marks Rutuja. “A simple graduate from a village with low-English-vocabulary” – is what she was called “when I wished to apply for multinationals” she complains. Yet the Head of Department from her college scouted for civil-society educational institutions which supports talented young students from resource-limited families who are stuck on the other side of immense constraints. This led her to ANUDIP. “Vishwali Ma’am from Airoli ANUDIP Centre found a hope in me” says the young girl while narrating how she got an access to the Java DeepTech course, a 3 month full-time software development training designed for advanced careers.
“Medha Ma’am, our tech trainer equipped us on the entire spectrum of Java and .NET technology which was alien to us” notes Rutuja. While picking up the newly-introduced software development, she discovered how many like her in the Airoli centre was struggling with communication, “an intimidating space for many like me who were from non-English medium schools.” While her tech training was in full swing, “I gave more emphasis on my English lessons”, a key skill she notes in the path she was taking. “Ananlyst in Capgemini”, asked his neighbours, grins the elated alumna when she got selected post training.“ Our workcubicle is bigger than our home” marks the Capgemini employee, who now earns 3 times her family. Within 6 months, the “Kheti girl from a village with low-English-vocabulary” received her 1st increment in Capgemini.
