Mumbai: Rag pickers' daughter wants to complete MBA
by The Daily Eye Team February 11 2014, 11:41 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 39 secsMumbai: The youngest daughter of scrap pickers and MBA student, Savita Doke (22), has worked hard to pursue her higher education. On the home stretch, however, she is struggling to get a job that will help her pay the last instalment of her college fees, a considerable sum of Rs. 25,000.Savita has been brought up in Khar, with her five siblings; two elder sisters and three brothers.
She completed her SSC in 2006, in Marathi medium, from Bandra’s Khairnagar Municipal Corporation School, scoring 62 per cent. Sensing her dedication and enthusiasm, her parents allowed her to continue her studies, but only if she could manage it on her own. She took admission in Aniyog Junior College at Khar, and scored 70 per cent in her HSC exams.