While most of us associate Kannagi Nagar, the re-settlement colony off the OMR IT' corridor with crime, violence, drugs & illicit activities, here is a couple, who in stark contrast dreams of producing the first IAS officer from the very same neighborhood.
We were extremely curious to meet Umamageshwari, a 6th standard dropout and her husband Vasudevan, an auto driver, to learn what instilled in them the passion to nurture and pursue this dream.
Born in the road-site settlements of Ice house Triplicane, Umamageshwari grew up experiencing and watching poverty in close quarters