It was a dream come true situation for Suresh Padmukhi, hailing from a family of marginal farmers fighting to make both ends meet, when he went up to the dais to receive five gold medals for his excellent performance in the final year B.Sc in Agriculture from the Governor Vajubhai R. Vala, during the annual convocation of the University at Raichur on Wednesday.

“The support from my parents despite their economic hardships and my hard work made it possible, ” Mr. Padmukhi, hailing from Rukmapur village in Surpur taluk, said. He is now pursuing his post graduation in Genetics and Plant Breeding at the Gandhi Krishi Vignyan Kendra at Bengaluru.

Mr. Padmukhi completed his graduation from the Agriculture College at Bheemarayanagudi in Shahapur taluk. He received five gold medals for scoring the highest marks in Agriculture Entomology, Agriculture Microbiology, Horticulture, Agriculture Economics and for his overall performance in the UAS, Raichur.

He said that he wanted to dedicate the five gold medals and all the honour and praise he received from his teachers and well-wishers to his parents Ashok Padmukhi and Basamma Padmukhi, who were primarily responsible for shaping his academic career.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Karnataka / by Correspondent / Yadgir – March 07th, 2015