‘Sonu Kant Upadhyay’, the epitome of courage, dedication and hardwork, whose story of grit and gumption made you sit up and take note. He has braved all odds chased his dreams and soar high.
Sonu Kant Upadhyay of Chorauli, a small Village/hamlet in Bhagwanpur Hat Block in Siwan District of Bihar has brightened the name of the district by becoming a lieutenant in the army.
Son of security guard Shobhakant Upadhyay, who lives in a rented house, has become a lieutenant with his firm dedication and never say die attitude. His parents were also present on the occasion when he was made lieutenant in the passing parade of the Military Academy in Dehradun. Sonukant, has a unique and Inspiring story of struggle behind this success. He said that his family lived in a room in Dadwa for 17 years. The rent of this room was hundred rupees, so the size of the room can be estimated.
Poverty was such that it could not be expressed in words. He has started giving tuition from childhood to help the family financially. After passing matriculation from Hindi medium, Sonu enrolled for further studies in GMSSS-32 where he joined NCC.
Sonu Kant Upadhyay while throwing light on his life said, “After joining NCC, I decided that I want to become an officer in the army. As we got older, family expenses were also getting bigger. With the motive to improve the financial condition of my family, I left my studies and joined the army in 2014. I got a job, but I continued to struggle to become a military officer which was my ultimate goal.”
“With constant struggle and effort, I passed the Army Cadet College (ACC) examination and reached the Military Academy. After the training of four years, I am now a Lieutenant after passing out from the Military Academy,” he added.
His father Shobhakant Upadhyay told that Sonu has been hardworking and struggling since childhood. He did not lose his courage even in difficult times and kept working to make his dreams come true. Today, my son has not only chased his dreams but has also made my life significant and successful.
Sonu kant will join Electronics and Mechanical Engineering (EME) in Jammu as a military officer. He says, “Now, my dream is fulfilled. I will always keep my parents with me. They should always feel proud to be the parents of a military officer. Their entire life has been spent in trouble and misery, now they should feel the positive change in their life. I will leave no stone unturned to fill their life with infinite happiness and comfort.”
Success stories are not created out of thin air. Reaching a successful goal requires a lot of effort in the background, which rest of the people rarely get to see. Perhaps it’s best encapsulated in the above Inspirational story of Sonu Kant Upadhyay.
People often want success without struggle and forget to pay their dues to the hard work. But we should keep this fact in our mind that we can’t become a success story without the effort, the sweat, the pushing back of boundaries, and improving with every fall.