Sarathbabu Elumalai

[Gabriela Espinosa]

Sarathbabu Elumalai was born and brought up in a slum in Chennai.

Sarathbabu used to help his mother sell idlis in the slums.

Sarathbabu was a topper in his school.

He was very well-versed in English

His friends encouraged him to become a manager.

In 2010, Sarathbabu began an initiative to feed poor people, called Hunger Free India.

In 2012, he planned to join a major political party after being inspired to get his state rid off of hunger and starvation.

[Montse]

Well, I think that even if you come from a humble family and live in a slum, you can have opportunities if you are good at something. From example, if you strive and make the most of you you can always get a grant which will help you to continue studying. In some countries good students have good opportunities. You just need to prove it by having good marks and showing that you deserve a place at University.

Not only wealthy people deserve to study.

This is what I think. Equality is something to be taken into account in that sense too.