Gujarat’s pride: Visually-impaired girl, who cracked CAT with big score, wants to work for blind

Gujarat girl, Prachi Sukhwani, suffering from retinal degradation, has lost 80 percent of vision.

Ahmedabad, April 11: She is the pride of Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Meet Vadodara girl, Prachi Sukhwani (21), who cracked the Common Admission Test-2016 with a massive score of 98.55 percentile, is all set to join the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Prachi, who is suffering from macular dystrophy, also known as retinal degradation, since she was in class III, has lost over 80% of vision over the years. However, that did not deter the youngster from studying hard and cracking one of the toughest entrance examinations in the world.

Prachi, who is a Business Administration student at Maharaja Sayajirao University's Faculty of Commerce in Vadodara, wants to own a start-up and later work for blind people.

"My short term goal is to join a company, preferably a multinational. Once I get some experience, I will have my own start-up. But my long term goal is to open an NGO for the blind," Prachi told Times of India.

Currently, Prachi is busy appearing for her final semester examinations. Congratulatory notes for Prachi and her alma mater flooded on social media. Her teacher, Sharad Bansal, dean of Faculty of Commerce, said, "I have been associated with the BBA programme since its inception in 1993. But this is one of the proudest moments. Prachi deserves special applause for her success despite all odds. Her success is an inspiration for everybody."

Her family is equally proud of Prachi's achievements. "She got calls from all the top three IIMs, IIM-Ahmedabad, IIM-Bangalore and IIM-Kolkata, and appeared for the interviews," said her father Suresh Sukhwani, who runs a garment business.

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