The past decade has seen the emergence of a new breed of graduates from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). These are personalities who have given up their middle-class dollar dreams, fat paychecks from established multinational corporations and, possibly, a career in the civil services for creating their own niche in the professional world.
Whether it’s establishing their startups or pursuing a passion that is wildly divergent from the courses they pursued in college, these graduates usually don’t have the safety net of a large family business to fall back on in the event they fail. What holds them together is their sheer force of passion, character and perseverance.
Jitendra Kumar, a 30-year-old actor from the small town of Khairthal in Alwar district, Rajasthan, is one such personality. Last month, the IIT-Kharagpur graduate won a Filmfare OTT award in the category of Best Actor Comedy Series (Male) for his performance in the Amazon Prime series…