From Nashik to Sheffield is a story of a boy who paved his way to Sheffield University against all odds. Determined to achieve great heights, Tushar More, from Nashik is studying really hard to pursue his MS in Advanced Mechanical Engineering from The University of Sheffield, UK. Tushar’s family belonged to Chalisgoan in Maharashtra, where his grandfather used to work as farm labour; later moved and settled in Nashik. Having been raised in deprived background, Tushar’s father was well aware of the importance of education. He himself being uneducated, knew one thing, if one wants to become successful and grow in life, education is the only way. He never went to school, but was tenacious about schooling his kids. To overcome the difficulties faced in slum area where he was living, he left his home to ensure the education prone environment for his children. Tushar’s father worked as a construction labor, while his mother stayed home to look after the kids. He and his two sisters attended a Marathi Medium school Adarsh Vidya Mandir. In very early age he realized the What is poverty, and how education is the solution. Tushar adds "I consider myself fortunate to have had the opportunity to read about Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and his quest for education in school, which has always inspired me". Tushar didn't have many friends, but his father was enough for him. His father was a mentor, philosopher, and friend to him. Tushar’s sisters were also bright and did good during their school days. His eldest sister became a teacher and middle one became an Engineer. Seeing them study hard during his growing years, Tushar followed their steps and stood first in his school in 10th std. and got admission in Government Polytechnic, Nashik for Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. He completed his diploma with flying colors and entered in NDMVP college of engineering, Nashik. During his engineering days when Tushar was willing to do part time jobs during vacations, to help his father financially, his father forbid him from doing so and instead ask him to focus on studies. His philosophy behind it was, if a person gets to know about earning sources in a tender age, he is likely to quit education. Tushar’s father wished him to see as an IAS officer because all he knew was the dignity and respect for an officer in the society. Because of indifferent circumstances, the life guided Tushar to some another direction. After graduation he chose to start a job in Pune to support his family. In six months of job period, Tushar was fed up and realized there’s no progress he leading to. He mentions he always believed that he has the potential that he can achieve something big in life. He left the job with messed mind but was afraid to tell his father because the family was dependent on him. His father supported him and called him back to Nashik. Tushar’s sisters were also bright and did good during their school days. His eldest sister became a teacher and middle one became an Engineer. Seeing them study hard during his growing years, Tushar followed their steps and stood first in his school in 10th std. and got admission in Government Polytechnic, Nashik for Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. He completed his diploma with flying colors and entered in NDMVP college of engineering, Nashik. time MS seemed like an impossible goal due to financial conditions, he mentions. After going to Nashik, he was confused about what next, when he heard of MS course in foreign universities with help of Government Scholarship or Crowd funding. This was the time when he came to know about National Overseas Scholarship Scheme. The NOS is a scholarship given by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, India to facilitate the low-income students belonging to the Scheduled Castes, De notified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, Landless Agricultural Labourers and Traditional Artisans category to obtain higher education viz., Master degree or Ph.D courses by studying abroad thereby improving their Economic and Social status. Only the students who have obtained scores in respective exams, enough to study in top 150 universities get this scholarship. Every year the government of India grants scholarships to 100 students across India. Once aware of this opportunity, Tushar tried hard to get this scholarship. He came to Pune and lived with his sisters who were married by then, to prepare for IELTS. Once he got his results back, he started applying for universities. In 2020 he got his acceptance letter from Sheffield University. The term was supposed to start in September, but due to Covid situation Tushar had to postpone his joining. Last year Tushar joined the one year MS program in advance mechanical engineering at The University of Sheffield. When asked whether being from Marathi medium school makes it difficult to adjust in Europe, Tushar said, “When you believe in yourself, everything seems possible. Till graduation, we hardly use full English to learn a subject. All I had to do was practice my English language to make it perfect. Still sometimes it becomes difficult to understand the local language due to the accent but I am getting used to it.” In spite of all the hardships faced, Tushar’s future plans are very interesting. He doesn’t want to work for a long in Europe. After moving to India, Tushar wishes to repay society in his own way. He wants to work for education awareness among underprivileged people and to address social issues with it. When asked for the reason behind it, he said, “I want to percolate the thoughts of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar about education in the society, deep enough to motivate kids of lower caste for studying, as the education is only way to elevate their standard of living.” Currently Tushar is in Sheffield completing his Masters. Let’s hope to see a fine engineer shaping the society in a different way soon enough.