Ms. Tulasi Hansadah
Nursing Officer (Grade II) AIMS, Hyderabad
“Bear a positive attitude to turn impossibilities into possibilities.”
A promising, confident and spirited nursing care functionary at AIMS, Hyderabad, Ms. Tulasi Hansada from Golagadia village of Keonjhar, was born on 8 July, 1992 to poor and illiterate Santal parents. Her family depended on farming for livelihood. However, education transformed her siblings’ life as much as her own. One of her sisters is a Dental Surgeon, a brother is a mechanical engineer, and all others are pursuing education for a bright future. Having had primary education at her village school and high school education at Government Girls’ High School, Madhupur, Cuttack, Tulasi joined +2 Science stream at KISS. Under the sponsorship of KISS she passed B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Nursing from KIIT D-U. She obtained her clinical experience as Nursing Officer at KIMS and also served at KIMS as a tutor. Now she is at AIMS, Hyderabad. She tells us her success story:
In childhood, I had a dream that I would be a doctor in future. But my family background did not allow me to fulfill this dream because my father had no resources, and we had no idea as to how to go about making the dream come true. While I was in high school, my Head Mistress and her husband handed me a paper cutting inviting application for admission at KISS, and urged me to apply for enrolment there. I did and luckily got into KISS. What I am now, KISS has shaped me; where I am, KISS has placed me there. Were it not for KISS and the Founder Sir, I would have been just nobody living nowhere. I would not have had any success story to write.
I missed home initially, no doubt, but the dream of becoming someone in life and doing something good for my family floated before my eyes. Once I got on with the teachers, staff and class-mates, I ceased to be home-sick. KISS was a home away from home, as it were. Even now I regard KISS as my second home; even now I miss KISS as intensely as I had missed my home at the very beginning. I fondly recall all the curricular and extra-curricular activities in which we were engaged at KISS.
My educational background of Odia medium was a major challenge I faced while doing +2 Science. But I had finest teachers at KISS who helped me meet this challenge. The hard work of teachers on a time scale of 24X7 and personal care as though they were personal tutors were great help. With a sense of determination and strong will power I overcame challenges. Achyuta Sir, our beloved Founder, was and still is a constant source of inspiration. I felt recharged and energized every time we students met him.
KISS gave me some good friends who were available for me at every moment I needed them for help and support. My words fail me to describe how wonderfully supportive they were to me. Initially, I had a social phobia but now I am able to conduct myself very well in any kind of social situation. I told my students that our India, a developing country, has cases of high infant mortality, iniquitous sex ratio, and low literacy rate. These problems can be solved through education. If today literacy rate of the tribal people has improved, it has been made possible by KISS. I feel proud to say this. In many ST families one would find a banker, a teacher or a manager. All this is possible only because of KISS.
My father is no more, so I took full responsibility of the education and health of my family members. I was waiting for a good job, which became feasible to some extent. Now I can look after my family as well as my community. When I go home and meet the people of my community, I encourage them to be engaged in social development by way of teaching the village kids. I myself guide students about their career options. I also conduct health programmes for the adolescent girls, pregnant women and young children and teach them how to take care of their health and hygiene.
As a brand ambassador of KISS I have the aim to guide the meritorious 12th standard Science girl students to go for higher education in nursing, and I will sponsor some of them for higher studies. My message to the KISS students is: Do hard work, with strong determination. Seek help from all the dynamic people at KISS to realize your dreams. Do keep in mind where you came from and what you are now. Be original and never forget your family and community. Never neglect your poor parents, siblings and the society. Bear a positive attitude to turn impossibilities into possibilities.
