At Government High School Kanganur, Belgavi, Karnataka the most powerful lesson of the day didn’t come from a textbook. It came from seeing what’s possible when the students who once sat on these very benches returned as professionals.

ILP helped the school host a Career Mela that felt less like an event and more like a homecoming. Familiar faces carried stories of journeys taken, skills built, and choices made beyond the school gates.

Students moved from stall to stall, not just collecting information but engaging in real conversations.

They stood beside goats to understand animal husbandry, listened to a farmer break down the economics of dairy, and watched an artisan explain the time and craft behind each sculpture.

Electricians spoke of hands-on work and learning on the job. A doctor from the Primary Health Centre shared the path of study and service.

Retired army officers and a police professional opened up about discipline, recruitment, and life in uniform.

Teachers, tailors, nurses and a lawyer spoke candidly about their professions, while a woman waste-collection driver shared her journey of learning to drive and managing responsibility across four villages of collecting wet and dry waste.

It wasn’t just exposure or information about careers but it was inspiration they could relate to.

Every professional they met was once a student of this very school. These weren’t distant success stories—they were journeys that began on the same benches, under the same roof.

Special thanks to Cognizant Foundation and 𝗘𝗬 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝗟𝗣 for supporting this initiative.

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