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A young boy named Umesh Keelu who grew up in Mumbai's Dharavi slum has overcome hardships to become a commissioned officer in the Indian Army. Lieutenant Keelu's passing out parade was held in Officers Training Academy in Chennai on Saturday.
Umesh Keelu was born and raised in the Sion Koliwada slum in Mumbai. He used to live with his family in a 10 feet by 5 feet house.
Keelu’s father, the family's lone breadwinner, worked as a painter to support the family. In 2013, his father suffered an acute stroke, which left him paralysed and aggravated the family's bad financial condition.
“Over the years, Umesh made a total of 12 attempts to clear the Services Selection Board (SSB) and join the prestigious academy. As soon as he joined the academy, his ailing father passed away. He went to Mumbai to perform the last rites and returned to the academy. Once back at the academy, he got into the grind, toiled hard to fulfill his parents’ dreams and has now become a commissioned officer in the Indian Army,” said an official.