December 14, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): James Cameron, the Avatar director, was in Maharashtra recently. And it was a surprising knowledge of sorts for him when he learnt about some exceptional stories on students from Bihar. Anand Kumar, a teacher at a coaching centre he opened in Bihar, was the centre of attention for James and many others, as he narrated real life stories of poor but talented students from the state.

Anand has opened a institute for taking in IIT aspirants under his wing and then training them free of cost to help them crack IIT exams. It is obvious that the students who come to him are meritorious, but cannot afford high-cost coaching centres. And this makes his battle tougher. Anand has himself had to give up studying at Cambridge University, as he could not afford it when he had passed the admission criteria for the renowned university.

Cameron was so impressed by his stories that he had a word with Anand post the conference where they had met Innovation and Knowledge Conference in Lavasa that he told Anand he will speak about this success platform to people around the world.

Does it mean that James may end up making another movie on these lines? Lets hope so! Jai Ho Bihar!

-- Sampurn Wire