I hope to start an academy for underprivileged students: N Shivakumar From being a newspaper delivery boy to becoming a newsmaker himself, 23-year-old Shivakumar has got through to the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) - Calcutta. Shivakumar, an engineering student and the only educated member in his family, has fought hard to make his dreams come true. N Shivakumar joined IBNLive readers for an interaction.



Q. How did you finance your engineering course? Are you taking loan for the IIM course or are they giving you a scholarship? Kudos to you. India needs people like you. Asked by: Souvik Banerjee

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05:26 PM, May 24, 2013

Bangalore: Boy who delivered newspapers makes it to IIM-Calcutta Bangalore: From being a newspaper delivery boy to making news himself, 23-year-old Shivakumar has got through to the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) - Calcutta. Shivakumar, an engineering student and the only educated member in his family, has fought hard to make his dreams come true. For the past ten years, N Shivakumar's day has started at the crack of dawn, sorting newspapers and heading out to deliver them in...  
08:49 AM, May 24, 2013

IIM-Bangalore receives hoax bomb threat Bangalore: A telephone call about a bomb being planted in the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) on Thursday created panic with the staff and the students being evacuated from the building but it turned out to be hoax. The call received at the IIMB reception at 12 noon sent the staff into a tizzy and in no time the building was evacuated as there was skeletal staff and very...  
03:30 PM, May 23, 2013

Bangalore has water only for the next 15 to 18 days, warn officials Bangalore: Bangalore is fearing an acute water shortage in days to come. Municipal officials have warned that the city has water only for the next 15 to 18 days. Already residents like Hiral Dhilla, from Rajajinagar are forced to buy water from tankers nearly six times a month. This mother of two is now preparing for the worst. "Because Bangalore is expanding left, right and centre, it is going to...  
08:59 AM, May 20, 2013

Ray Jennings pins hope on fit-again Zaheer Khan in play-offs Bangalore: Impressed with a fit-again Zaheer Khan's magnificent bowling show against Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore coach Ray Jennings is hopeful that the veteran pacer will play a key role in the play-offs if the team sneaks into the next round. "The tough thing for me was to try get Zak match fit. Hopefully he hasn't started off too late and he is going to help us in semi-finals...  
03:44 PM, May 19, 2013

Kohli powers RCB to an important win over CSK Bangalore: When rain was pouring down at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday evening, many might have thought that was the end of the road for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 6 as they were in a must-win situation. But the honest wait of the RCB fans didn't go waste as they witnessed something special from their captain Virat Kohli. The 24-year-old was a man on mission as he single-handedly...  
12:37 AM, May 19, 2013

IPL 6: RCB stay alive for play-offs winning 8-over slog match against CSK Royal Challengers Bangalore find themselves in a do-or-die situation after two back-to-back losses to Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab. Not only do they have to beat Chennai Super Kings handsomely on Saturday, but they need Sunrisers Hyderabad to lose their last match on Sunday. Follow the LIVE Blog from match 70 of IPL 6 here. ...  
07:08 PM, May 18, 2013

Bangalore in must-win situation against CSK Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore find themselves in a do-or-die situation after two back-to-back losses to Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab. Not only do they have to beat Chennai Super Kings handsomely on Saturday, but they need Sunrisers Hyderabad to lose their last match on Sunday. A seven-wicket loss to KXIP on Tuesday meant sure shot play-off berths for Chennai, Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians, leaving three teams fighting...  
10:37 AM, May 18, 2013

We have been giving away runs in death overs: Vinay Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore's most successful bowler in the ongoing Indian Premier League, R Vinay Kumar on Friday said their death bowling in the last few matches has been a cause for concern. "We did really well as a bowling unit in the first few games. We have defended nine and seven runs in the last over in this tournament. In the last few games that hasn't been the case...  
11:42 PM, May 17, 2013

We will look to get Bangalore's top order early: Fleming Bangalore: Aware from the fact that Royal Challengers Bangalore have a top-order that can destroy any attack on a given day, Chennai Super Kings are aiming to get their top three batsmen early when they lock horns in an IPL match on Saturday. "We have our work cut out. If it is a high-scoring game, and if any of their top three get away. It`s always been a case in...  
11:39 PM, May 17, 2013

Pujara credits Gayle, de Villiers for Test success Bangalore: Cheteshwar Pujara today gave full credit to his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammates, Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers for helping him do a good job in Test matches as well. "It is great to share dressing room with AB and Gayle. I have been learning a lot from them. AB is one of them who has been guiding me since last year, which has helped in Test format as...  
03:46 PM, May 17, 2013

Bangalore BJP office blast: Police still clueless about key accused Bangalore: A month after an explosion took place opposite the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Malleshwaram in Bangalore, police are yet to zero in on the person who had planted the bomb. The police, however, claim the investigation is on track as they have arrested 10 people so far. "We have arrested 10 people and they all are from Tamil Nadu. We cannot disclose the motive as it would...  
01:07 PM, May 17, 2013

We have got to pull up our socks, says Kohli Bangalore: After losing to Kings XI Punjab by seven wickets, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli on Tuesday said the team needed to pull up the socks in its last IPL game against Chennai Super Kings if it is to sneak into the play-offs. "We have got to pull up our socks and go out to win the last game. We need a good bowling performance because the batting has...  
11:54 PM, May 14, 2013

IPL 6 play-offs: KKR, RCB, KXIP and Hyderabad chase final spot New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bangalore's seven-wicket loss to Kings XI Punjab in Bangalore on Tuesday has confirmed the progression of three teams into the IPL play-offs - Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals. The three teams are tied on 20 point which leaves three teams chasing the final spot. Victory over RCB gave Punjab a total of 12 points and they are four behind RCB (16) and Sunrisers...  
08:05 PM, May 14, 2013

Gilchrist, Mahmood shine in Punjab's 7-wicket win over Bangalore Bangalore: Riding on Adam Gilchrist and Azhar Mahmood's fifties, Kings XI Punjab beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets to keep themselves in the play-off hunt at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Tuesday. In pursuit of 175, Punjab got over the line in 18.1 overs to register their sixth win in 14 matches, while Bangalore's chances took a beating with their 7th defeat in 15 matches. In pursuit of 175,...  
07:21 PM, May 14, 2013

Men's hockey team camp to commence in Bangalore from May 16 New Delhi: The national men hockey team's core probables will start their training camp at the Netaji Subhas Southern Centre (NSSC), Bangalore on Thursday to prepare for the FIH World League Round 3 (semi-final) to be held at Rotterdam, Netherlands from June 13 to 23. The camp will be on till June 4. Indian men's team performed well at the recently-concluded preparatory tour to The Netherlands, where it had defeated...  
04:59 PM, May 14, 2013

Siddaramaiah will work with an eye on the LS polls: KN Shanth Kumar After being forced to put up with a government for the last five years which saw politicians indulging in acts ranging from widespread corruption to watching porn in the Assembly, which saw three chief ministers at work and one of them deserting a national party to form his own regional outfit, what do the people of Karnataka expect from their new chief minister? Does he have it in him to...  
04:42 PM, May 14, 2013

As it happened:RCB v Kings XI Punjab, Game 63, IPL 6 Click HERE for live ball-by-ball updates of game 63 of IPL 6 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Having been asked to bat by KXIP captain Adam Gilchrist, RCB were driven to 174 for 5 thanks to fifties from Chris Gayle (77 off 53 balls) and Virat Kohli (57 off 43). KXIP did well to keep runs to a drip in...  
02:54 PM, May 14, 2013