#66 From Sanitation Worker to PhD Scholar- The incredible story of Mayur.

Mayur Helia is a young Dalit student who worked as a sanitation worker with the BMC in Mumbai for 12 years. After his father's passing, Mayur took taking on his father's job as a garbage loader. However, Mayur's life took an unforeseen turn when he was offered a fully-funded PhD opportunity at Lancaster University in the UK. This chance allowed him to escape the difficult life of a sanitation worker and pursue his dreams. Mayur shares his fascinating and inspiring life story in this episode.  This podcast doesn’t have any corporate funding or support so the contribution by listeners is very important for its survival. Please support it here: 1. Patreon (Most preferred medium): https://www.patreon.com/anuragminusverma 2. BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Anuragminus 3. InstaMojo:(UPI/Gpay/PayTm) : https://www.instamojo.com/@anuragminusverma/ 4. PayPal ( Subscribers living outside India can pay through it): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/AnuragMinusVerma?locale.x=en_GB Please rate the podcast on Spotify. Mayur’s Twitter:https://twitter.com/MayurHelia7 Anurag Minus Verma’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/confusedvichar Follow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/minusverma/?hl=en The Mixing & Mastering of sound in this episode is done by PostPond Media, a production house based in Mumbai. Credit for the Music:  Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker Stream & Download : https://fanlink.to/tmw_way_home Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0