Living in Telangana's Shamshabad area, Ritish's parents, a security guard and a garden cleaner, aspired to break their cycle of poverty through their children's education. Selected under GMRVF's Gifted Children scheme, Ritish's education expenses were fully covered, and he received additional support by way of career counselling, and psychological aid from the Foundation. Now, with a stable job at a reputable company, Ritish is altering his family's course.

Ritish Babu lives with his parents and two elder sisters in Shamshabad area in Telangana. His father works as a security guard and mother as a garden cleaner. They wanted their children to study well and break the cycle of poverty.

Ritish was selected for the Gifted Children scheme by the GMR Varalakshmi Foundation, which sponsored his entire educational journey. Apart from admitting him in a good school, the Foundation also supported him with tuitions, exposure visits, career counselling, psychological support, enabled him to excel academically. He achieved 7.4 CGPA in 10^th grade, 83% in 12^th grade, and completed his B.Tech degree with 75%, all while actively participating in co-curricular activities.

Following graduation, Ritish was offered various positions during the campus recruitment process. He opted to become a Programmer Analyst Trainee at Cognizant Technology Solutions, where he was recently recognized as a CDE Full Stack Engineer.

Living the Foundation's ethos of giving back, Ritish volunteered to teach coding to government school students during his B.Tech studies and conducted virtual tutoring during the pandemic

His parents express their deep gratitude to the GMR Varalakshmi Foundation for the transformative, long-term support that significantly improved their family's quality of life.