"There are so many opportunities for people like us from the marginalized section that we as students were not aware of. Michael Evans, consular section chief, said 1,200 students were interviewed for visas from Mumbai region. Our centre will spread awareness about the opportunities available for higher studies, especially in the US. Mumbai: Shweta Katti, who shot to fame after becoming the first girl from the city's oldest red-light area, Kamathipura, to study in the US, now intends to set up a cafe-cum community-centre in the neighborhood where she grew up. Sakhee Bhure, pursuing astronomy and astrophysics at Florida Institute of Technology, also shared her experience.

Source: Times of India June 10, 2016 01:52 UTC