India, Jan. 31 -- Dr A Velumani, the founder of Thyrocare, has shared a deeply personal story from his student days, recalling how a railway platform in Tamil Nadu became his classroom and shaped his future as a scientist and entrepreneur.

Taking to X, Velumani wrote about his college years between 1974 and 1978, when he studied at Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya in Coimbatore. He explained that city colleges were unaffordable, with fees ranging from Rs.1,000 to Rs.3,000 and hostel costs of Rs.200 per month. In contrast, the Vidyalaya located 25 kilometres from the city charged Rs.300 as college fees and Rs.75 per month for accommodation.

However, even this hostel fee was beyond his reach. "Reason to travel by train: I could not affor...