Doing the rounds of studios with only the shirt on his back, being paid less than a peon in a job, and not knowing where his next meal would come from – that was Javed Akhtar’s life between 1965 and 1970. What kept him going? The belief that success would be his. Join the multi-hyphenate on Mid-day`s Sit With Hitlist series, as he chronicles his journey from arriving at Mumbai Central station with Rs 27 to owning a Bandra bungalow. Full episode to release on May 10.

Is failing an exam the end of the road? How to face the fear of failure and exam stress? Penned in 2004, Renowned author Arun Shevate’s book ‘Napas Mulanchi Goshta’ has been inspiring students to see failures in a new light even after 2 decades. The book has had 49 reprints, still offering comfort and motivation amid growing academic pressure. In his book, Shevate shows the way of rising above the exam failures through the lives of famous men like MK Gandhi, Gulzar, RK Laxman and Albert Einstein, Raj Kapoor and many more. Why exams are not the end of road? Arun Shevate explains in this video that the SSC Exam 2025 begins.
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