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sumel-kamalPunjab girl who graduated from IIT Kharagpur felicitated by Pranab Mukherjee

Times of India (June 19, 2019)

CHANDIGARH: Sumel Kamal (VGSoM, '18) and her mother Dr Navjot, resident of Nanowal village of Gurdaspur district are one of the three finalists who were felicitated by former president Pranab Mukherjee for winning the 'Best Selfie with Daughter' contest in New Delhi on Wednesday. Out of total 27,000 participants, these three finalists, the other came from Mewat and Meghalaya respectively, were selected by a jury of five members.

Sumel Kamal ('18), 27, graduate from IIT Kharagpur who is currently working as Data Science Analyst with Accenture Applied Intelligence told TOI, "I come from Nanowal village which has one of the most skewed sex ratio and poor literacy rate in Punjab. My parents had a tough time raising us under societal pressure of adopting a son in agrarian atmosphere of our joint family." (Read More)