ROSHAN BASHEER

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ROSHAN BASHEER

Meet this 21-year-old who pays his college fees from his own pocket!

Roshan Basheer(21), son of Late Abdul Basheer and Jaseela A.P from India looks after his family and pays his college fees from his own pocket! This young passionate photographer is a third year BBA student in Indira Gandhi Institute of Science and Technology – Kerala, India. It was in his early teens, he developed a liking towards photography after seeing the works of a photographer in an event. But then he got caught up with day-to-day troubles. His father passed away when he was 11, leaving the responsibility of the family on him at a very tender age. As he was the older child, he had to help bring in some money to sustain his family. One day he borrowed a friend’s camera and started to take photographs of his surroundings and friends. Soon this became a routine. He started documenting people he saw on his way. Looking at this, people started advising him to study well and earn a job so that he could look after his family.

His relatives lost hopes on him thinking his craze will not fetch him anything. All these days, he was taking pictures for his pleasure. Since he always had the intention of choosing a career in photography, he started approaching various businesses for their photo-shoots. After continuous efforts, this young photographer started getting works. It was then he could prove people around him that he could earn money by just taking photographs. This 21-year-old has already done photo-shoots for a handful of events, cafes, and businesses. Roshan says, “Even when all the doors are shut in front of you, stick on to your passion and work hard – Success will follow!”