One cannot but admire the beautiful mind of 16-year-old K N Tejas who offered the prize money of six lakhs that he won in a reality show, to his school so that a compound could be built around it to stave off the cattle who damage the newly planted saplings in the school.

Tejas, class X, is a student of Government High School in Kattaya. His father is a farmer and his mother works as a cook in a government school. A few days ago, a crew of a TV reality show visited the school to select students for an episode. Tejas was fortunate to make the cut because, in the show, he was able to answer 11 of the 15 questions entitling him to prize money of 6.4 lakhs.

Tejas was always annoyed at the cattle that ate away the newly planted saplings in his school. He therefore, offered his prize money to the school to build a compound wall around it.

As media reports about the boy’s success and his decision on the prize money became viral, education minister S Suresh Kumar on Tuesday directed the Hassan Zilla Parishad chief executive officer and deputy director of public instruction to take up the compound work of the school.

The minister praised Tejas for his generosity and asked authorities to meet his family at his residence. Tejas who aspires to become a doctor had said that if any amount is left of the prize money, he would want to spend it on his sister’s marriage.

The authorities visited Tejas at his residence and told him to utilize the prize money for his further studies and sister’s marriage. The Zilla Panchayat assured that a Rs 20 lakh grant would be released to build a compound for the school.

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