Chennai: 

Twin sisters Suganya and Suriya pursuing BSc Maths in MOP Vaishnav College for women in the city are making their parents proud.

Daughters of flower sellers, these girls string flowers together after college hours and their parents sell them to their regular customers. After knowing the family’s financial position, the college principal Dr K. Nirmala Prasad offered scholarships and also asked them to enroll in bouquet making classes at the college free of cost.

“We learnt bouquet making and now we have plans to start our own business. Thanks to our college lecturers and friends. The college also purchases flowers and bouquets from us for various events,” say Suganya and Suriya.

Though it was not a smooth journey for the twins and their younger brother, Suganya says, “Amma and Appa encourage us to study well. Sometimes we string flowers even till 8 pm and then my mom and dad go on cycles to sell them.

We want to study well and make our parents proud,” says Suganya, who wants to pursue IT and get a job. Suriya wants to develop her family business. “I want to become a florist and also work for deaf and dumb children,” she says.

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> News> Current Affairs  / DC / January 28th, 2013