"Education is the only way for true liberation from poverty and deprivation," he said, addressing a seminar on the topic 'Roadmap to Success' at a school in Doha.
He cited examples of successful 'Super 30' students to drive home the point how hard work and passion could make a difference and called the experience of addressing the gathering, attended mostly by youths, "exhilirating".
"Having got into IITs, they (Super 30 students) are now well placed to start a new life and give back to the society," he said.
Anand's pioneering 'Super 30' initiative, under which he provides free residential coaching to 30 underprivileged students for nearly a year, has so far sent 281 students to the Indian Institutes of Technology in the last 11 years.
The phenomenal success has brought him several awards and recognition across the world.
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