I started my career in Merchant Navy as Ordinary Seaman with $250 pm in 2015 and now I became 2^nd Officer and taking $3500 pm. The path was not so easy to achieve but if we want to achieve something we need to work hard for it this is what I learnt in Rudraksh. I will be always thankful to RUDRAKSH for helping in the initial stage of my career and giving me opportunity to prove myself.

Before joining here, I was not even able to introduce myself in front of anyone due to lack of confidence. Being a part of Rudraksh, I feel blessed. The training program has molded my personality and clarified my vision of the future. The entire faculty and other members of this institution are very cooperative. I am and will always be thankful to Rudraksh for making me a person I am today and giving opportunity to achieve my goals.

The feelings of being home sick, the loneliness of not knowing anyone, living with someone you have never met before, are some of the struggles of being on board a ship for the first time. The day I joined the ship, I decided to quit the job. Then my family members and Rudraksh staff have motivated me to work for my career and try to get adjusted. Now I’m working as 2^nd Engineer on board a ship. I really want to give this credit to Rudraksh and their staff for helping me out in taking right decision at right time.

The time I joined for training, my financial condition was not so good and even I was not able to speak English & Hindi well but the training given by Rudraksh, not only improved my command on languages but also made me eligible to work on board a ship as General Steward in 300$ salary. I worked hard and within a period of 2 years only I started earning $1500 in a month and promoted as Assistant COOK on board.

When I joined the ship I have faced a lot of problems related to food, weather, other crew and working hours, but thinking about my family financial condition and how much they have sacrificed to send me in merchant navy, I decided not to quit. I believe that this career is a perfect blend of joy and hardships. You meet different people, you interact with them, you learn about their cultures and grow as a person.