Contributed By Prathik G
Anny Divya - Basically thanu Punjab loni Pathankot lo puttinaa, Vijayawada ki thana early childhood lo move ayyi family tho ikkade settle ayyindi. Kendriya Vidyala lo schooling chesina Anny, Telugu and Hindi fluent ga matladedhi kani, English matladadaniki struggle ayyedhi. Anny 9th class lo unnapudu, thana class teacher, students andarini peddayyaaka emavtharo cheppamantu adigindi. Andaru Engineers (IIT) leda Doctors avthamani cheppaaru, but Anny maatram confident ga pilot avthaanu ani anindi.
School lo average student ainappatiki, Class 11 and 12 lo Anny almost anni subjects lo 100% score chesindi. After class 12, Anny father thanani andari laane engineering cheyamani cheppaadu. Thanaku ishtam lekapoyina, Vijayawada loni oka top engineering college lo join ayyi classes kuda attend avvadam start chesindhi. However, Anny mother maatram Anny ni thana dream job vaipu vellamani salaha icchindi.
One fine day, engineering ni aapesi, Anny decided to follow her dream of becoming a pilot. UP loni Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) lo written test icchi select kuda ayyindi (All India Exam with only 30 seats). Thana Vijayawada class 11 teacher help tho Interview crack chesi IGRUA lo seat sampaadinchindi. English sarigga matladaleni Anny ni thana seniors severe ga rag chese vaallu. Thana batch mates maximum aviation industry background unna vaallu. Vaalanu beat cheyalante kashtapadadam thappa vere margam ledhani ardam cheskundi. Slow ga confidence gain chesthu, English lo kuda fluent ayyindhi Anny.
19 years ki training finish cheskoni, 2006 lo Air India lo job sampaadinchindi. Spain ki training kosam velli, India ki First Officer ga Boeing 737 fly chesthu thirigi vacchindi. At 21, London ki further training kosam velli, Anny started flying Boeing 777 - the longest aircraft and largest twin jet in the world. Now, at 30, Anny adhe Boeing 777 ki world’s youngest commander ayyindi.
Anthe kakunda, studies kosam theeskunna loan thane sonthanga clear chesi, thana thammudi Australia study and thana Akka dentistry (America) kosam financially support ga nilichindi. Vijayawada lo sontha illu and Hyderabad lo land kuda konindhi. Besides that, Air India tho work chesthu, BSc Aviation lo degree kuda sampadinchindi. Also, classical keyboard, modern dance, Law lo kuda courses chesindi - all this inside her 30 years of life. Manalo childhood dreams ni chase chese vaallu entha mandhi unnaaro theleedu, but Anny’s journey is beyond just an inspiration and reminds us that we should never give up on our dreams no matter what.
