From grit to gold

Nod to timeless values: Shashivarmaan receiving the award from Sharifah. Looking on are Thien (far left) and UUM Alumni Centre director Assoc Prof Dr Lily Julienti Abu Bakar (second from right).

NOT one to make excuses, Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation scholar Shashivarmaan Thevaraj, 24, has once again proven that hard work pays off even in the face of adversity.

The young man from Port Dickson, Negri Sembilan, is the first alumnus from Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) to receive the prestigious Tunku Gold Medal Award, which carries a cash prize of RM10,000 and a Community Programme Grant of RM10,000.