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Time of India
06-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Hardship to triumph: Vadodara boys bag top CA ranks
1 2 3 Vadodara: The recently declared Chartered Accountancy (CA) results by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) brought pride and celebration to Vadodara, as two city students earned top ranks at the national level. Overcoming personal and financial hardships, Kunj Patel and Harendra Thakor emerged as inspiring success stories — securing All India Ranks (AIR) 9 and 26 respectively in the CA Final exam held in May this year. Kunj Patel, 23, hails from Kinkhlod village near Umeta, on the border of Anand and Vadodara. He is the only child of Manish Patel, a farmer, and Parul Patel, a homemaker. The family cultivates crops on a modest 2.5 vigha of land. Despite his rural roots, Kunj was always drawn to the world of finance. "My schooling was made possible through financial support," he recalled. Kunj studied at Vatsalya International School in Borsad and later completed his BCom from K. M. Agrawal College, affiliated with Mumbai University, in 2022. That same year, he topped Vadodara in the CA Intermediate exams. "This is the first time I've secured an All India Rank— and that too in the top 10," he said. Crediting hard work and consistency for his success, Kunj now plans to gain experience at a reputed CA firm before starting his own practice. While Harendra Thakor's path was shaped by resilience. His father, Shyam Thakor, served in the police department before passing away in 2013 due to health complications. Since then, the family has relied on his father's pension to meet household expenses. His mother, Asha Thakor, is a homemaker. Harendra completed his BCom from MS University's Faculty of Commerce in 2022. "I began my CA journey in the second year of college," he said. His elder brother, Hrithik, is a qualified Cost and Management Accountant (CMA). With an AIR 26 to his credit, Harendra now aims to pursue a corporate career in finance. This year's CA results brought multiple reasons for Vadodara to celebrate. In the CA intermediate level, the five AIR rankers included Gaurav Shah, AIR 30, Gokani Diya Shailesh, AIR 32, Manya Sinha, AIR 37, Khushi Parag Shah, AIR 47, and Shubham Mutha, who bagged AIR 50. At the CA foundation level, Laksh Surana bagged AIR 15. In a rare feat after nearly a decade, an office-bearer of the Vadodara chapter of the Western India Chartered Accountants Students Association (WICASA) cleared the CA Final on the first attempt. Preet Chandarana, who served as the vice chairperson of the Vadodara chapter last year, passed the exam in his first attempt. He was part of the award-winning WICASA team that earned national recognition as the best students' association, along with the title of second-best in the western region.
CBS News
06-06-2025
- General
- CBS News
Franklin mourns mother, 5-year-old daughter killed in crash by alleged drunk driver
A Vigil was held in Franklin to remember the mother and her little girl killed by a man charged with driving drunk. Minaben Patel, 38, and her 5-year-old daughter Krisha were honored while the heartbroken community is praying for surviving family members. Vigil for mother and daughter With the community lifting him up and praying for him, 14-year-old Kunj Patel limped out of a wheelchair to leave flowers at the place where he survived a horrific crash, but it took the life of his 5-year-old sister and his mom. "The family is in deep pain right now," said Kiran Kumar Patel. "We just crying, 'why God you did this' because it was just a nice innocent family you know this is not the time to take away two family members." Minaben and Krisha Patel Family photo May 24 should have been a joyous ride for the Patel family to buy a birthday cake for the 14-year-old son, but investigators say suspected drunk driver James Blanchard, 21, crossed the center line and hit their car head on along Grove Street. The dad survived; Krisha died at the hospital that night and for 9 days Minaben fought for her life, but she died from her injuries. Even people who didn't know the Patel family wanted to show their love and support after hearing about the terrible crash. "We heard about the accident, and it fractured us, it's terrible. We didn't know them but we're all one family in the world," said community member Nancy Dowd. Memorial for Minaben Patel and her 5-year-old daughter Krisha who were killed in a crash in Franklin, Massachusetts. CBS Boston "When I saw the news, I was pained," said Saed Ahmed. "I have a 5-year-old daughter, and it really touched me, and I cannot imagine how the family is coping with this." A community is now left weighed down by the tragedy and pain of the lives taken too soon. "Why did this have to happen in Franklin, one of the safest communities in Massachusetts," said community member Frank Falvey. Blanchard faces several charges including motor vehicle homicide and operating under the influence. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment and is being held on a $250,000 bail.
