Hoshiarpur- The story of human life is a story of struggle. In this struggle, those who fight bare-chested become a source of inspiration for many others and achieve great status. It is said that even mountains bow down before hard work. Hard work and the desire to achieve the goal with determination make a person do even the most difficult task. For which he even risks his life. In fact, the story of every human life is a story of struggle, hard work, dedication and courage.
The story of a person who has nothing in his hands, who rises from a hut with hard work and dedication and learns the technical techniques of flying planes safely, becomes a source of inspiration for many. The hero of this story is Babli Rana of village Chabbewal, district Hoshiarpur. Who spent his childhood in extreme poverty and continued his journey of life by staying hungry and naked.
Babli faced difficulties since childhood. Going to school without a school uniform and barefoot was no less than climbing a mountain for him. He would gain the power of knowledge by wearing tattered clothes and on an empty stomach. But the only dream in his eyes was to end his poverty by studying. At night, he would study under the light of a candle, sometimes burning papers and studying in its light.
Although there was no electricity at home, the light of hope in his mind never went out. When the supervisor gave him a pen while giving the tenth board examination at Government Senior Secondary School, Jandoli, his life took a turn. In fact, he did not even have a pen to write with. As a result, Babli passed his matriculation in the first division.
This was the point from where his dream took flight. He proved that he was weighing his wings to fly high by topping the Punjab Engineering Entrance Test. College life was also not easy. To meet the college fees and expenses, he had to distribute newspapers in the morning and work in STD PCO in the afternoon. Sometimes he donated blood to buy the necessary materials for the course. He would stay awake at night and study and really put in blood and sweat.
After getting his degree, he got a job as an assistant engineer in Reliance Industries (Gujarat) and also got an offer from Siemens (Germany). But his heart remained attached to his village and Punjab. He returned to Punjab and became a mathematics teacher in a school, where he earned only ?450 a month. Then he opened his own coaching institute.
Hundreds of students got government and private jobs under his guidance. The aim of his life is to help highly qualified students reach high positions. His hard work has embellished and improved the lives of many. Inspired by his life struggle, many students are also passing competitive exams and achieving great achievements.
The real flight of his life began when he passed the Director General of Civil Aviation examination and started working as an engineer for Seven A Seven aircraft in Air India. When he succeeded in becoming a Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME), his art soared even higher. On February 28, 2006, he joined Air India as an engineer.
Nowadays, he is performing his excellent services at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. Where he ensures the safety and airworthiness of aircraft by taking responsibility for the lives of thousands of passengers. Babli Rana, who walks barefoot, today finds out the technical faults of aircraft and uses his unique art to ensure the safe flight of passengers.
He, along with his wife Manju, also made his two daughters and two sons successful in the field of engineering. Daughter Simrandeep Rana is a topper in B.Tech, MBA and is doing excellent work in the US. The second daughter Arshdeep has done MBA with software engineering. Son Suraj Rana does mechanical engineering as well as singing. Shubham Rana is also an engineer in America. In this way, this entire family is making great strides in the country and abroad by becoming a family of engineers.
Chabbewal was born to father Mahinder Singh and mother Shanti Devi in ??Hoshiarpur district of Punjab on May 2, 1977. With the hard work and earnings of his parents, he was filled with such strength that he never looked back. He always had the desire to fly high in the open sky.
The wings to fly were given to him by the kind-hearted Principal of Guru Nanak Public School Chabbewal, Nirmal Singh and Madam Surjit Kaur Lehli Kalan. Babli Rana believes that after parents, if there is any contribution in improving and beautifying our lives, it is our teachers. That is why he mentions his teachers repeatedly.
Early in his life, he created Jagriti Kala Manch and made people aware through many plays. Similarly, he also played many plays in the memory of the founder of opera Joginder Bahrla and enjoyed his company. The plays Death by Death and Mannu Jiyun Deyo etc. received a great response from the audience. In the Theater Olympics held in Cuttack, Odisha in 1996, he was awarded the Best Actor award.
He also staged many plays with the famous director Ashok Puri, actor Neetu Pandher, state awardee teacher and writer Avtar Langeri and also played his wonderful roles in some TV serials. In this way, he becomes a versatile actor and successful engineer. The spirit of humanity is burning within him. That is why he always strives to inspire the needy people. He says that we can improve life only with the power of knowledge.
After graduating from Government Polytechnic College and obtaining an engineering degree from PTU, he started his life's struggle and started setting milestones of great achievements. Due to his hard work and unique art, he has also gone to countries like America, England, Canada, Dubai, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand and France. Nowadays, he is also teaching new engineers technical techniques and engineering of large aircraft.
Apart from the prestigious institutions of Punjab, he was specially honored on the occasion of Punjabi Summit 2024 in California, America. Babli Rana says that if a person makes a decision, even mountains bow down before him. Therefore, every student should work hard with firm determination, then the destination is never far away. Our new generation should take inspiration from their life's struggle.