▁as ▁he ▁was ▁young ▁for ▁his ▁age ▁in ▁every ▁class . ▁This ▁according ▁to ▁him , ▁developed ▁his ▁sense ▁of ▁independence . ▁He ▁lost ▁his ▁father ▁at ▁ 2 2 ▁and ▁his ▁great ▁uncle ▁moved ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Tr ich ur ▁( now ▁Th r iss ur ). ▁A ▁keen ▁military ▁cad et ▁and ▁a ▁box er ▁at ▁college , ▁when ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁army ▁as ▁an ▁engineer , ▁his ▁mother ▁persu aded ▁him ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁T ata ▁Ste el ▁Techn ical ▁Institute , ▁Jam sh ed pur ▁on ▁a ▁recommendation ▁to ▁the ▁management ▁by ▁his ▁uncle , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁director ▁with ▁the ▁Tat as , ▁and ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁but ▁soon ▁found ▁himself ▁wanting ▁to ▁get ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁h angers - on ▁and ▁yes men ▁of ▁his ▁uncle . ▁ ▁So ▁he ▁left ▁and ▁applied ▁for ▁a ▁government ▁of ▁India ▁scholar ship , ▁and ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁study ▁da iry ▁engineering , ▁an ▁irrelevant ▁discipline , ▁much ▁to ▁his ▁surprise ▁and ▁rel uct ance , ▁but ▁this ▁time ▁his ▁ ▁( by ▁now , ▁the ▁fin ance ▁minister ) ▁refused ▁to ▁b ail ▁him ▁out . ▁He ▁was ▁thus , ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Institute ▁of ▁Animal ▁Hus band ry ▁in ▁Bang al ore ▁( now , ▁National ▁D air y ▁Research ▁Institute , ▁southern ▁station , ▁Beng al uru ) ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁nine ▁months , ▁and ▁merely ▁bid ▁time ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁to