Srikakulam has become a major training hub for youth who are keen to join Indian Armed forces and paramilitary wings, thanks to the initiative of 26-year-old Basava Venkata Ramana. The youngster could not be selected to the Indian Army due to a fracture at the time of the selections in Dehradun, but has now become a ray of hope for many unemployed youth of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha.
He established Indian Army Calling, a training institute in Srikakulam, three years ago to ensure proper training and guidance for the aspirants. In the absence of proper institutes in Vizianagaram, Srikakulam and other parts of the State, many youngsters are queuing up to Srikakulam to get the training, which is almost done at cost-to-cost basis.
