The Times of India

IIT Bombay gold medallist rejected a Rs 2.9 crore US job to care for his parents; years later, the same company came back with another offer

A viral social media post tells the story of Vivek Sharma, an IIT Bombay Computer Science gold medallist who reportedly declined a $240,000 (around Rs 2.9 crore) job in San Francisco to care for his ailing parents. He stayed in Kanpur, helped run his family's grocery store, taught coding to underprivileged children and continued freelance software work. While the claims remain unverified, the story has sparked widespread discussion about balancing career ambitions, family responsibilities and personal definitions of success.