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Of the total 86 toppers, only one belonged to the OBC category. None was Dalit or tribal, just 5 were first-generation college-goers -- all pointing to a connection between academic achievement and privilege.
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Here's the method (to the madness that played out over the last 4 months) 
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Honestly, it was much harder to locate former toppers than I imagined. Not everyone is on social media, it turns out.
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. Honestly, it was much harder to locate former toppers than I imagined. Not everyone is on social media, it turns out.
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A big shoutout to the kind souls who helped me track down the toppers when everything failed.
** To the office bearer of a bank union in UP who tapped his network to help locate a retired employee who is the father of an ICSE national topper
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** To the office bearer of a bank union in UP who tapped his network to help locate a retired employee who is the father of an ICSE national topper
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** To the kind lady attending phone calls at @harvardmed's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre. She went out of her way to connect a (desperate & tired) journalist from 
with a staff doctor, who I suspected was the same person as the1998 ISC topper.
And many more
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with a staff doctor, who I suspected was the same person as the1998 ISC topper.And many more
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Here's the link to the first part of our deep dive: https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/school-board-toppers-career-united-states-science-technology-education-7121532/
We also have a double spread today listing out who's who -- and where
Link: https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/school-toppers-cbse-icse-board-7121538/
Link: https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/school-toppers-cbse-icse-board-7121538/
Also, do check out the second part tomorrow.
The Gender Gap: Toppers all, but why it's advantage men
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The Gender Gap: Toppers all, but why it's advantage men
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