Isro chairman Kailasavadivoo Sivan is the first graduate in his family. His brother and two sisters were unable to complete higher education due to poverty. "When I was in college, I used to help my father in the field. That was the reason he got me admitted in a college near our house," Sivan told TOI. "Only when I had completed my BSc (Mathematics) with 100% marks, his mind changed."

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/father-got-me-admitted-in-a-college-near-home-so-i-could-spend-more-time-in-field-isro-chief-sivan/articleshow/70442005.cms