After quitting CA midway this man restarted his CA journey with the support of his wife & qualified at the age of 32

• Hi! I am CA Sudhakar Thamankar, born and brought up in a village called Venoor, 50 km away from Mangalore, India.
• Growing up life was not easy as we had a lot of financial issues. However, I was a dreamer since my childhood and wanted to achieve success in life despite being an average student. This desire encouraged me to become a Chartered Accountant.
• In the early years itself, I struggled with my CA journey and eventually discontinued the CA course after failing multiple times in CA Inter. However, I had a turning point in life after marriage and with my wife’s support, I re-started my CA journey and qualified at the age of 32!
• Here’s my journey of how despite continuous failures, I turned around in life by overcoming the challenges.

My decision to pursue CA

I was born and brought up in a lower-middle-class family where my father’s income was INR 15-20,000 per year (approx. USD 400 per year). My mother also supported our family by working as an Anganawadi worker (Anganwadi is a type of rural child care center in India) for a monthly salary of INR 500 (USD 10).

Despite our poor familial conditions, I was a dreamer since my childhood days and wanted to become successful in life. However, I had a lot of financial issues and academically I was an average student.

While sharing my aspiration in life with someone during the summer holidays of my B.Com. graduation days, I got to know about the CA course and how it works. This proved to be the deciding factor and was imprinted in my mind.