Ernakulam: This is a story of a man being surrounded by books is routine for civil services aspirants, but for a for a coolie who cleared the Civil Services written test of the Kerala Public Service Commission, the preparation only consisted of his mobile phone equipped with the free Wi-Fi services available at Kerala’s Ernakulam railway station, and a pair of earphones.

Now you guys must be feeling weird after reading this stuff but this is absolutely true as Sreenath K is a high-school pass out porter hailing from Munnar, the nearest major railway station from which is Ernakulam, who cracked the KPSC exam.

About Sreenath the Coolie who cleared UPSC:

Sreenath hails from Munnar, a town in the Western Ghats mountain range.

Sreenath has been earning his livelihood carrying heavy luggage at Ernakulam Junction in Kerala for the past five years.

Meet coolie who cracks Civil Services exam with help of free Wi-Fi!:

Unlike his colleagues, the bright coolie deftly balances luggage on his shoulders and listens to his digital coursework at the same time to prepare for the Civil Services– his teachers speaking to him through the earphones.

If he qualifies for KPSC after interview, the porter is likely to be a village field assistant under the land revenue department.

I will keep studying while I work as a coolie because I have the pressure of running my house… I will keep studying and appearing for exams. If I appear for enough exams, I am bound to get a good job, Sreenath told media persons.

He has also applied for exams advertised recently by the railways for 62,000 Group D posts of trackman, cabinman, leverman, pointsman, gangman and others