Overview

• Pant’s office transferred the Rs 40,000 fee directly to BLDE College on July 17 after local well-wisher Anil Hunashikatti engaged Bengaluru contacts to share Jyoti’s plight
• College officials refunded a duplicate fee payment by Jyoti’s family after discovering Pant’s transfer to her account
• Jyoti Kanabur Math has begun her first semester and publicly thanked Pant while pledging to assist other underprivileged students in the future
• The episode highlights persistent funding barriers for rural meritorious students and the role of community intermediaries in bridging gaps to donors
• Pant’s off-field generosity reflects a broader pattern of personal philanthropy, including previous gifts to individuals who rescued him in his 2022 car accident