Impact statements from Dharun Ravi’s parents
'I belief in our, American Justice System, and while the world is watching, I hope that the common sense prevails today'
CommentsNEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Monday, May 21, 2012, 11:06 PM
BILL DENVER/FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Sabitha Ravi (center) smiles at her son Dharun Ravi (left) after his sentencing hearing on Monday.
STATEMENT OF SABITHA RAVI
Note: The statement below was taken from prepared remarks. It may differ slightly from what was said in court.
My name is Sabitha. I have two kids, one is 20 years old, Dharun, and another younger boy is 10.
In 1997, when Dharun was barely 5 years old, we moved to America with only two suitcases in our hands, leaving behind our family and friends. All we had were lots of hopes and dreams for Dharun’s education and a bright future in this wonderful country. When we came here, Dharun could barely speak any English. Soon, he learned and quickly adapted to this culture and environment. Now he can barely understand our Indian language. He started kindergarten and entered into the Gifted and Talented program, and when he was in fifth grade, he got into the CTY (Center for Talented Youth) by John’s Hopkins University. He had been attending their programs through high school.
He is an enthusiastic learner. When he was in high school, he started showing his passion toward programming in computer, track and field and Ultimate Frisbee. Since we are the first generation of immigrants to this country, my son, Dharun, knows he has to work hard to establish (himself) in this great nation. He always puts forth lots of effort and hard work to excel in any area, one of which is computers. He started exploring programming when he was 15 and still is trying his best to improve his skills.
In September 2010, he entered Rutgers with his dreams and hard work in his mind. Even though he has passion toward computers, he chose economics for his major, since he got interested in it from his junior year in high school.
After his high school graduation, in August 2010, Dharun went to India and got blessings from his grandparents and started his college full of excitement and plans for his career path.
As a mother, it was very hard for me to drop my first born in the dorm, away from home. But I was very excited for him. It is always a pleasure for me to see him grow into a wonderful person. He is very well-mannered and a self-content person. Since he is very open and likes to make new friends, he didn’t choose his high school friends to be his roommates.
I still remember the move-in day, when we entered his dorm room. No one was there, but the well-organized left side of the room showed that his roommate was already there and had chosen his side preference. So, we started organizing Dharun’s stuff on the right side of the room, where the bed and desk were already placed.
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