27-Year-Old Engineer Leaves High-Paying Job to Join Indian Army
Shardendu Tiwari, a 27-year-old former Amazon cloud engineer with a Rs 46 lakh annual package and an offer from Airbus, chose to leave his lucrative corporate career to join the Indian Army. Influenced by his father, Honorary Captain Raj Kumar Tiwari, who served 36 years in the Army Service Corps, Shardendu pursued his childhood dream despite multiple attempts. Commissioned as an officer at the Officers Training Academy, Gaya, he values the Army's discipline, leadership, and service to the nation over financial rewards.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (77/100). Lens Score 41/100.
Outlets measured: indiatoday, timesnow. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (75–78/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
timesnow broke this story on 8 Sept, 11:43 am. Other outlets followed.