Amazon Engineer Leaves Rs 46 Lakh Job to Join Indian Army After Multiple Attempts
Shardendu Tiwari, a 27-year-old from Lucknow, left a lucrative career as a cloud engineer at Amazon with a Rs 46 lakh annual package and an opportunity at Airbus to join the Indian Army. Influenced by his father, a retired Honorary Captain, Tiwari pursued his childhood dream despite seven previous failures at the Services Selection Board. He was recently commissioned as an officer from the Officers Training Academy, Gaya, where he also earned the role of Senior Under Officer during training.
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 (76/100). 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.