Jayant Parab cobbled together scrap sourced from all around to make his computer. Pics/Sameer Syed Abedi

Jayant Parab has learnt to tune out the noise around him. The 16-year-old is comfortable in the solitude of his Ghatkopar house, consumed by his 9-inch computer that he has made from scrap. For Std IX dropout — who also ‘failed’ the class — Jayant’s confidence and clarity of life goals is inspirational.