This story is from July 14, 2020

Trudging through life’s trials, dauntless kids score high in boards

Trudging through life’s trials, dauntless kids score high in boards
Kolkata: Ritobroto Chanda is fighting a personal battle. He is unable to write by himself and needed help to appear for his CBSE senior secondary examinations. On Monday, when the results were out, the South Point School student learnt he secured an 88.4% score even after appearing for his pre-boards and the board examinations with a writer.
Chanda had injured himself when he was in Class IX while playing football.
The teenager wasn’t aware of the extent of his internal injuries and dismissed the initial pain and went about his daily life. But before long, his hand started to swell and he began to lose the ability to write. In Class IX, he said, he had to take his final school examinations with the help of a writer.
Chanda was soon diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) — a serious condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in a vein deep inside the body. He had to be hospitalized immediately. He was treated in AIIMS, Delhi, and started to improve slowly. Undeterred he appeared for his examinations with a writer. “I want to study architecture,” he said.
Ritobroto isn’t alone. The CBSE results on Monday revealed several other examples of grit and determination such as Madhurima Chowdhury’s, who scored 93.2%. Just before her pre-board examinations, Madhurima’s father — a railway employee — was diagnosed with severe neurological disorder. He couldn’t walk or eat and suffered serious memory lapses. He had to be treated in Chennai and then in Bengaluru. An MBA aspirant, Madhurima, said, “My school, my family and friends, stood by me all along. I am very grateful to them.” “We motivated her and gave her the confidence. I am really happy at her success,” Vijaylakshmi Kumar, principal of Asian School International, where she studied, said.
For Sampriti Naskar, who scored 95.3%, it was a different struggle. Her father couldn’t pay her school fees. “We told the school about this while seeking admission in Class XI. The school authorities told me that if I scored more than 85% in the first assessment in Class XI they would waive my fees. The school not only waived my fees but also provided me books, dress and free tuitions,” said Naskar, who wants to be a doctor.
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