Karnataka: Davanagere farmer’s daughter clears CLAT, heads to Patiala law school

A farmer’s daughter in Davanagere district cracked the common law admission test (CLAT) and is set to enrol for the five-year integrated course at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law in Patiala.
Revathi Nayaka, 21, bagged 176th rank at the national level in the ST category despite contracting Covid-19 and recovering just a few months before the exam on July 23.
Born at Hucchhavvanahalli in Davanagere taluk, a drought-hit region, Revathi has seen her father toil to ensure food on the table for the family.“I want to become a judicial officer and serve society,” she said. Revahi completed her PU with PCMB combination from Sri Siddaganga PU college and was gearing up for CLAT when she got infected.
She was admitted to the district hospital in April and spent a few days there. Despite her illness, she applied for CLAT online. Stuck in a ward, without other means to pay the Rs 3,500 fee, she was wondering if she would have to skip the test when a Samaritan came forward. Jeevanmurthy, chairman of the dry land development board, was admitted to the same ward and he offered to pay online. “'We are grateful to him for sparing his ATM card. But for his timely help, my daughter would have lost the opportunity to apply for the test,” Revathi’s father Manjunath said.
Once she was declared Covid-free, she took coaching in May and June. “She is a highly disciplined and hard-working girl,” said Suresh Shastry, who coached her for the exam. “She would study from 8am to 10pm every day, barring only a lunch break. Had she come three months earlier, she would have bagged a higher rank.” “She is hard-working and her father takes every pain to provide all the opportunities he can for her advancement,” said the headmistress of Siddaganga school, Justin D’Souza.