A patient of Achondroplasia, resulting in underdeveloped limbs and body was not enough to demean her spirit. That’s right. Piyasha Mahalder of Shantipur Radharani Nari Shiksha Mandir has scored 86.4% in her Higher Secondary Results 2016 with her 34 inches body. But after the results, she is feeling a lot taller. This is a rare genetic disorder where the neck and shoulder grows abnormally but other parts are underdeveloped. Though Piyasha cannot stand and walk on her own, she can write with her arms with whatever little strength she has. She could not attend school regularly for her physical condition and also had to face difficulty writing her paper but her teachers were supportive and often explained lessons on the phone. She is in her own words, “forever grateful” to her teachers. Her mother, was elated saying how difficult it is to keep self esteem high with people avoiding her due to her physical deformity. But she never lost hope and embraced it with both hands. Her father is an assistant sub-inspector of Calcutta police and recalled how his wife used to carry her daughter in her arms to school. She gradually started writing and holding pen and pencil. Unanimously Piyasha’s doctor, parents and teachers all agree that Piyasha’s stellar performance was an example of her never-say-die spirit and they all salute to her as does the rest of the nation.
Whilst Priyasha fought with physical deformity, Sumanta Nag from Jodhpur Park Boys School had a whole different trial set up for him. With the family income barely going above 5000Rs Sumantas feat is heart rendering and soul touching. He scored 90.8% and yet cannot pursue his dream of becoming a mechanical engineer as his parents are too poor to afford coaching for their son’s JEE preparation. He relied solely on his school teachers and did them justice by his marks. His father however has hopes set high that his son will do well in JEE and get a berth at JU, because then they can afford Sumanta’s highe education at a college which is a good launching pad according to his merit. Mixed feelings aside, Sumanta has B. Sc as a backup plan in case engineering dream doesn’t get a berth at a govt. college. Sumanta has seen and overcome the greatest hurdle of poverty. Borrowing reference books from school library to self-studying, Sumanta’s mother was proud of what his son has achieved even after going through so much. Sumantas father is having a lung disease and is admitted to a private hospital thereby forcing the Nag family to take heavy loans. Thus as easy as it may seem, success does come to those who earn it the hard way.
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