Chhattisgarh: Naxalite couple’s daughter clears Class 10 board exam, aspires to become doctor
The Hindu
The daughter of the Naxalite couple hails from Abhujmad area of Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district. She scored 54.5% marks in the High School Certificate Examination (Class 10).
When an 18-year-old girl in Chhattisgarh cleared her class 10 state board examination, it was an extraordinary feat given her family background. Her parents are active Naxalites, living their lives under the shadow of guns, but that did not deter the teenager from single-mindedly pursuing studies residing away from them.
She now hopes to become a doctor and serve the tribals of her native district.
The daughter of the Naxalite couple hails from Abhujmad area of Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district. She scored 54.5% marks in the High School Certificate Examination (Class 10), the result of which was declared by the Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education on May 10.
She hails from Enmeta Bakulwahi village, more than 300km away from state capital Raipur, and her father Sonwaram Salaam and mother Aarti are active Maoists.
“I studied from class one to five at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Vidya Mandir in Kutul village (Narayanpur) and from class six to eight in Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Vidyapeeth in Narayanpur town,” she said, visibly delighted at clearing the first board exam of her life.
“Subsequently, I quit studies and went to my village Enmeta as I did not have caste and domicile certificates,” said the teenager.
After a gap, she resumed studies by staying at the residence of a relative.
The All-India level NEET examination was started a few years ago to counter complaints of corruption during the joint entrance examinations held at the State level. AIDSO had warned the authorities that the solution to the menace of corruption was not changing the examination system, but to investigate the corruption and punish the guilty.
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