Ganesh Hakke got permission from the state education minister to write the papers from hospital.
Written by Neha Mehrotra
Ganesh Hakke, who scored 76 per cent in the SSC examination, had an experience quite unlike any other during the exam. His left leg was fractured during the exams and he had to write two papers — Geography and ICT (Information, Computer and Technology) — from a room inside Swami Hospital, Chinchwad. His papers were then submitted to Prerna High School, the SSC centre near the hospital.
Ganesh is a student of Bhamchandra Vidyalaya, a Marathi medium school in Khed. He hails from a small village in Beed district and lives in Vasuli Phata. His parents are daily wage labourers at a nearby site and earn about Rs 200-250 a day.
Vijay Gokule, a doctor and social worker, came to Ganesh’s aid after he was injured in a road accident during the exam. Gokule wrote to state Education Minister Vinod Tawde, requesting him to allow Ganesh to write his exam from the hospital. Tawde allowed the student to do so and issued a ‘letter of permission’.
The Class X student was also helped by Dr Amit Swami, the orthopaedic surgeon at Swami Hospital, who ensured that the surgery and treatment were done at a lower cost.
Ganesh, who is currently back in his village for the summer vacation, said he loves Maths. “It’s my favourite subject because I find the problems easy to solve,” he said. Ganesh wants to study science at the Shri Shivaji Vidyamandir and S B Patole Jr College in Chakan. “I want to be an engineer when I grow up… a mechanical engineer,” he said.