Blind student overcame grief over brother’s death to score 92%

Mysuru: There was more than just the fear of the pandemic that Nandini KP, a student of class X of Rangarao Memorial School for the Differently Abled, had to live with during the summer. While preparing for the SSLC examinations, Nandini lost her elder brother in a road accident in May, and she had to overcome near numbing grief before she could ready herself for the key examination. However, Nandini, who is visually-impaired, has never shied away from challenges, and she put up a brave face, and continued her preparations, and the results of the exam attest to her strength of character: Nandini secured 576/625 (92%) in the examination.
A resident of Arasu Kallahalli in Hunsur taluk, Nandini’s father Prakash KS is a farmer, while her mother Bhagya is a homemaker. Nandini credited her entire support system, comprising her parents and friends, for helping her deal with grief and keeping her focussed on the upcoming preparations, for her success. “The examinations were quite easy,” she said.
On the other hand, Rajarajeshwari G’s is a heart-wrenching story in its own right. Rescued by members of the Rural Literacy and Health Programme who found her five-year-old self, along with her brother, begging on the streets, Rajarajeshwari has succeeded in becoming the empress of her fate, securing 371/625 (59%) in the SSLC examination. An orphan, Rajarajeshwari, who has a keen interest in drawing and dancing, is keen on pursuing commerce in pre-university.
Meanwhile, two students at the Government Children’s Home For Girls in Mysuru – Lakshmi H (367/625) and Bhagya R (362/625) - have also made their institution proud by overcoming adverse circumstances to emerge triumphant.
On the other hand, Nikhil Kumar, a student of a government school for blind students in Tilak Nagar, aced the SSLC exam, securing 86%, while his schoolmate Prajwal scored 527/625 (84%), much to the delight of the school’s teachers and management. Authorities at the school said that all seven students from the institution who appeared for the SSLC examination had cleared the test.