Student who lost hands in accident gets 86% in Plus II Odisha board exams
Soumyaranjan SahooBHUBANESWAR: Soumyaranjan Sahoo, a student of BJB Higher Secondary School, Bhubaneswar, had lost his hands in a freak accident three years ago. But it could not deter his zeal and focus on study. With his hardwork and perseverance, he got 86 per cent in Plus II board examination results of which published on Wednesday.
He has secured 96 marks in physics subject out of 100. Similarly, he got 92 each in chemistry and biology and 87 in mathematics. Out of total 600 marks, he has scored 517 marks. "I am happy with my Plus II results. I thank my parents, sister and friends for making my notes and helping me to understand the subjects well," said Soumyaranjan.
The 17-year-old boy, who originally belongs to Khurda town, around 25 km from here, lost his hands three years ago after coming in contact with a live 33KV electric wire while playing near his relative’s house.
On March 9, 2017, Soumyaranjan and his sister were playing with a tennis ball at a rented house of their uncle in Sriramnagar of Khurda before the accident happened. The ball got struck on the roof of the house while they were playing. The boy, who was a ninth class student then, went to the rooftop and tried to collect the ball with the help of iron rod. He came in contact with the live high voltage wire through the rod and got injured severely.
His hands were burnt and other parts also got affected in the accident. He was kept in ICU for 22 days and in ward for 40 days. "We had lost our hope as his condition was very bad. But the proper treatment of doctors and my son's willpower to live helped him to come out of the danger,” said Soumyaranjan's father Santosh Sahoo, 50, a government employee.
Soumyaranjan’s hands were amputated after it turned black. After recovery, doctors had used a prosthetic limb of myoelectric prosthesis on his right hand to help him. The limb used for left hand is static, but the right hand is working. "Everybody in his college including teachers have helped my son in different means. One junior student of the same college voluntarily came forward to write for my son in the board examination," said the father.
Soumyaranjan had secured a seat in first list in one of the best college of the state without taking physically handicapped quota. “My friends were supplying me their notebooks and my father and sister were writing it for me in the evening. I love computer science and want to do a career in this field,” said the boy, who wants to crack IIT entrance with good rank.
He has secured 96 marks in physics subject out of 100. Similarly, he got 92 each in chemistry and biology and 87 in mathematics. Out of total 600 marks, he has scored 517 marks. "I am happy with my Plus II results. I thank my parents, sister and friends for making my notes and helping me to understand the subjects well," said Soumyaranjan.
The 17-year-old boy, who originally belongs to Khurda town, around 25 km from here, lost his hands three years ago after coming in contact with a live 33KV electric wire while playing near his relative’s house.
On March 9, 2017, Soumyaranjan and his sister were playing with a tennis ball at a rented house of their uncle in Sriramnagar of Khurda before the accident happened. The ball got struck on the roof of the house while they were playing. The boy, who was a ninth class student then, went to the rooftop and tried to collect the ball with the help of iron rod. He came in contact with the live high voltage wire through the rod and got injured severely.
His hands were burnt and other parts also got affected in the accident. He was kept in ICU for 22 days and in ward for 40 days. "We had lost our hope as his condition was very bad. But the proper treatment of doctors and my son's willpower to live helped him to come out of the danger,” said Soumyaranjan's father Santosh Sahoo, 50, a government employee.
Soumyaranjan’s hands were amputated after it turned black. After recovery, doctors had used a prosthetic limb of myoelectric prosthesis on his right hand to help him. The limb used for left hand is static, but the right hand is working. "Everybody in his college including teachers have helped my son in different means. One junior student of the same college voluntarily came forward to write for my son in the board examination," said the father.
Soumyaranjan had secured a seat in first list in one of the best college of the state without taking physically handicapped quota. “My friends were supplying me their notebooks and my father and sister were writing it for me in the evening. I love computer science and want to do a career in this field,” said the boy, who wants to crack IIT entrance with good rank.
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