board examinations and I was still stuck with
interviews, awards and recognition. “My results
the treatment. It was a very traumatic phase
came on 27th May 2004 exactly two years after
altogether, but I did not want to miss out on my
my accident which had happened on 26th May
academics without even giving it a try. I could
2002. A lot of encouragement happened at that
feel my life slipping away in front of me and I
phase. I was even invited to meet APJ Abdul
decided to stop that from happening. Three
Kalam, which felt so surreal to me at that point
months before the board exams, I decided to
of time”.
attend a private tuition, a coaching centre in the next street and give the boards a try. It was
Social work calling
very difficult because I wasn’t even able to walk without crutches”, she states. She attended all
She then joined regular school in Anna Adarsh
five exams and did her best in all of them. When
to complete her high school education. Im-
the results came, to everyone’s astonishment
mensely interested in Economics she wanted
she had scored a score of 97 percent overall.
to get into St. Stephens College that is the best
Immediately after that she was flooded with
college for pursuing economics. “There was a
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