Mumbai: Bhandara girl appears for SSC exams, undaunted by father’s death

Mumbai: Bhandara girl appears for SSC exams, undaunted by father’s death

Staff ReporterUpdated: Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 01:25 AM IST
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Mumbai: The sight of her father’s body kept in the house did not cause the tenth grader to break down or deter her from taking her board exam scheduled that day. She appeared for her exam, and came home, after which the family performed the father’s last rites.

The spunky teenager from Bhandara is determined not to let this personal tragedy get in the way of her academics because this is what her father would have wanted. Pranali Khemraj Meshram, a student in the Khairi Pat village of Lakhandur taluka, Bhandara, is appearing for the exams because this is her way of honouring his memory and getting a step closer to fulfilling his dreams.

Pranali’s father passed away due to cancer just as her board exams began. He had worked as an ST bus driver and always strove to give the best education to Pranali and her brother. It was his dream that the children complete their education and become independent in life, with careers of their own.

He would always speak to his children and his wife on the importance of education. Pranali also aims to encourage and motivate other Class 10 students who face adversity during examination time. She wants to send across a message that there is no barrier to education in rural India and is accorded great importance even in villages.

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