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Tuesday, May 30, 2006

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Achieving distinctions in the test of life

Mandira Nayar

NEW DELHI: There are at least three children in the Capital who stubbornly refused to be part of the statistics in the results declared by the Central Board of Secondary Education last week. Coming out with flying colours in the bigger test of life, these differently-abled children have managed to get marks much above average.

Rashmi Taneja, a visually challenged student from Apeejay School, managed to finish her paper without using extra time.

She typed her way to become the "topper" from Delhi in the visually impaired category with 88.2 per cent marks.

"I did not face much of a problem," she says, "as my books were `fed' into the computer, which I read through speech software. My teachers have always helped me, so have all the students in school," she adds.

Astha Gupta of Laxman Public School at Hauz Khas is another extraordinary child. She got over 90 per cent marks, overcoming a physical challenge. "I always knew I would get into the 90s. I think what paid off was that I consistently studied for five to six hours daily. "

Saurabh Prasad Singh of Veda Vyasa DAV Public School at Vikaspuri is another remarkable child. With low visibility, he managed to get great marks to prove that he could stand at par with "normal" children.

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