Karnataka - Hubli-Dharwad   

Their perseverance saw them excel

Staff Correspondent

STRONG WILL: Poverty did not deter Asha Kamble (left) and Rohit Krishna Shetty from excelling in their examination.

HUBLI: There are many who in spite of having all the facilities fail to score good marks in examinations. But lack of facilities and penury do not deter some, who fight against all odds and with perseverance excel in academics.

Rohit Shetty, Ambarish Kudloor, Asha Kamble and Sapna Gandole are among such children. These students of Government High School here passed the SSLC examination in flying colours.

Rohit Krishna Shetty stood first in Lamington Boys' High School by scoring 88.8 per cent marks in the SSLC examination, the results of which were declared on Wednesday.

Having lost his father some years ago, Rohit is being looked after by his mother, Shanta, who works in a shop in Hubli. He works in a garment shop during holidays to help his family.

Since a few years, Rohit has been working in order to help his mother whose earnings are not much. He works in the garment shop during holidays and attends school regularly.

Rohit attributes his success to his teacher, Savita Nayak, who is retired now. Ms. Nayak, a Kannada teacher has in a way "adopted" Rohit and has looked after his educational needs since he was studying in the eighth standard. Rohit has also made his teacher proud by scoring 121 out of 125 marks in Kannada.

Similar is the story of Rohit's classmate Ambarish Kudloor. His mother and sister work on daily wages. Ambarish who started working during holidays after he joined high school, has secured 69 per cent.

The tale of Asha Subhash Kamble, a student of Lamington Girls' High School, is no different. Since a few years she has been working at a house and attending school. Her employer, Sudha Desai, has helped her financially in attending tuition classes.

Asha stays with her employer and does the household chores before going to school and after returning from school. Her father, Subhash Kamble's earnings are meagre and they somehow manage with the earnings of her elder brother.

Studying in between the housework, Asha has secured 59 per cent marks.

A little different is the tale of Sapna Gandole, who has secured 73.48 per cent. Her mother, Prabhavati, works as a domestic help and wants to send her daughter to college. But she is not still sure whether she would arrange for the required funds.

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