It is another joyous
moment to share that our children have excelled in their 10th public
exams and going beyond the limitations and challenges once again. The experiences of
these children, especially widow headed households face the pressures of early
marriages; or stopping education and sent for work to support the family
income. In addition if they are the most backward caste in the community, they
are often discriminated by other members in the community.
Bharathi is from the
most backward community and living with her widowed mother. She has one elder
sister who eloped and got married to a boy from the neighbouring village. Bearing
the stigma of run-away sister, widowed mother’s daughter and the caste discrimination,
along with severe power cuts that lasted up to 12 hours in a day, Bharathi as
young as 14 years took these obstacles as milestones to prove her capacity and
bring a great rewarding experience for her mother.
Bharathi has scored 408 in
her 10th standard and has pro…
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