Even Ram Sewak carries lights on his head in marriage processions to help his family survive. He has walked many difficult miles to become Nizampur’s first ever resident to clear class 10th.The hut in which the family of seven, comprising Ram Sewak, his father Jagdish Prasad, mother Pushpa, two younger brothers and two sisters, put up, has two rooms and a thatched roof. One room houses the fodder for the cattle and other room is used to house the whole family.The house has no electricity, but a solar light, provided under an MLA quota, helps them at night. This is where Ramsevak used to study after working during the day.Narrating his story, Ram Sewak shares his dream to become an engineer. “I started my studies from the village primary school, achieved this first significant milestone of life and now my dream is to become an engineer,” he says.Ram Sewak’s mother Pushpa cooks the mid-day meal in the primary school. She says after completing his studies till class five, Ram Sewak took admission in Class 6 at Government Inter College, 500-metre from the village.The proud mother says that her son kept on clearing all the classes with good marks and appeared in class 10th this year.“When I was preparing for class 10th, everyone in the village used to dissuade me saying you are wasting your time on studies. You will not be able to clear class 10th. I used to keep quiet just to prove them wrong with my result,” says the boy with a glint of hope and confidence in his eyes.
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