Wednesday, 31 May 2023

A first generation literate from a small village in Morbi among toppers in GSHSEB Class XII exams

 

It was no less than a festival at Amrabhai Al’s house in Rangpar, a small village of 1,000 people in Wankaner taluka of Morbi district.

Since Wednesday morning, the house saw relatives, villagers and leaders from the community arriving to meet Amrabhai’s 17-year-old son Bharat, who scored 99.99 percentile in Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) Class XII commerce stream exams. A Gujarati medium student, Bharat secured 667 out of 700 – 95.29 per cent — in the exams.

A cattle breeder, Amrabhai said, “I am illiterate but my son got such good marks without any guidance. I am proud of him.”

“Those who could come visited our home and the ones from far-off places wished us on the phone. We have been busy since morning attending to calls and guests,” Kalubhai (36), Bharat’s cousin, said.

Bharat, the eldest among three, after completing his primary education in the village government school, had shifted to Faiz School Wankaner, a private school around 18 km from his village. Though the school had hostel facilities, Bharat would commute more than 15 km from his village everyday by shared autorickshaws.

He wants to continue with higher studies but is not sure which field he should choose. “I will study further but have not decided which branch and where,” he told The Indian Express.

Amrabhai, who owns 20 cattle, said, “With no secondary school in the village, my daughter had dropped out from school after Class VIII. We are from Maldhari community and do not know much more than rearing cattle.” While Bharat’s sister had dropped out after Class VIII in 2020, his brother is in Class X.

Kalubhai, who has studied till Class VI, runs a transport business in Morbi. “Nobody in our family has a government job. Either they are running their own small businesses or are working as private employees,” he said.

In Class X, Bharat had scored 97 percentile or 89 per cent marks. “He has always come first in class since Class I. He is a hard working boy. We have seen him waking up at 3 am and studying,” Kalubhai said.

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