By Venkat Ramakrishnan | Project Leader
Devi joined Isha Vidhya Nagercoil in lower
kindergarten. She lost her father in an accident
when she was in Grade 5. Her mother is a
school dropout and had no financial support
from anyone. But, this didn't shake her mother's
resolve to educate her children despite the dire
straits they were thrown into – they slept hungry
many a time. After a 2-year struggle, her mother
landed a job in a fishnet company and earns a
meagre INR 5000 a month. While her brother
studies in a government school, Devi studies
on a scholarship at Isha Vidhya.
Devi is now in Grade 11 and over the years,
she has done well in sports and has won prizes
in athletics at the school and district level. She
says that her motivating teachers, Yoga and the
school atmosphere make her feel good and
encourage her to strive to do well.
Devi admires the service of the police and is
inspired by Kiran Bedi, the first woman IPS
officer of the country, and wants to become a
police officer like her.
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