58 YEAR OLD WOMAN APPEARS FOR HSC EXAMINATION
Akshya Rout,Odishabarta
JAJPUR: 58 year old Archana Das of Badamanmgalapur village of Jajpur district appeared for High School Certificate (HSC) examination at the government high school, Jajpur on Wednesday through corresponding courses.
“I had a dream to pass HSC examination and I fulfilled my mission by appearing in the HSC examination. I married at the age of 19 . But my marriage went wrong and I became separate with my husband six years back . After my separation, I joined as an ASHA worker in the Community Health Centre (CHC) at Dharmasala. Last year, I decided to clear HSC examination and through corresponding course. I have a son and daughter. Both are graduates. Now I am residing in the house of my nephew Prabodh Das at Dharmasala”, said Archana.
Archana is now a role model for all the women who discontinued their study after their marriage, said Randhir Das a social worker of the district.
It gives us so much happiness to see her write the examination at such age, said Prabodh Das the nephew of Archana. Now Archana resides in the house of Prabodh who works in police department at Jaraka.
She has become a role model for thousands of old persons who left their school education in the past. Archana proves that there is no age for reading. it be can start anytime, said Dr Basudev Das a noted writer and member of Odisha Sahitya Academy.
