Last updated: March 01, 2023, 2:13 PM IST
Debashree Khanra is a student of Kolaghat Girls High School
Although she studied, she was given many responsibilities at a very young age. Due to her father’s illness, Debashree often has to drive an e-rickshaw to feed her family
A Madhyamik student of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) travels to the examination center by himself by e-rickshaw. Watch in hand, school uniform and long braid, Debashree Khanra, a student of Kolaghat Girls High School, travels to the examination center with a toto (e-rickshaw) with her parents in the passenger seat.
Although she is studying, she is given many responsibilities at a very young age. Due to her father’s illness, Debashree often has to drive an e-rickshaw to feed her family. However, her family’s poor financial condition did not prevent her from continuing her education.
Debashree got her place for the secondary examination at KTPP High School at Kolaghat in East Medinipur. Her house is in the Kola village of Kolaghat. From there, she was seen riding an e-rickshaw on the state highway and heading straight to the examination centre.
Debashree’s mother and father come to the research center to accompany her. Father Sanatan Khanra could not accompany his daughter to every exam, but her mother came with her daughter every day. Debashree said she does not pick up passengers when she goes to exams because she is in a hurry to get to the exam center on time.
Her father injured his leg in an accident a few years ago while driving an e-rickshaw. He has a plate on his leg and has not been able to drive much since the accident. Debashree occasionally drives it from Kolaghat station to the market between her studies. She does this to support her family financially.
Debashree’s father said, ‘I do small jobs elsewhere. It is not possible to live in a world of scarcity. I can’t accompany her to every exam. I don’t have work today so I came. My daughter wouldn’t let me drive toto. She drove me and her mom in the toto herself.”
Debashree said her job is to run toto during the day while studying at night. Relatives and teachers also applauded her hard work. Many people think that Debashree’s hard-working life at this young age will inspire other students in the village. In the future, she wants to run the family alongside her studies. She said I learned from my father, anything is possible if you want. Every job has its own timing, and a job also needs some time. But for this job, I can work on my own schedule.
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