‘Himmat Rakhna’ Said Bhopal Girl’s Parents Before Death, 2 Months Later She Tops Boards

Vanisha Pathak is a 16-year-old girl from Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal who lost both her parents to Covid-19 back in May, just a few days apart from each other. Her home, which was once filled with laughter, had been shattered. She and her 10-year-old brother were left behind.

Two months later, Vanisha took her class-10 CBSE board exams. Despite all odds, she has topped her exams. According to NDTV, Vanisha Pathak scored a perfect 100 in English, Sanskrit, Science and Social Science and 97 in Mathematics.

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This is a remarkable achievement. Speaking to NDTV, she said:

“The memory of my parents obviously kept me motivated and will motivate me throughout my life but he (her brother) is the biggest source of motivation right now. I am all he has and that keeps me going. I need to do something.”

Recalling the last memory of her parents, Vanisha said that the last time she saw her parents was when they left for the hospital together. She said:

“The last thing my mother said to me was ‘Just believe in yourself… we will back soon’. The last words of my father were ‘Beta, himmat rakhna‘.

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“My father wanted to see me in IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) or crack the UPSC and serve the nation. His dream is my dream now,” she added.

Her father was a financial advisor and her mother was a government school teacher. She and her brother are now being taken care of by her maternal uncle and aunt.

She even wrote a poem for her father.

With a heavy heart, I bid you goodbye
For you left me all alone to cry.
Now every tear fetches a memory of yours,
But I hold it back and don’t let it flow

Won’t let pain overpower me,
and I’ll stand tall.
I’ll be the reason for your pride,
with a hope to see you again someday
when we all, with no worries, will make hay.

Have a look at it here:

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More power to you, Vanisha! May she have a brighter future.

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