For a journalist, the high point is always when a story makes  an impact. Some stories ‘wake up’ the administration to act  whereas some make a positive impact on the lives about whom   we write. It was the latter for the diarist this year.
It was a humid July afternoon when Std XII state board  results were announced, and the diarist received a call from principal Tejinder Venugopal about a student, 18 year-old Bhumika Chawre. She had been through a lot in the last five years, right from losing her eyesight completely due to medical complications, to her rickshaw puller father passing away, to her housemaid mother suffering 35% burns during a catering stint.

Having a younger brother meant that her mother’s role as  the only breadwinner in the family had become more demanding 
Bhumika had scored almost 70% in the science stream and had  adapted amazingly well to a life without vision. Her grit, resolve and never-say-die attitude saw her through the tough times.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/kind-hearted-souls-show-the-way-to-18-year-old-visually-impaired/articleshow/79846687.cms