Urdu medium students shines without help
No teachers, infrastructure, but Urdu medium girl scores 78.6 pc
Abhay Mishra
New Delhi, May 23: BINISH Aqil of Pahari Bhojla, a small alley near Turkman Gate in Old Delhi, is on cloud nine today. Securing 78.6 per cent marks in the CBSE Class XII exam, she is perhaps the highest scorer among Urdu medium students.
Daughter of a carpenter, Binish wants to study economics. “This is a wonderful subject. I like it very much because its mathematical,” said the 17-year-old student of Hakim Ajmal Khan Senior Secondary Girls School in the walled city. She wants to go to St Stephen’s College to get a degree in the subject.
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However, her dream might not come true — her family has something else in mind for her.
“I am not keen on sending her to college. My only concern is to see her happily married,” said her father.
Her family feels she better learn some vocational course like tailoring.
Though Binish says she would do whatever her family wants, her hope is not shattered completely. “I have a lot of time still. Till this morning, nobody thought of this success. I hope my family would also consider the option of sending me to college,” she said.
Binish has scored 393 out of 500, getting A1 in six subjects — Economics (91), Political Science (75), Urdu Elective (92), General Studies, Physical and Health Education, and work experience. In History, she ranked A2, but could score only 58 in English.
Stating that there was no teacher for English and History her in her school, she said, “Urdu medium students are not inferior to anybody, but the reason why Urdu schools have only around 30 per cent success rate is because the government doesn’t care much. The school doesn’t even have Urdu books.”
Her teacher Qeisar Zaman was all praise for her. “She is a brilliant and laborious girl. I expect a bright career for her and she needs all our support.”
Firoz Bakht, an education activist who was one of the first people to congratulate her, said, “There are around 13 Urdu secondary schools in Delhi. I am not very happy with their performance. Apart from the government, the community is also to blame, as they take little interest in promoting education.”
http://cities.expressindia.com/
Abhay Mishra
New Delhi, May 23: BINISH Aqil of Pahari Bhojla, a small alley near Turkman Gate in Old Delhi, is on cloud nine today. Securing 78.6 per cent marks in the CBSE Class XII exam, she is perhaps the highest scorer among Urdu medium students.
Daughter of a carpenter, Binish wants to study economics. “This is a wonderful subject. I like it very much because its mathematical,” said the 17-year-old student of Hakim Ajmal Khan Senior Secondary Girls School in the walled city. She wants to go to St Stephen’s College to get a degree in the subject.
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However, her dream might not come true — her family has something else in mind for her.
“I am not keen on sending her to college. My only concern is to see her happily married,” said her father.
Her family feels she better learn some vocational course like tailoring.
Though Binish says she would do whatever her family wants, her hope is not shattered completely. “I have a lot of time still. Till this morning, nobody thought of this success. I hope my family would also consider the option of sending me to college,” she said.
Binish has scored 393 out of 500, getting A1 in six subjects — Economics (91), Political Science (75), Urdu Elective (92), General Studies, Physical and Health Education, and work experience. In History, she ranked A2, but could score only 58 in English.
Stating that there was no teacher for English and History her in her school, she said, “Urdu medium students are not inferior to anybody, but the reason why Urdu schools have only around 30 per cent success rate is because the government doesn’t care much. The school doesn’t even have Urdu books.”
Her teacher Qeisar Zaman was all praise for her. “She is a brilliant and laborious girl. I expect a bright career for her and she needs all our support.”
Firoz Bakht, an education activist who was one of the first people to congratulate her, said, “There are around 13 Urdu secondary schools in Delhi. I am not very happy with their performance. Apart from the government, the community is also to blame, as they take little interest in promoting education.”
http://cities.expressindia.com/
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