LUCKNOW: She lives in a one-room home and teaches youngsters to assist her mom, who works as a washerwoman, to make ends meet. Now, 16-year-old Deepali Kannoujia, a Class X scholar, is overjoyed after coming to find out about her choice for a prestigious scholarship – US dept of state’s Kennedy-Lugar Youth Change and Examine programme, which invitations highschool college students from international locations of strategic significance to US for a tutorial yr, experiences Isha Jain.
“I’m one of many 30 college students chosen from throughout India for this programme. I stay up for studying about completely different cultures,” Deepali mentioned. She is the youngest amongst 4 siblings. Her father, who was a washerman, is now bed-ridden following a significant leg surgical procedure. “I’m completely satisfied and excited, although barely nervous to ship her away for the primary time,” Suman, her mom, mentioned.
Deepali was admitted to Prerna Ladies’ Faculty, a unit of Examine Corridor Instructional Basis that gives schooling to ladies from low-income and marginalised communities. “I had heard about US from my lecturers however by no means thought I’d be there for my research. It’s a nice alternative for me,” mentioned Deepali, who will fly to the US on Aug 19.
