15 orphaned Gajapati students triumph amid adversity | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: In an inspiring testament to resilience, 15 orphaned children living in child care institutions in Gajapati district have successfully cleared the High School Certificate (HSC) examination — with one student scoring 82.5%.
Among the achievers is Dipal Bhuyan who secured an A2 grade by scoring 495 out of 600 marks. Orphaned after losing her mother earlier and her father, Nila Bhuyan, to a landslide in the aftermath of Cyclone Titli in 2019, Dipal was placed in an orphanage in B Sitapur by the district administration.
Subhadra Sabar from Rayagada block earned a B1 grade despite losing her mother in childhood and her father, Surendra Sabar, during Cyclone Titli in 2018. Subhadra and her elder brother Jagannath — now pursuing engineering in Bhubaneswar — were both raised in the same govt-run child care facility under the district’s rehabilitation programme.
“Of the 15 students, including seven girls, five secured B1 grade with 70–79% marks, another five obtained B2 grade with 60-69%, and four scored above 60%,” said district child protection officer Arun Kumar Tripathy.
Berhampur MP Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy lauded the students’ success and urged the administration to provide continued academic support. In response, Gajapati collector Bijay Kumar Das said, “We will conduct counselling for all successful students to understand their career goals and provide appropriate support for higher education.”
Among the achievers is Dipal Bhuyan who secured an A2 grade by scoring 495 out of 600 marks. Orphaned after losing her mother earlier and her father, Nila Bhuyan, to a landslide in the aftermath of Cyclone Titli in 2019, Dipal was placed in an orphanage in B Sitapur by the district administration.
Subhadra Sabar from Rayagada block earned a B1 grade despite losing her mother in childhood and her father, Surendra Sabar, during Cyclone Titli in 2018. Subhadra and her elder brother Jagannath — now pursuing engineering in Bhubaneswar — were both raised in the same govt-run child care facility under the district’s rehabilitation programme.
“Of the 15 students, including seven girls, five secured B1 grade with 70–79% marks, another five obtained B2 grade with 60-69%, and four scored above 60%,” said district child protection officer Arun Kumar Tripathy.
Berhampur MP Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy lauded the students’ success and urged the administration to provide continued academic support. In response, Gajapati collector Bijay Kumar Das said, “We will conduct counselling for all successful students to understand their career goals and provide appropriate support for higher education.”
