Quintuplets beat odds to clear Grade 10 exams
After father's death, mother raised them single-handedly
By K. Jayaprakash, CorrespondentPublished: 00:00 April 29,
2012
Thiruvananthapuram:
The quintuplets of Kerala are in the news again. They — Uthara, Uthraja,
Uthrajan, Utthara and Uthama — have scored exceptionally well in the Grade 10
examination, results of which were announced on Thursday.
Thus,
the four sisters and the lone brother fulfilled their promise to their mother
Remadevi, who works as a peon at the Pothencode branch of the District
Cooperative Bank in Thiruvananthapuram.
She
single-handedly takes care of her five children since the demise of her husband
Premkumar seven years ago.
The
couple was happy at the birth of five children, though they had wished for one.
But their happiness was short-lived.
"They
were not healthy. They fell sick frequently. We took them to hospital regularly
and it was unimaginable to take care of the five together," Remadavi
recalled.
Adding
to the couple's woes, Premkumar's business (a stationery shop and bakery) ran
into trouble. As losses mounted, he committed suicide.
"Some
newspaper carried my ordeal. Thus, the government offered me the current job.
Several people came to help. I had decided that I would not follow the path of
my husband. I decided to bring up my kids by doing any job at any cost.
"I
don't know how the money will be raised for their education. Some organisations
have come forward," Remadevi said.
The
five are on cloud nine as wishes and blessings are pouring in from near and far
to their home at Venjaranmood.
"I
want to be a doctor," Uthraja said. Uthara dreams of being a journalist.
Their brother Uthrajan aims to be a computer engineer. Utthara and Uthama are
confused about what course to pursue. While Uthraja has scored six A+ (for
Grade 10 exams, grades are given, not marks — A+ is top scoring), her sisters
and brother have fared equally well.
Uthrajan
and Uthara prefer the computer science group for Grade 11 and 12 while the rest
have decided to pursue the science stream. They plan to continue their studies
at Lourde Mount Higher Secondary School, Vattapara.
"The
school authorities have offered them seats," Remadevi told Gulf News.
They
were born through a Caesarean section at the SUT hospital in Thiruvanathapuram
in 1995.
My comments as follows:
Congratulations to these 5 children and their mother to take harsh life realities head on and reach this far with a winning smile. It is commendable in all aspects on this mother as we all know how demanding educational expenses are and for the children with limited resources to keep aiming on an objective oriented academics to progress in life. Gulf News too deserve special praise to highlight this story with prominence as it will be inspiring to all students from the region and keep reminding them that difficulties if any, are momentary and they have to aim high and stay focused on their goal. Another sense of this particular news coverage was it’s meaningfulness to readers than reading mundane news like some person marrying two sisters at the same time. Ramesh Menon, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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