<i>Uttam breaks the barrier</i>
Class VI student Uttam Kumar Ghosh (middle) uses his two hands to write at the school examination and still makes good results through sheer will and perseverance.Photo: STAR
Born with hands without any fingers, Uttam Kumar Ghose has to use his two hands to put pen on paper. But he has defied the challenge, getting first division and also scholarship in the Primary Terminal Examination 2010. Now a student of Class VI, Uttam appeared in 2010 Primary Terminal Examination from Bazar Government Model Primary School in Moulvibazar town. He is the second son of Buddhadeb Ghose, 43, a worker at a sweetmeat shop in Moulvibazar town, and Shila Rani Ghose, a housewife. With his scanty income, Buddhadeb maintains his family amid hardship. Uttam has two brothers -- the elder one is a student of class nine at a local high school and the younger son is three-year-old. "My son Uttam was born with disability. He has no fingers. But he wants to continue study. Teachers of Bazar Government Primary School have provided all kinds of help to him," Buddhadeb said. "Uttam is a brilliant student. He is one of the five students of my school who have got primary scholarship this year. He achieved it although he cannot write fast due to his physical challenge," said Md Abdul Basit, headmaster of Bazar Government Model Primary School. The family requires financial help for smooth continuation of the kids' schooling, he added.
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