Ripunjoy Tamuly passes his exams

Ripunjoy Tamuly is 16 and goes to Little Star School in Biswanath Chariali, Assam. In
May 2006 he sat his high school leaving
certificate examination, and scored an overall score of 73.1% (putting him in the first division).

He has been using a wheelchair since early childhood and is now bed ridden. He was determined to complete his education and with the help of a scribe he sat all his exams and passed with flying colours. He has been congratulated by the president of the republic of India
from New Dehli with a knowledge card.







Update

Ripunjoy very sadly passed away on 12/03/2007. Below are a few words from his mother about this incredible
little boy;

A few words about Ripunjoy (RIMON) that come straight to our mind

Rimon had far from given up, he was a pillar of strength..... the strongtest there ever was. It was young Rimon who was suffering all the pain with all the happiness and that brought us all back to life. He stood strong in times of all this distress and did not give it up for anything. He studied, played and educated himself. He made most of ever opportunity he could, being bed-ridden, and put in all the effort to prove the world wrong. He made people treat him as a figure of respect rather than being a person whom people felt sorry for.

Chosen for felicitation by the President of India was a remarkable achievement he made us all proud of. Not many fit people have qualified in this category. He was marked as the pride of Assam. Children looked up to him as an idol, parents used him as an example for their children.

It was his wish that he make use of the computer and explore the indefinite sources of knowledge from the machine that many of his age use only as a gaming machine.