Meet Raghav, The 18-Year-Old Who Juggled Studies And Chemotherapy To Score 96% In Boards!:-
Some students have resilience stronger than steel. Diagnosed with cancer just months before his final papers, Raghav Chandak is one such example. The boy emerged a true champion when he scored 96% marks in his ISC board exams even after missing his classes to fight the disease.
One juggled class notes and chemotherapy, another took his exams from a hospital bed. But as the ISC results revealed that Raghav Chandak had scored 95.8% and Diganta Chakrabarty notched up 91%, the chapter of pain seemed to have been closed.
Eighteen-year-old Raghav, from Heritage School, couldn't attend classes for six months after being diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma, a form of blood cancer, last year. "He would have done better had he attended classes regularly," said his businessman father, Manoj. But, "the illness steeled his nerves. He focused more and more on his studies. It was amazing to see him fight like a champion."
Diganta, a DPS New Town student, battled a severe respiratory disorder. As he solved calculus problems, a tube drained out leaked air from his lung.
"I was inspired with the level of his confidence and guts," said a doctor who attended to Diganta Chakraborty, who suffers from a severe respiratory disorder.
Raghav Chandak, who missed classes for six months for to undergo chemotherapy, credited his school and teachers for his success. Teachers held special classes for him and offered him guidance before the exams. "Without their help, he couldn't have achieved this. But his grit is remarkable," said his businessman father Manoj. Raghav wants to take up computer science.
Diganta, who appeared for his biology and maths papers from the hospital bed, told TOI, "I hadn't expected this much. But I was determined to do well." He wishes to study aeronautical engineering. "The illness set me back. Had I been able to take all my tests normally, I would possibly have scored higher. But I am ready to move on," Diganta added.
"We're thankful to the school authorities for making special arrangements so that my son could take the exam from hospital. The doctors not only saved him but ensured that he didn't lose a year," said his father Debasish, an electrical engineer based in Pune.
