Ram went on to study photography abroad, and throughout his course, he kept in touch with his physics teacher, who went from being his nemesis to his mentor, supporting him along the way.
As a child, Shalini had no idea who or what a DC was, but registered that a DC is a powerful person whose word people adhered to. At that moment, she decided that she wanted to become one.
It was a gradual process for Surabhi, while there was a fascination, she says that just fascination is not enough to pass the examination. “To put in all that hard work, one must be aware of what you're getting into,” she says.
In a country where, even today, a majority of parents want their children to either be engineers or doctors, the scope of being a scientist is rather bleak. Space Kidz provides students with a platform where they can explore science freely, without the pressures of academics.
Whether it could it be termed a stroke of luck or perhaps their resolve to fight against injustice, these two gutsy teenagers who just cleared their second-year pre-university exams were able to thwart their family's attempts at their child marriages.