India, Dec. 29 -- By Binod Prasad Adhikari

Kathmandu [Nepal], December 29 (ANI): Sabin and Santosh Dangol from Nepal's Makwanpur district lost their mother eleven days before their Higher Secondary Level board examinations. Draped in white clothes from head to toe, the grieving brothers appeared for the exams fearing that a year-long academic gap could prove costly in the future.

Despite the loss and continued emotional distress, both brothers sat for the examinations with no provision for deferment.

"At that time, we were in shock--everything felt unreal. Our mother passed away just eleven days before the board examinations, and we were expected to complete the Kriya (death rituals) while also sitting for exams. There was no space to ...