Bhubaneswar, May 30 -- Last year, Karama Muduli, a girl of the primitive Bonda tribe of Bondaghat in Malkangiri district, was in the limelight for securing the district topper position in Plus II Commerce by scoring 82.66 percent. This year, she is again in the news, but for a different reason.

These days she works as a daily labourer under the scorching sun to meet her education cost as her parents, who work as daily wagers, are unable to afford her education. The only government assistance her parents are receiving is a meagre old-age pension.

While admitting that she is working as a daily labourer, Karma, brimming with strong willpower and self-motivation, shows no sign of shyness. Rather she has a sense of pride on her face because ...