LUCKNOW: Aditya was two-year-old when he was diagnosed with 40% locomotive disorder caused due to high fever. Being financially weak, his family resigned to fate as it could not afford treatment in a big hospital.
As the boy from a small village in
Fatehpur district
grew up, he developed aspiration to become an
IAS officer and started working hard against odds to excel in studies.
The 17-year-old moved a step closer towards realising his dream when he topped the
Lucknow University’s entrance examination for admission to
BA
course.
“I will opt for political science, history and English as a subject combination in BA and start preparation for civil services simultaneously,” said Aditiya, after securing first rank among 10,000 candidates in LU entrance test.
Aditya’s source of inspiration is his elder sister
Aishwarya who, while pursuing her own education, took tuitions to ensure that he went to a private school where the fees was Rs 1,500 monthly, the amount which their father,
Sanjeev Mishra, a small shopkeeper in Jafarganj village, could not afford. Aditya studied 14 hours a day to overcome challenges.
“When Aditya was two years old, his grandfather noticed that his left hand and leg was not functioning normally. Doctors diagnosed locomotive disorder – a disability caused by weakness in bones, joints and muscles. They recommended physiotherapy and treatment, but since our resources were limited, we could not do much for him,” said Aditya’s mother,
Neerja Mishra
.
“Since Aditya cannot use both hands at a time, his speed in daily work is slow, which he overcame by devoting more time in studies and always scored high marks at the school level. Seeing his dedication, Aishwarya got him enrolled in a private school after Class 8. She is now a science graduate and preparing for BEd,” she added.
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