Mangaluru, May 12: Aim for the moon, they say, and you shall reach the ceiling. But this prodigy from a remote village near Kadaba in Puttur taluk managed to bag a little more than what he aimed for in the Karnataka state board SSLC examinations – the results for which were declared on Friday.
15-year-old Poornananda H has created a history by scoring 625 out of 625 marks, a first in the coastal region of Karnataka. “I never expected I will become a state topper with a perfect score,” says the humble boy while giving all the credit to her parents and teachers.
In fact Poornananda is one among the four students who scored 100% in the history of Karnataka SSLC exams. For the first time Ranjan BS from Bhadravati had scored 625/625 last year. This year three students have reached this target including Poornananda.
Time management was not easy for Poornanada as he had to walk 4 kilometres everyday thanks to the lack of transportation facility in his village. He is a student of St Joachim's High School, Kadaba, which is located nearly 6 kilometers away from his home. There was no other option for him but to walk 2 kilometers from his home at Hallangeri hamlet in Kuttrappady village to Hosmath main to catch a bus to reach his school every day. While returning home too he had to do the same. For last three years (Class 8 to Class 10) this was his routine.
And no, in case you are wondering, Poornananda did not take tuitions or refer to guide books. The key, according to him, lies in dedication. “Parents and teachers guided and encouraged me always. I studied at home. Before exams, I solved question papers of previous years too. This helped me to get an unexpected result,” he says.
Poornanada’s father Vishnumoorthy is a farmer and lecturer at Vivekanada Polytechnic in Puttur. His mother Savitha is a librarian at another Polytechnic in Sullia.
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