Nine transgender students from Bhadrak clear HSC exam
BHADRAK: The high school certificate (HSC) examination results brought immense joy to nine transgender students from Sarojini Sanskrit High School in Boualpokhari, Charmpa under Bhadrak municipality who cleared their Class 10 exams defying social odds and stigma.
The students included Riya Sahu, Jitu Swain, Jadunatha Hansda, Sanjana Samal, Sasmita Bindhani, Ashirbad Sahoo, Rajkishor Das, Sima Tangur, and Sandhya Champia.
Headmaster of Sarojini Sanskrit Vidyalaya Malayaranjan Panda said their success marked a moment of personal triumph as many were once shunned by their own families. But after the results were announced, they began receiving phone calls, blessings and words of encouragement from their loved ones who had once abandoned them, he added.
