Five years after losing four limbs, Sangareddy boy scores 86 percent in Class 10
Barely five years after everyone thought he would never even see school again, 16-year-old Madhu Kumar surprised everyone with his awe inspiring journey
Sangareddy: Barely five years after everyone thought he would never even see school again, 16-year-old Madhu Kumar surprised everyone with his awe inspiring journey.
A resident of Kamkole in Munipally mandal, Madhu Kumar was almost on his deathbed five years ago after he suffered a serious electric shock. Madhu, son of Tuljaram, who runs a puncture shop close to the highway, had accidentally touched a live overhead electric line when he wielded an iron rod in a playful mood and suffered an electric shock. The incident happened on September 15, 2019 when Madhu was in Class 5.
When they rushed him to Gandhi Hospital, the doctors told his parents that they would have to amputate his four limbs to save his life. This left the parents in shock. However, they were left with no option and agreed. After recovering from the injuries, Madhu showed strong resolve and decided to continue his studies.
With the support of his classmates, who used to take him to school everyday in a wheelchair, and his teachers, Madhu attended classes regularly. Writing his Class 10 examinations with the help of a scribe, Madhu scored 86 percent of marks. Out of six subjects, Madhu was exempted from writing one examination for being physically challenged.
Madhu opted not to write Telugu and scored 430 out of 500 marks in the remaining five subjects, leaving everyone surprised. His father Tuljaram and other family members were on cloud nine upon seeing the results.
Madhu is now preparing to join intermediate in the Government Junior College in Budhera.
Speaking to Telangana Today, Madhu, said artist Samudrala Harsha trained him to draw paintings holding the brush in his mouth when he grew confident that he could do something in life. He said he wanted to stand on his own by getting into some job by completing his graduation. Social worker Arikepudi Raghu and others helped him when he was hospitalised and to continue his studies.
