Anjalee
Patel is a student of Gurukrupa Vidyalaya at Ahmedabad’s CTM area, but during
her board examinations she was also a teacher to students of Class V, VI, VII
and even X. Coming from an economically weak background, Anjalee started taking
tuition classes for students to support her family financially.
The 18-year-old, the youngest in the house, juggled between
the roles of being a sincere student and a dedicated teacher, and scored 99.71
per cent in the commerce stream. Anjalee’s father, Mohanbhai Patel, is a private
driver by profession. Her mother is a teacher in a private school. “I am able to
make only Rs 6,000 a month. My wife and my elder daughter both work to help me
manage the expenses of the house. Anjalee, my youngest daughter, also started
taking tuition because she wanted to look after the expenses of her books and
stationary on her own and not leave the burden on me,” said Anjalee’s father.