Forty eight year old Pushpa Singh passed her Class XII exams along with her daughter Ritika who also passed the same exam this year. After staying away from education for about 27 years, Singh was motivated by her daughter to study.
Pushpa Singh, the wife of Kashipur resident and Uttarakhand Seeds and Terai Development Corporation (Khatima) project officer CP Singh, had not been able to continue her school education after passing her Class IX exams. Subsequently, she was unable to resume her school education due to domestic reasons. After marriage she became more concerned with the studies of her children. However, a new chapter started in her life when her daughter Ritika entered Class X. Ritika exhorted her mother to resume her school education.
After initial hesitation, Pushpa Singh began taking interest in the studies. In 2012, the mother and daughter passed the Class X examinations together. This year, Ritika passed her Class XII exam with 64.2 per cent from Tarawati Sarojini Devi Shishu Vidyamandir school whereas her mother passed the same exam with 56.4 per cent from Government Girls Inter College. Pushpa Singh states that along with her daughter, her husband also motivated her to pursue her studies. She now intends to her education further.