ever since the isc results were announced archishman ghoshs phone hasnt stopped ringing congratulatory messages have been pouring in not just from his friends and relatives but his teachers from mp birla foundation as well after all securing 9925 marks in the board exams is no mean feat but unlike previous years the toppers from bengal did not get an opportunity to welcome any visitors at home so far i guess we have to understand the given situation and accept this as the new normal said archishmancelebrations on with chocolates and homemade food sharing a similar experience bipraditya mukherjee who got 965 in isc from mp birla foundation said this year my friends and family are sending over chocolates instead of my favourite mishti my relatives are sceptical about sending sweets because no one is sure about the hygiene standards maintained by the sweet shops as chocolates are packaged days before they are sold the risk factor is lessit has been the same for archishman as well soma ghosh archishmans mother prepared luchi and basanti pulao as part of the celebrations if the situation was normal my parents would have taken me to a nice restaurant but given the present scenario they decided against it i enjoyed what my mother cooked said archishmaneven kaji samim ahsan who secured 954 in madhyamik from ballygunge government high school received a homemade biryani treat from his mother gifts delivered via couriermost of these students are overwhelmed by the gifts they are receiving as a token of their achievements but are equally upset that they cant meet their uncles and aunts in person to share their happiness kaji rued i love videogames and i hope my uncle sends me one as promised but the worst part is that he wont be able to come to our place he will send me the gift via post insteadtravel plans reserved for next yeara number of families who couldnt plan a vacation in the past two years are disappointed we had plans to go to some hill station after archishmans boards but that is impossible at the moment so we are planning to go to durgapur my maternal place for a few weeks we can plan a vacation next year if the situation is better said soma susim mukul roy who secured 9675 marks in isc from garden high school wanted to visit a beach destination after his exams but that seems a distant dream as of now after almost three years of hard work we wanted to celebrate susims achievements by planning a vacation but it is not possible in this situation hopefully we will go somewhere next year however celebrations wont stop at home said manas roy susims father