pune students of the poona school and home for blind boys girls did not just battle their disability but also overcame several external hurdles including delayed delivery of braille books to pass the secondary school certificate ssc exam many of them with flying coloursgaurav ahir stayed in a hostel away from his parents so that he could concentrate on his studies the 15yearold visuallyimpaired student said i had all the necessary resources with me to study well including writers for the exam i do not live feeling sorry for myself he said ahir said that he and his peers received braille books on the new syllabus in december but they coped with it thanks to ipods children who are healthy and got their books early made me feel bad about not being able to see but that feeling was soon replaced with a sense of thrill the harder the path i walk the sweeter the results said ahir who scored 84 and wants to become a music director sixteenyearold anita navgire who hails from a farmer family in aurangabad district scored 81 what helped her most was early preparation i worked hard and began studying from the very start i want to pursue law when i grow up and a good percentage in class x will make for an ideal base there is a purpose why i want to become a lawyer to set right the wrongs the injustice that common man goes through has to be done away with she said every time navgire felt bad about her disability she picked herself up i do feel bad at times but when i ponder over it any further i realize that i should be happy with my lot and work harder to walk with the rest with my head held high she said though kajal gaikwad is partially blind she has had to deal with a difficult time at home her mother is the sole earner and father is disabled i worked hard to get here scoring 80 is a great achievement for me i want to become a chartered accountant and help my parents lead a better life she said sudam pandule scored 74 despite having no books to study from the braille books came considerably late but we managed without it my friends and school authorities were a great support besides ipods we had readers he said pandule too wants to become a music director music helps when i am down said pandule who makes it a point to attend the sawai gandharv bhimsen mahotsav every year children who are healthy and got their books early made me feel bad about not being able to see but the harder the path i walk the sweeter the results i worked hard and began studying from the very start i want to pursue law when i grow up and a good percentage in class x will make for an ideal base