The Girl Who Aced Her Boards, 2 Years After A Life-Changing Accident

Adversity is inevitable in human life. However, as much as adversity belongs to the human race, the resilience that comes after it often weaves an inspiring tale for generations. This is evident in the life of Anamta Ahmed, a Mumbai girl who overcame bodily dysfunction and scored 92 percent in Class 10 boards along with being a topper in Hindi with 98 percent. At the age of 13, Anamta suffered massive shock and burn injuries because of which her right arm was amputated and her left arm became only 20 percent functional.

As per the reports, on the day of the incident, Anamta was playing with her cousins during her visit to Aligarh. That's when she touched a cable of 11KV and suffered a massive shock. She sustained several severe burn injuries and was admitted to the hospital. The shock affected her to the extent that her hands became dysfunctional. The doctor had to amputate her right arm while the left arm was only 20 percent functional. 

The inspirational journey of Anamta Ahmed

Anamta was bedridden for more than 50 days and underwent extreme trauma. Eventually, she recovered and started putting herself together. However, speaking to TOI, Anamta said, "I had to come out of the trauma as I’m an only child, and had made up my mind to not allow this tragedy to overpower me."

And she won the battle between determination and tragedy. On Monday, when the CISCE results came out, everyone burst into joy and happiness as Anamta's sky-rocketing scores had finally beaten the adversity. She scored 92 percent (best of five subjects) in Class 10 board exams.  

City International School in Mumbai’s Andheri, where Anamta studied, was ecstatic and puffed with pride. The principal of the school, Mansi Deepak Gupta, told the media, "She was always a bright student but with what she had gone through, anyone could have slid into severe depression. Despite her bodily pain, it was her positivity that pulled her through.”

Elated Anamta said, "Doctors had suggested to my parents that I should take a break for a year or two from studies but I was not willing to do so as I didn't want to sit at home, and the school also
motivated and inspired me to move on."

Her father, Aqeel Ahmed, an ad filmmaker said, "Anamta is my life and no one can imagine what I went through, watching my only child writhing in pain on a hospital bed where doctors gave up hope of recovery. She is a gifted girl who has shown she has nerves of steel.”

The struggles Anamta faced while preparing for the exam

This journey from extreme trauma to extreme elation was not smooth. Anamta had to face challenges to make her positivity win over the negative depression. Talking about her struggles while preparing for the exams, Anamta said, “The first thing that came to my mind after coming back from the hospital was to make my left arm fully functional."

Anamta was advised to do some exercises. She watched social media videos for guidance. However, the biggest challenge for her was to write with her left hand which she was not used to. Even then, she didn't waver from her goal and within a few months, she was able to write using her left hand.

However, her teachers advised her to take the help of a writer so that she doesn't compromise with speed during the exams. Eventually, a writer was assigned to Anamta. She had seen other patients during her stay in the hospital who had worse burn injuries. Compared to them, she considered herself lucky. As soon as she returned home, she pasted a note on her door saying "Caution-No sympathy." Anamta has surely written a new chapter for herself which is inspirational and applaudable.