Odisha: Daughter Of Man Who Was Denied Hearse For Wife's Corpse, Clears 10 Board Exam

The daughter of Dana Majhi, the man from Odisha who carried his wife’s corpse on his shoulder for 10 km, clears class 10 state board examination. Chandini Majhi was among the 2,81,658 girls who cleared the matric examination, the results of which were declared on Friday.

Chandini, a student of a tribal school run by Bhubaneswar-based Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), secured 280 marks out of 600. Meanwhile, her sisters are also studying in the same school.

The founder of Kalinga Institute of Social Science (KISS) Dr Achyuta Samant had admitted Majhi's three daughters to the school and announced free education, food and accommodation for them.

Besides that, the family also received 8.87 lakh donations from Bahrain's King as well as assistance from other sources.

While speaking to India Today TV, Dr Achyuta Samanta congratulated Chandini Majhi on her achievement and said, "I congratulate Chandini on her successful completion of the matric board exam and wish her the best in her future endeavours".

Chandini’s father spoke to the publication and said that he is “overjoyed” with his daughter's results as well as expressed his “heartfelt gratitude” to Dr Achyuta Samant for providing her with free education.

"If my daughter wishes to continue her education, I will always support her," Dana Majhi added.

Who is Dana Majhi?

In 2016, Dana Majhi, who resides in Melaghar village in Thuamul-Rampur, had walked 10 km with his wife’s body from Kalahandi district headquarters hospital after being denied a hearse. Majhi’s 42-year-old wife, Amang Dei, died of tuberculosis in the hospital at Bhawanipatna.

After the incident came to light, the Odisha government introduced specific guidelines on the transportation of bodies from hospitals. The guidelines of the health department state that the corpse should not be allowed to be carried on shoulders, or strung on a pole, or carried in any manner that compromises the dignity of the dead. And the dead body must be carried on a stretcher or cot and kept appropriately in a designated place till all formalities are fulfilled.