21 September,2016 04:35 PM IST | | Agencies
Displaying rare grit and composure, three daughters of martyred soldier S K Vidyarthi took their school exams to keep commitment they had made to their father that they would do good in studies
Wife and children paying tribute to Naik Sunil Kumar Vidyarthi, who lost his life in Uri attack, during his funeral in Gaya on Tuesday. Pic/PTI
Gaya: Displaying rare grit and composure, three daughters of martyred soldier S K Vidyarthi took their school exams to keep commitment they had made to their father that they would do good in studies.
Attired in uniform, the three daughters - Aarti, a student of Class 8, Anshu, of standard 6th and Anshika, a standard 2 student appeared in school examination of DAV Public School, Rotary campus medical unit, Gaya.
"The three girls took the exam even while tears kept rolling down from their eyes over loss of their father at Uri in Kashmir on Sunday. It was really a touching moment for all of us," school Principal AK Jana.
âI will fulfil his dreams'
Later, Aarti told reporters that she had last meeting with her father in August when he came home. "He had asked me about my studies and inspired me to do good in studies. I will fulfil his dreams," she said. Her sisters echoed the same sentiment.
SK Vidyarthi of Bihar Regiment hailed from Buknari village of Gaya district and is survived by wife, three daughters and a two-year-old son.
