Ruchira Patwa

Ruchira Patwa is a fighter. She was just 18 months old when she underwent her first open heart surgery for a hole in the organ. The 15-year-old resident of Kurla has now proved, once again, that she can take on whatever life throws at her. Not only did she sit the SSC examinations this year despite having undergone another open heart surgery to remove a membrane from the organ in May 2016, she also aced it be scoring 76.40 per cent.