One Day After Returning From Rio, Dipa Karmakar Gave Her MA Exams

Dipa Karmakar was given a grand welcome in her hometown of Agartala. (Photo: PTI)

Dipa Karmakar is what every Indian parent wants his or her children to be – an all-rounder. Sports, check. Exams, also check!

After stunning everyone with her excellent performance in Rio Olympics, Dipa impressed people all over again by appearing for her MA exams just a day after her return to India.

NDTV quoted Dipa’s mother, Gauri as saying:

My daughter always says sports is in its place and education is in its place. She says she has to get a degree.

Dipa, who wrote an exam for the second semester of Political Science, actually carried her books to Rio.

Call her a nerd, but her story is an inspiring example of how education and extra co-curricular activities can go hand in hand.

Dr KB Jamatia, Director of Distance Education at Tripura University, told NDTV:

It’s a striking example to other students also. One who plays at the Olympic level can also study side by side to acquire higher education, along with her achievements in sports.

There’s a spot of bad news: Indian children may have run out of excuses for not being an all-rounder.

(Source: NDTV)