A 13-year-old girl is defying educational norms in India and pursuing a master?s degree in microbiology after her father sold his land to pay for her tuition.
Sushma Verma says she was able to finish high school at 7 and undergraduate studies at 13 only with the sacrifices of her uneducated parents.
They live with her three younger siblings in a cramped room in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh state, and live off her father?s daily wage of up to $3.50 for construction work.
Her father sold 930m2?of land for about $400 to cover some of her school fees. The rest will come from a charity. (AP) ?Lucknow
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