"I got married at a young age, and after that, I went to India with my husband. It inspired me to learn," said Sunar, explaining the desire to catch up on the lessons she missed. One of Sunar's classmates, 14-year-old Bijay B.K., said it was fun to be in the same class with her. "I help didi in studies and she helps me too," he said, using the Nepali term for an elder sister. As a seventh-grade student, Sunar was below average, but a keen learner, said Bharat Basnet, the principal of the village school.
