Sini Srivastava and Shreyansh Jain Sini Srivastava and Shreyansh JainFOR 16-YEAR-OLD Shreyansh Jain, scoring 80.4 per cent in his Class X board exams is a tiny step towards an independent life. Fifteen-year-old Sini Srivastava of St Joseph’s High School, Panvel, beat the blues— quite literally— to score good marks. Stricken by clinical depression last year, Sini scored a commendable grade point average of 9.2 at the Class X CBSE Exam. A resident of New Panvel, Sini fell unconscious in school a year and a half ago, and her parents knew then, that something was wrong. Her story throws light on the rising incidents of depression among school students owing to pressure.

Source: Indian Express June 03, 2017 21:22 UTC