The teenager tries to reach out to those in the neighbourhood who need help and has also coaxed her teacher into supporting such families. Patra, a private tutor, had founded the study centre in Bagnan, Howrah Vivekananda Siksha Kendra, for students in nearby villages who go to government schools. Most of the families that get Patra’s help have daily wage labourers, landless farmers and van-pullers as their earning members. “We have decided to help them for a few months because even after the lockdown is lifted, many of them would find it difficult to earn. But even during the lockdown and uncertainty, Sumana visited the elderly woman to find out how she was managing.

Source: The Telegraph April 18, 2020 21:11 UTC