Bhadrak (Odisha), May 5, 2025(ANI): A new record has been made by Odisha, as nine transgender students from Bhadrak district have cleared the Odisha class 10th board examination. Transgender student Sanjana expressed joy and shared, "People in our surrounding villages are very happy that we have passed the matriculation exam. People in our community are also very happy. Our Guru's hand and blessings are behind all this. Our school teachers helped us a lot to move forward, study and write... Education is the only medium that always supports us. We want to go to college. If we get more facilities, we want to move further..."Guru Maa of Students, Soumya Das informed, “I am very happy that they qualified this examination. 7 transwomen and 2 transmen gave exam and everyone passed in B grade… Due to some problems they were not able to complete their education… but now they have completed their matric examination. We don’t have any government support. We do not have any family or house… We want to change the mindset of society.”Sarojini Sanskrit High School Secretary Subrata Das said, "Our school has got 100% result this time, this year 9 transgender took the exam and all of them passed. They need education to live with their heads held high in society and so they studied and passed the exam..."
