Updated On: 21 February, 2023 10:58 AM IST | Mumbai | Anagha Sawant
While recently, her family fixed her marriage with a boy who is less educated than her, she feels he and his family is one of the motivational forces who want her to study and complete her graduation

Ashwini Mallapure
As the HSC exams begin today, Ashwini Mallapure is one among the lakhs of students who will appear for the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education examination. The examination will be held from February 21 to March 21, 2023.
Ashwini,18, is trying hard to study and score good marks in order to become a social activist. A student of Vile Parle-based college, Ashwini was unable to focus on her studies completely. While she was preparing for her HSC exams this year, she was not prepared to find a match for her marriage. Juggling between preparing herself for the would-be marriage and studies, she says, “It is difficult to concentrate and focus on studies when there is a lot of stress to handle.”