Asma Shaikh, a footpath dweller who had made it to the news after passing the SSC exam, is now all set to begin her Std XI studies at K C College, Churchgate. The 17-year-old has promised Principal Dr Hemlata Bagla that she will try to guide more street children to education by setting an example.

Asma's admission was confirmed at the prestigious South Mumbai college on Friday. The teenager, who lives on the footpath opposite the BMC headquarters, had scored 40 per cent in the SSC examination. Asma's background and the circumstances in which she managed this score certainly shows great achievement. She studied under the street light at night and helped her father sell nimbu paani during the day.