Daijiworld Media Network - Chandigarh

Chandigarh, May 14: At just three years old, Kafi lost her sight in a senseless acid attack. Today, she’s illuminating India with her resilience, having scored an astounding 95.6% in the CBSE Class 12 humanities examination.

A student of the Institute for the Blind, Sector 26, Chandigarh, Kafi was targeted during a family dispute in her hometown Hisar, Haryana. The 2011 Holi attack left her blind—but it couldn’t dim her determination.

“I was only three. We didn’t even understand why it happened,” she recalls. Years of treatment at AIIMS Delhi followed, but when it became clear her vision would not return, her parents made a pivotal choice: they put their faith in education.

Kafi entered school in 2016 and hasn’t looked back since. With fierce resolve, she topped her class this year, joining the 1.6 million students who took the CBSE exams—and standing out as a national inspiration.

“I want to become an IAS officer. Survivors like me don’t need sympathy—we need empathy and opportunity,” Kafi said. “My parents sacrificed so much. I just wanted to make them proud.”

Now, she’s doing much more than that. Her story is a reminder that strength is not about what we see, but how we rise. In a country where acid attack survivors often vanish from public view, Kafi has become a symbol of hope—proving that the human spirit, when empowered, can overcome even the darkest beginnings.

As girls once again outshone boys in the CBSE results—with a pass percentage of 91.64%—Kafi’s name shines the brightest: a triumph not only of academics, but of courage, conviction, and purpose.