Berhampur: Never lose hope, they say and 51-year-old Sarang Badamundi believed in this adage. Badamundi of Odisha’s Gajapati district cleared the matric examination in his 13th attempt.
A resident of Subalada village under R Udayagiri block, he managed to secure a E Grade by scoring 165 out of 500 marks.
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Badamundi, who earns his living by farming, said he was trying to clear Matriculation since 2009 and laboured hard for the same.
His only son is pursuing B Ed from a college in Berhampur.
