‘Mummy, main pass ho gayi’: MP girl clears Class 10 and why she hugged and thanked this Delhi police constable

Just a few seconds after the Class 10 result came through, the atmosphere at Than Singh Ki Pathshala in Delhi turned unmistakably emotional. A girl named Sakshi, the daughter of a migrant labourer from Madhya Pradesh, broke down as she called her mother and said, “Mummy, main pass ho gayi.” The moment, captured in a viral video and posted online, showed not just a student celebrating an exam result but a family edge-of-the-seat hope finally turning into relief. The officers and volunteers around her were visibly moved too, which is part of why the clip has resonated so widely. Scroll down to read more...

A result that carried years of struggle

For Sakshi, the pass certificate meant more than a grade sheet. According to the report, her schooling had stopped after Class 7, and her family’s uncertain migrant life had left education hanging in the balance. The same report says she was able to return to studies through the support of Than Singh Ki Pathshala and then clear Class 10, turning what had once looked like a closed door into an open one. In a city where many children fall out of school because work, migration and poverty interrupt the routine of learning, her result stood out as a hard-won correction to an unfair beginning.

The man behind the classroom

Than Singh Ki Pathshala is the creation of Delhi Police head constable Than Singh, posted at the Red Fort. Earlier reporting by says he started the initiative in 2015 with just four children at the ground parking area near the Red Fort after seeing children picking waste and living on the margins of the city. What began as a small effort has since grown into a steady support system for underprivileged children, with current coverage putting the number of children studying there at more than 80. The foundation’s own website says the initiative has supported 200-plus children, while others reported that 60 children had already been admitted to schools through the effort.

More than books and blackboards

What makes the pathshala unusual is that it does not stop at tuition. Reporting on the initiative says the children are provided books, notebooks and other essentials, and in some cases transport as well, including e-rickshaw arrangements for those who live farther away. News reports also noted that the support extends to health check-ups and, at times, food and recreation. In a system where children from migrant and labouring families often need far more than classroom instruction to stay enrolled, the pathshala tries to solve the practical problems that usually force children out of education before they can take hold of it.

Why Sakshi’s moment matters

Sakshi’s tears struck a nerve because they carried a larger truth. In families living at the edge of the city’s economy, passing an exam is rarely only about marks. It is about staying in school long enough to believe in a different future. It is about a daughter who was once told marriage would decide her life instead proving that education can still redraw the map. And it is about the quiet work of an officer who used his own time, salary-linked stability and persistence to build a room where children who had been invisible could finally be seen. Than Singh’s line, as reported earlier, captures that spirit plainly: if these children move forward, that is success enough.

What this story leaves behind

Ultimately, the enduring image that remains is not solely that of a single student achieving success on an examination. It encompasses the poignant scene of a young girl reaching out for her mother, filled with trembling excitement, juxtaposed with the sight of teachers and police officers struggling to hold back tears of pride and relief. It showcases a humble learning center that brilliantly illustrates the idea that a classroom does not necessarily require physical walls to profoundly transform a life. Sakshi’s academic achievement is indeed a personal milestone, yet the broader message it conveys is universal: when children are provided with consistent support, attentive care, and the dignity they deserve, they often respond with something that goes far beyond mere statistics of passing grades. They reciprocate with boundless potential and possibilities.