A 16-year-old girl from a tribal settlement in Annamalai Tiger Reserve is on cloud nine after becoming the first in her community to secure 95% in Class X board exams. C Sreedevi from Poochukottamparai tribal settlement in Udumalpet range of Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Tirupur district beat all odds by clearing the Class X board exams from a residential school in Kerala’s Chalakudy, and will now pursue higher secondary education. Her achievement is an exception for girls from her community as most tribal students from her village drop out after elementary or middle school. About a month ago, the Kerala government had arranged a vehicle to transport Sreedevi from Tamil Nadu Kerala border to the school to ensure that she attends her remaining exams. She had returned to her settlement after the lockdown was imposed. She said she travelled on foot and on her father's bike for several kms to just reach the Kerala border.