Summary:
Seema hails from the remote village of Dahu in Ormanjhi, Jharkhand.
Her parents, who didn`t receive any formal education, rely on subsistence farming.
Her father also works as a labourer at a local thread factory.
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Seema Kumari, a graduate of the YUWA class of 2021 has received a full scholarship from the Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts last week.
Besides, Harvard, Seema was also accepted to Ashoka University, Middlebury College, and Trinity College-Hartford.
This was because the university had just 3.4 percent of applications this year.
Besides Harvard`s full scholarship, she was also accepted to Ashoka University, Middlebury College, and Trinity College.
Seema hails from the remote village of Dahu in Ormanjhi, Jharkhand.
Her parents, who didn`t receive any formal education, rely on subsistence farming.
Her father also works as a laborer at a local thread factory.
After joining a Yuwa football team in 2012, Seema has avoided child marriage, defended her right to an education and played football for years despite being ridiculed for wearing shorts.