Time and again, women have proved that grit and hardwork can take you anywhere! The latest wonder woman we are talking about isn't a woman, but a 13-year-old girl Sushma Verma from Uttar Pradesh.

The child prodigy, daughter of a daily wage laborer, has made her parents and the country proud with her exceptional feat.

Sushma has proved that she is a different mettle by pursuing post-graduate degree in microbiology from Lucknow University at this teen age.

A young Sushma realized she was academically gifted at a tender age of two. “I'm told by my parents that I recited the Ramayana at a local podium when I was two years old. My brother Shailendra, himself a prodigy who cleared class 10 at the age of nine and the youngest computer science graduate, being 14 when he finished his BCA, realised I have a gift. He inspired me to read books. I got into a reading habit - I used to look for books all the time. I'd read my brother's books too and understand these. My brother insisted Ii sit for the class 10 exam. So, I enrolled myself at St Miraz Inter College in Lucknow,” Sushma revealed.

“Teachers at Miraz helped me. I was given special coaching by teachers for class 9 exams to become eligible for class 10. I did have problems in sitting continuously for three hours and I was slow at answering questions - so I was taught how to manage time. When I became confident, I took the class 10 exam at the age of seven,” she added.

She appeared her 10th boards at a tender age of 7 and appears to pursue medical studies in the future. Whoa! That's truly exceptional.

Kudos to the girl. We pray she goes far in life.

AW: Suchorita Dutta Choudhury