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Find and narrate other stories about conquest of fear and what people have said about courage. For example, you can recall Nelson Mandela's struggle for freedom, his perseverance to achieve his mission, to liberate the oppressed and the oppressor as depicted in his autobiography. The story ‘We’re Not Afraid To Die' which you have read in Class XI, is an apt example of how courage and optimism helped a family survive under the direst stress.  

Answer:

 She could easily be called the Helen Keller of our times. The darkness that surrounds her life has not prevented Bibi Mohammadi from spreading the light of education. At twenty six, Bibi, whose lower limbs are paralysed teaches more than 300 students at her school in Nathnagar, Bhagalpur.   Born in a poor weaver family, Bibi cleared her intermediate examination—an achievement, considering that her six other normal siblings failed. But, her achievement has not come easy. At school, she was the laughing stock and when other childrenJumped and ran about she simply watched them.   In 1983, while she was still studying, she decided to start a school of her own with around 50 students. Now she teaches over 300 children in three shifts.   Keeping in view the poor economic condition of her locality, she charges a nominal fee of only Rs 10 from each student. Interestingly, she is the lone teacher and manages all the classes single- handedly. With slippers in her hands, she crawls from one corner to the other of the dingy, thatched-roof classroom. What keeps her going are words of inspiration from Qari Saheb, the Imam of the Nath nagar mosque. He told her to continue with her education so that by teaching children she could become financially independent and not feel handicapped.   Many such stories are Gandhi's freedom struggle; Martin Luther King; and various everyday examples.