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মাধ্যমিক পরীক্ষা চলাকালীন কুয়োয় ঝাঁপ পরীক্ষার্থীর - exam
মাধ্যমিক পরীক্ষা চলাকালীন কুয়োয় ঝাঁপ দিয়ে আত্মহত্যার চেষ্টা করল এক পরীক্ষার্থী।
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Published : Feb 16, 2019, 8:01 PM IST
চন্দ্রকোনা, ১৬ ফেব্রুয়ারি : মাধ্যমিক পরীক্ষা চলাকালীন কুয়োয় ঝাঁপ দিয়ে আত্মহত্যার চেষ্টা করল এক পরীক্ষার্থী। ঘটনাটি চন্দ্রকোনা রোড এলাকাযর সেনটোরিয়াম বিদ্যালয়ের।
সেনটোরিয়াম বিদ্যালয়ে মাধ্যমিক পরীক্ষার সিট পড়েছিল ওই পরীক্ষার্থীর। পরীক্ষা শেষের দিকে শৌচালয় যাবে বলে বাইরে বের হয়। দীর্ঘক্ষণ ক্লাসরুমে না ফেরায় তাকে খুঁজতে শুরু করেন ওই স্কুলের শিক্ষক-শিক্ষিকিরা। এরপর তারা কুয়োর মধ্যে ওই ছাত্রীকে পড়ে থাকতে দেখেন। খবর পেয়ে ঘটনাস্থানে যায় চন্দ্রকোনা থানার পুলিশ। ওই ছাত্রীকে উদ্ধার করে স্থানীয় স্বাস্থ্যকেন্দ্রে নিয়ে যায়। গুরুতর চোট না থাকায় প্রাথমিক চিকিৎসার পর চিকিৎসকরা তাকে ছেড়ে দেন।
পুলিশের প্রাথমিক অনুমান, পরীক্ষা খারাপ হওয়ার কুয়োয় ঝাঁপ দিয়ে আত্মহত্যার চেষ্টা করেছিল ওই পরীক্ষার্থী। তবে, বাকি পরীক্ষাগুলো যাতে সে ভালো ভাবে দিতে পারে সেই দিকেই নজর রাখছেন শিক্ষক-শিক্ষিকারা।
চন্দ্রকোনা, ১৬ ফেব্রুয়ারি : মাধ্যমিক পরীক্ষা চলাকালীন কুয়োয় ঝাঁপ দিয়ে আত্মহত্যার চেষ্টা করল এক পরীক্ষার্থী। ঘটনাটি চন্দ্রকোনা রোড এলাকাযর সেনটোরিয়াম বিদ্যালয়ের।
সেনটোরিয়াম বিদ্যালয়ে মাধ্যমিক পরীক্ষার সিট পড়েছিল ওই পরীক্ষার্থীর। পরীক্ষা শেষের দিকে শৌচালয় যাবে বলে বাইরে বের হয়। দীর্ঘক্ষণ ক্লাসরুমে না ফেরায় তাকে খুঁজতে শুরু করেন ওই স্কুলের শিক্ষক-শিক্ষিকিরা। এরপর তারা কুয়োর মধ্যে ওই ছাত্রীকে পড়ে থাকতে দেখেন। খবর পেয়ে ঘটনাস্থানে যায় চন্দ্রকোনা থানার পুলিশ। ওই ছাত্রীকে উদ্ধার করে স্থানীয় স্বাস্থ্যকেন্দ্রে নিয়ে যায়। গুরুতর চোট না থাকায় প্রাথমিক চিকিৎসার পর চিকিৎসকরা তাকে ছেড়ে দেন।
পুলিশের প্রাথমিক অনুমান, পরীক্ষা খারাপ হওয়ার কুয়োয় ঝাঁপ দিয়ে আত্মহত্যার চেষ্টা করেছিল ওই পরীক্ষার্থী। তবে, বাকি পরীক্ষাগুলো যাতে সে ভালো ভাবে দিতে পারে সেই দিকেই নজর রাখছেন শিক্ষক-শিক্ষিকারা।
KENYA: GRANNY SOUND ENGINEER
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Nairobi, Kenya - February 2, 2019
1. Wide of customers outside Shosh Sound Systems store
2. Various of Cecilia Wangari Kiminda (Shosh), Owner of Shosh Sound Systems, working on a sound system in a van
3. Mid of a customer dancing outside to the van's music
4. Various of Kiminda working on van sound system
5 . SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Cecilia Wangari Kiminda, Owner of Shosh Sound Systems
"Whenever I work for a customer like this one, and they confirm their music is nice, and that the work is perfect, they are very happy. They go tell others who also come. When they hear I'm an old lady, some come to see for themselves. Actually some come not for system installation but to see whether it is true or not."
6. Various of Kiminda servicing sound system in a van
7. SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Cecilia Wangari Kiminda Owner of Shosh Sound System
"You can even hear the hit is fine. And they feel so nice when I am checking it for them because I do their system with love, and with the ability given to me by God."
8. Various of Kiminda servicing sound system in a van
9. SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Cecilia Wangari Kiminda (Shosh), Owner of Shosh Sound System
"What I can encourage young people is to stop saying there are no jobs. Let them work hard. Even if it is shoe shining, roasting green maize or even newspaper vending. They should not depend on education because, many of our children are educated, have gone to school but there are no white-collar jobs."
10. Mid of Kiminda closing a van
11. Mid of Francis Kieti, a customer at Shosh Sound Systems
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Francis Kieti, customer:
"Whatever product you will choose, she will advise you on what is best for your car. Then she takes you into details and starts with the list feature, whether it is USB, whether it is Bluetooth, whether it is mirror link, or whatever. Then she explains to you how to use different features in each and every radio. What is amazing is her grasp of the different features that by the time you leave there as a customer, you are happy and you are satisfied that she is the best installer. Even given her age, something you are not going to get in some of these young and upcoming installers."
13. Mid of Kiminda dancing with Kieti near a car sound system
14. Various of Kiminda installing a new face in a customer's car sound system then testing it for the customer.
15. SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Susan Njeri, customer:
"I did not believe that she was going to be so old. When I arrived, she demolished my car, I wondered whether this granny will manage to reassemble it. I wondered and just kept quiet and waited to see what happens only to be surprised when she opened it and identified the face number. The radio is mine and I don't even know where the face number is! I was surprised she knew how to read and identify the radio number and reassemble it back."
16. Wide of Kiminda walking with customer by the side of a van
17. Various of Kiminda repairing an amplifier
18. Various of Kiminda reinstalling the amplifier and sound system in a van
19. SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Bernard Odira, customer:
"I am amazed at how I can talk through bluetooth while using the van, especially since she even understands it better than me. She is the one who set bluetooth up for me and everything and told me I am ok and now I will not be stopped by the police for talking on the phone while driving so I am happy. But the most amazing thing is her age and the job she is doing but she is real and she does it with her own hands."
20. Various of Bernard Odira enjoying music in his car as he drives along
21. Various of Shosh visiting a local radio station's studio where she consults for them on sound installations
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Julius Owino, Managing Director of Ghetto radio and customer
"Shosh as old as she is, she's very perfect, knowledgeable, but above all she is passionate about her job. Ever since she fixed our car stereo there are no problems. The volume is ok, the surround system is ok and we've worked with young people before, but this was too perfect for an old woman."
23. Shosh at the radio station
24. 22. SOUNDBITE (English) Julius Owino, Managing Director of Ghetto radio and customer
"When working on your talent, it sometimes doesn't pay immediately. You can observe Shosh, as old as she is she knows about headphones, the sound. This is not a car stereo, this is Ghetto radio studios and she can move around, talk to the DJ, help the DJ, assist us on techniques and as old as she is. It means youth, young people, give your talent time. Give your passion time, do not rush for quick money, be a master of your skill."
25. Various of Shosh live on Ghetto radio studio station with local presenters
LEADIN:
Car radios are booming with sound in the Nairobi slums of Kariobangi thanks to 80 year old sound technician Cecilia Wangari Kiminda better known as Shosh.
Her shop, Shosh Sound Systems has gained a following where people gather outside to watch her at work not only because of her good service but also to take a look at an old lady dealing with ease with the latest technology.
STORYLINE:
Born during the World War II in 1938, Kiminda's reputation has gained momentum in what she calls her 'sunset years' as she has been installing and repairing car sound systems for the last thirty years.
Kiminda refuses to spend her old age in the village while her children financially support her, as far as she is concerned Shosh Sound Systems will remain open for as long as she can still hold a screw driver and a soldering gun.
Shosh, as she is commonly known, fixes audio, video and Bluetooth-telephone systems for cars, is a sound technology consultant for a local radio station and her company Shosh Sound Systems also sells top of the range sound technology.
Kiminda knows that her services have gained a reputation for being reliable and efficient.
"Whenever I work for a customer like this one, and they confirm their music is nice, and that the work is perfect, they are very happy. They go tell others who also come. When they hear I'm an old lady, some come to see for themselves. Actually some come not for system installation but to see whether it is true or not." says Kiminda.
Kiminda has had many other jobs in the past working as a grocer, running a supermarket, and various jobs in the transport industry.
In one particular period when Kiminda would go to the garage to have her buses repaired, she would keenly watch over the shoulders of the bus mechanics.
Suddenly, she identified a gap in the industry. She felt that with Nairobi's terrible traffic issues a good sound system would keep commuters entertained as people were spending more time in traffic snarl ups.
She then went home and advised one of her grandsons to do a technical course in electronics majoring in radio and sound systems.
It was from the books and practical lessons from her grandson that Kiminda learnt to disassemble and assemble a whole car sound system.
She draws her aggressive mentality from her parents who she saw as hard workers who 'ate their sweat.' Her father worked for East Africa Railways before joining the Kenya's independence war of Maumau where he died.
The aging granny always advises young people to work hard that one day, they will prosper.
"What I can encourage young people is to stop saying there are no jobs. Let them work hard. Even if it is shoe shining, roasting green maize or even newspaper vending."
Most of her customers are impressed by her knowledge and dedication.
"Whatever product you will choose, she will advise you on what is best for your car. Then she takes you into details and starts with the list feature, whether it is USB, whether it is Bluetooth, whether it is mirror link, or whatever. Then she explains to you how to use different features in each and every radio. What is amazing is her grasp of the different features that by the time you leave there as a customer, you are happy and you are satisfied that she is the best installer. Even given her age, something you are not going to get in some of these young and upcoming installers," says customer Francis Kieti.
Radio Director Julius Owino was immediately taken aback by Kiminda's talent.
"When working on your talent, it sometimes doesn't pay immediately. You can observe Shosh as old as she is, she knows about headphones, the sound. This is not a car stereo, this is Ghetto radio studios and she can move around, talk to the DJ, help the DJ, assist us on techniques and as old as she is. It means youth, young people, give your talent time. Give your passion time, do not rush for quick money, be a master of your skill," he says.
Together with her children and grandchildren, the 80-year-old has created an enterprise that employs 17 people working daily at different branches spread across Nairobi.
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