Nepal Army has announced scholarship to 17-month-old Sonish Awal, who
was rescued from underneath the rubble of a house after being buried for
22 hours during the earthquake exactly a year ago. At an event to
commemorate the first anniversary of the earthquake on Sunday, the army
said it will bear the education cost of Sonish up to fifth grade at any
school chosen by his family. After the fifth grade, he will be enrolled
in the army-run Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya up to diploma level. Sonish
was five-month-old when he was buried under the debris of his own
house. The army had rescued him alive the next day, and photographs of
his rescue went viral, and was featured on the folded cover of the 1-7
May edition of Nepali Times the week after the earthquake.
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