There are mornings in the Hussain Ganj neighbourhood of Lucknow when 19-year-old Sarah Moin wakes up to a world without sound, without sight, and without the luxury of asking someone a simple question.

And yet, when the ISC Class 12 results came out this May, her name sat at the top of her school’s list — 98.75%, with perfect hundreds in Geography and Mass Media & Communication, and scores of 98, 97, and 96 in English, History, and Psychology, respectively.

For a young woman who has lived with both visual and hearing impairment since childhood — and who also battles sarcoidosis, a rare inflammatory condition that can affect multiple organs — this is not merely an exam result. It is a declaration.

Why do her teachers call her Helen Keller?

Teachers and peers at her institution have long drawn parallels between Sarah’s tenacity and the life of Helen Keller, the American author and disability rights advocate who overcame blindness and deafness to become a global icon.

The nickname has stuck, not as a label, but as a tribute.

Her school, Christ Church College in Lucknow, has been central to her journey. Under the guidance........

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