Krishna also revealed that she started horse riding when she was in Class 7. The teen recently took social media by storm after a video of her riding a horse in a school uniform went viral. (Photo: Screengrab) Thrissur: The teen who recently took social media by storm after a video of her riding a horse in a school uniform went viral, revealed that the video was of the day when she was going for her last Class 10 board examination. Krishna, a resident of Thrissur district, had taken up horse riding as a hobby and after years of practicing got well-versed in the craft, so much so that she sometimes rides it to school. Speaking to ANI, Krishna said, "I do not go daily on horses. Only on some special days, or when I get bored or on some exam days also, I ride on a horse to school. If you ask me what was special on that day that was the last day of my 10th standard board exam." This video clip from my #whatsappwonderbox shows how a girl student is going to write her Class X final exam in Thrissur district, Kerala. This story made my Sunday morning brew of @arakucoffeein taste better! After all, ARAKU coffee is about #cupofchange #GirlPower @NanhiKali pic.twitter.com/45zOeFEnwV — Manoj Kumar (@manoj_naandi) April 7, 2019 Krishna also revealed that she started horse riding when she was in Class 7. "One of my friends said that riding horse isn't that easy and it's not possible for a girl to do that. He said it's only possible for women like "Jhansi Ki Rani". So I thought why not a normal girl can ride a horse," she says. Her father had later brought her a small white horse, which helped her get better training and gain more control over the animal. The girl has earned a lot of praises on social media, her latest fan being business tycoon Anand Mahindra. "Does anyone in Thrissur know this girl? I want a picture of her and her horse as my screen saver. She’s my hero..The sight of her charging to school filled me with optimism for the future..." he had tweeted earlier this week.<doc-sep>A video of a young girl riding a horse to her board exams is going viral on social media. In the video the girl can be seen riding a horse to her school in Kerala’s Thrissur district in India. According to reports, the girl on the horse is from class X and she was trying to reach her exam centre. This video clip from my #whatsappwonderbox shows how a girl student is going to write her Class X final exam in Thrissur district, Kerala. This story made my Sunday morning brew of @arakucoffeein taste better! After all, ARAKU coffee is about #cupofchange #GirlPower @NanhiKali pic.twitter.com/45zOeFEnwV — Manoj Kumar (@manoj_naandi) April 7, 2019 A student at the Holy Grace Academy, Mala, Krishna said that she rode the horse to school on the last day of her examination. "I was nurturing the hope of riding the horse to attend the Board examination for quite some time. On the last day of exams, it was the Social Studies paper, and I chose to ride the horse to school on that day," Krishna says, speaking to a local news agency,my trainers were following me on motorcycles when I was riding the horse to school and they took this video," Krishna says. One of the trainers, Dany Davis, rode the horse back home after Krishna got off at school. The video of the girl riding the horse was first shared on Twitter by a user called @manoj_naandi in the video, the girl can be seen in full-school uniform with her schoolbag on her back. The horse is fast on the empty road and maintains a steady speed for two of her trainers on the motorcycles to document the entire episode. As expected, the video has gone viral and been retweeted by several prominent people.<doc-sep>People who know the importance of education know what it stands for and how it can change someone's life. While not everyone is lucky enough to have access to quality education, some people go the extra mile to make sure they don't squander the opportunity they get. Case in point: A class ten girl from Thrissur, Kerala was seen riding a horse in her school uniform with her bag on her back. According to a tweet accompanying the video, she was going to the school to write her class ten final exam. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media and has also been shared by Mahindra Group Chairman - Anand Mahindra. He posted the video and wrote ‘Brilliant! Girls’ education is galloping ahead...A clip that deserves to go viral globally. This, too, is #IncredibleIndia’. Here is the tweet: Brilliant! Girls’ education is galloping ahead...A clip that deserves to go viral globally. This, too, is #IncredibleIndia https://t.co/y1A9wStf7X — anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 7, 2019 Mahindra termed this girl a ‘hero’ in another tweet and asked people on social media to share her whereabouts. A Facebook user named Anant Narayan revealed that the girl’s name is CA Krishna and she studies in Holly Grace School in Thrissur. The girl also told Manorama News that on the last day of the examination, she decided that she would ride the horse and go to school. People could not stop themselves from praising the courageous girl: 1. ....awesome...she is such a graceful horse rider.... — renuka (@rrenuka3241) April 7, 2019 2. Really incredible. 👍👍 — atul agarwal (@i_am_atul_leo) April 7, 2019 3. Brilliant 👍👍👍👍 — चौकीदार Kundan Kumar Singh (@dev_kundan) April 7, 2019 4. Very nice.n all the best for ur exams... — Uroojkhan (@Urooj62447866) April 7, 2019 5. This clip evoked mixed emotions in me,a smile and a tear.The whole image is just very powerful! !.It shows that any child (especially a female) if provided with right resources and an encouragement can easily reach for the stars.May God bless her👍 — J_B_07 (@J_B_07) April 7, 2019 6. Awesome !! — Nikhil Sachdeva (@Clapboardnick) April 7, 2019 7. That girl had some horsepower! Brilliant. Hope her exams went well. Wonder how she plans to appear for her XII boards? — Chowkidaar Parag (@paragp) April 7, 2019 This video is proof that it is just society that differentiates between a girl and a boy, because there is nothing a girl cannot do.<doc-sep>
A teen recently took social media by storm after a video of her riding a horse in a school uniform went viral. Krishna, a resident of Thrissur district, has revealed that the viral video was recorded when she was going for her last Class 10 board examination. Krishna took up horse riding as a hobby when she was in Class 7. After years of training, she felt so comfortable riding a horse, she sometimes rode one to school. This video clip from my #whatsappwonderbox shows how a girl student is going to write her Class X final exam in Thrissur district, Kerala. This story made my Sunday morning brew of @arakucoffeein taste better! After all, ARAKU coffee is about #cupofchange #GirlPower @NanhiKali pic.twitter.com/45zOeFEnwV — Manoj Kumar (@manoj_naandi) April 7, 2019 “I do not go daily on horses. Only on some special days, or when I get bored or on some exam days also, I ride on a horse to school. If you ask me what was special on that day that was the last day of my 10th standard board exam,” she told ANI. “One of my friends said that riding a horse isn’t that easy and it’s not possible for a girl to do that. He said it’s only possible for women like ‘Jhansi Ki Rani’. So I thought why not a normal girl can ride a horse,” she said. Her father eventually got her a small white horse so she could train better and get some more control over the animal. Krishna’s video has earned her a ton of praise on social media. Among her fans are business tycoon Anand Mahindra. “Does anyone in Thrissur know this girl? I want a picture of her and her horse as my screen saver. She’s my hero... The sight of her charging to school filled me with optimism for the future...” he tweeted. Brilliant! Girls’ education is galloping ahead...A clip that deserves to go viral globally. This, too, is #IncredibleIndia https://t.co/y1A9wStf7X — anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 7, 2019 Does anyone in Thrissur know this girl? I want a picture of her and her horse as my screen saver. She’s my hero..The sight of her charging to school filled me with optimism for the future... https://t.co/6HfnYAHHfu — anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 7, 2019 Not only Mahindra, several people on Twitter have posted their reactions to Krishna. “Wonder Woman and the real horsepower. This is women empowerment at its best,” says one Twitter user. “More power to you. What an incredible girl!” says another. “A real lady Baahubali,” says a thrid. (With inputs from ANI)