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Gujarat girl with 20% vision makes it to IIM Ahmedabad. Here's her story

She was diagnosed with macular dystrophy when she was in the third standard

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Prachi Sukhwani was diagnosed with macular dystrophy while she was studying in the third standard. Macular dystrophy, also known as retinal degradation made Prachi lose 80 per cent of her vision over the years. She, however, did not stop dreaming and worked hard towards her goal. 

Today, the 21-year-old is receiving applause from every corner as she has made it to Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A). Prachi has scored 98.55 percentile in CAT 2016, a report published in The Times of India said.    

"My short term goal is to join a company, preferably a multinational.

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