Bhadrapur, Feb. 20 :One is never too late to learn as is amply shown by 71-year old man at Suranga village in Jhapa district.

Septuagenarian Hasta Bahadur Karki, an S..L.C. Drop out from Bhojpur, is preparing for his next attempt to get through the “iron gate.”

For this purpose, he is now appearing in the test exam that started on Tuesday at Birendra Secondary School of Chandragadhi.

“National Development will not be possible without education, that is why I am taking the exam,” he says, hoping to join higher education if all goes with the S.L.C.final.

He is in good health and travels daily 25 kilometres on foot to appear in the exam.