True grit in the face of hardship

Constant encouragement: Subramaniam (left) talking to Pravindraaj (second from right) and Thivagaran. With them is Pandu Rengan.

PAGOH: Four siblings, who had to endure tremendous hardship with the passing of their mother and aunt and also with their father suddenly leaving them, have stayed together and continued encouraging each other to be strong and excel in their studies.

The boys, aged between 14 and 22, living in their three-room low-cost house here, all take turns to do the housework and even cook their daily meals on their own.