Pokhara, May 16 -- More than 60 bones in Animesh Lamichhane's body have fractured over the years. His nose, ribs, shoulders, arms and legs have all broken at different times.

With every fracture, however, the 15-year-old from Pokhara's Lakeside grew more determined to continue his studies. This year, he passed the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) with a 3.37 GPA.

Born on May 17, 2009, Lamichhane was just 11 months old when his family realised something was unusual about his physical condition. His thigh bone fractured for the first time. After that, some part of his body began breaking almost every month.

Doctors later diagnosed him with osteogenesis imperfecta, commonly known as brittle bone disease. The condition makes bones ext...