96-year-old Karthyayani Amma is the oldest student in Kerala. She topped in Kerala’s Literacy Exam with 98 %, last year. Her determination and undying spirit to learn are very inspiring.
This spirit of her made her the Commonwealth Learning Goodwill Ambassador and she will be representing India globally along with other53 countries. The Commonwealth of Learning is an intergovernmental organization of The Commonwealth headquartered in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It aims to promote distance education and open learning among its 53-member nations.
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Commonwealth of Learning Vice President, Balasubramanian visited Karthyayani Amma after she topped Aksharalaksham literacy examination conducted by Kerala State Literacy Mission.
Amma never went to school or had any other means to educate herself. Had a normal life, got married, raised her kids and took care of her home. From such background to reach at this level in this age is something unimaginable.
The entire nation is proud of you Amma. Thank you very much for inspiring all us to persuade our dreams and to show that age is just numbers. True determination and will power needed to fulfil our dreams.
