“This is a story of courage and perseverance. It shows how age is just a number and anyone determined to achieve their dreams will do it,”
This was the 39th Bibilography by Chef Vikas Khanna and has is now a documentary film too.
The nonagenarian who hails from Cheppad, Alappuzha, has just not made her state proud but has also set an example for the others with her never-too-late spirit!Tops Kerala Literacy Exam with 98%
She swept the streets outside temples in her village for a living. One day, she met Sathi, an educationist, who enrolled her in school. Amma studied hard and stood first, ahead of 43,300 students who appeared for the examination.
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This inspiring video of less than 15 minutes in Malayalam ends with her saying, though I am unable to visit the temple God is always with me, and enters my home daily, some time in the form of light, some day in the form of blossoms, some day in the form of wind, he is always welcome home.
In 2019 she became a Commonwealth of Learning Goodwill Ambassador. She was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar by President Ram Nath Kovind on Women's Day in March 2020.
Now she has crossed her 100th Birthday.
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