“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” – Mark Twain
Karthyayani Amma, a 98-year-old woman from Kerala, who went viral on social media for being the oldest person ever to enroll in the Kerala Literacy Mission’s Aksharalaksham scheme, is in the news again.
Karthiyani Amma is going to be honoured with the Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019 for topping the Class 4 equivalency exam conducted by Kerala Literacy Mission Authority (KLMA) in 2018.
Kerala: 96-yr-old Karthiyani Amma (pic1) who scored 98/100 marks in 2018 and 105-yr-old Bhageerathi Amma (pic2) who became the oldest equivalency course student of Kerala State Literacy Mission, to be jointly awarded the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019’ by the President on March 8. pic.twitter.com/EL0YT9MWBI
— ANI (@ANI) March 5, 2020
Karthiyani Amma, who had never attended school, topped that exam with flying colours by scoring 98% marks.
However, she’s not alone. Along with her, 105-year-old Bhageerathi Amma from Kerala, who became the oldest equivalency course student in the history of KLMA, will also be honoured with the same award.
The Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019 award will be presented by President Ram Nath Kovind on 8th March. Twitter is also celebrating their achievements. Take a look.
this is heartening to read!
— vivek singh (@vivekbabaji) March 5, 2020
Bravo👏👏👏👏
— $iđđhēsh😎⚡ (@IamSiddhesh92) March 5, 2020
Dadi😍
— Aarav🇮🇳🚩 (@Gumnam21996100) March 5, 2020
Inspiration ☺
— Dr. Shivani Shukla (卐) (@DrShivanii991) March 5, 2020
Courage and dedication 👍
— Shailender Sharma (@Shailender99999) March 5, 2020
Dadi wow 🙏🙏🙏
— Kabir (@Saket95375486) March 5, 2020
Respect.
— TheResistance (@resistance3088) March 5, 2020
Congratulations to both the women. Your story is truly inspirational.
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