Kerala: The granny who learnt to read and write at 104
Kuttiyamma, a 104-year-old woman in the southern Indian state of Kerala, had always wanted to go to school.
But an early marriage and a life centred on household chores put an end to that dream.
But her dream became realistic when she finally got a chance to join a government-sponsored literacy programme.
At 104, she learnt how to read and write - something she had wanted to do since she was a child.
And then she made headlines by scoring 89 marks out of 100 in the official literacy test.
Shot by Kiran G Kumar
Edited by Rubaiyat Biswas
Produced by Kinjal Pandya-Wagh
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