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Karthiyayini Amma who scored massive on Kerala literacy examination passes away at 101

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By Express News Service

ALAPPUZHA: Karthiyayini Amma, the recipient of the nation’s highest civilian award ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’, for proving that age was no bar within the quest for information, handed away on Wednesday at her residence in Cheppad village within the coastal Alappuzha district as a result of age-related illnesses. She was 101.

A local of Haripad, in Alappuzha, Karthiyayini Amma, was additionally the Commonwealth of Learning Goodwill Ambassador in 2019. 

She stood first within the Aksharalaksham examinations of the Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority (KSLMA) with 98% marks when she was 96, making her a celeb of kinds. 

Karthiyayini Amma joined the ‘Aksharaleksham’ course of the literacy mission in January 2018.  

The mission, whose goal is to try for 100% literacy focusing primarily on the 16-75 age group, organized the exams for the folks, who didn’t attend common colleges. They can research fourth normal, seventh normal, tenth normal, and better secondary equivalency programs of the literacy mission and attend the examinations, no matter their age. In order to attend the fourth normal, a scholar ought to clear the Aksharaleksham course. 

At that point, there have been 43,000 college students within the course, and Karthiyayini Amma was the eldest among the many ‘college students’. She later completed 10 equivalency examinations with the highest marks in 2020.

She suffered a stroke in September 2022 and was partially paralyzed. Her closing rites can be held on Thursday at 11 a.m.

Expressing condolences on her demise, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday recalled assembly her after she received the award and indicating her need to review additional and get a job after clearing the tenth normal.

“There was confidence and determination in those words,” Vijayan mentioned in a Facebook submit.

Deeply saddened by the passing of Karthyayani Amma, who made historical past by turning into the oldest learner below the State Literacy Mission. She served as an inspiring position mannequin for a lot of, displaying unwavering dedication to pursue schooling regardless of challenges. Her demise is a… pic.twitter.com/1mXVRvWD7a

— Pinarayi Vijayan (@pinarayivijayan) October 11, 2023

He additionally posted a condolence message on the social media platform X the place the CM mentioned that Karthyayani Amma served as an inspiring position mannequin for a lot of by way of her unwavering dedication to pursue schooling regardless of challenges.

“Deeply saddened by the passing of Karthyayani Amma, who made historical past by turning into the oldest learner below the State Literacy Mission.

She served as an inspiring position mannequin for a lot of, displaying unwavering dedication to pursue schooling regardless of challenges. “Her demise is a significant loss to our literacy movement, which helped shape modern Kerala. Heartfelt condolences,” he mentioned.

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ALAPPUZHA: Karthiyayini Amma, the recipient of the nation’s highest civilian award ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’, for proving that age was no bar within the quest for information, handed away on Wednesday at her residence in Cheppad village within the coastal Alappuzha district as a result of age-related illnesses. She was 101.

A local of Haripad, in Alappuzha, Karthiyayini Amma, was additionally the Commonwealth of Learning Goodwill Ambassador in 2019. 

She stood first within the Aksharalaksham examinations of the Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority (KSLMA) with 98% marks when she was 96, making her a celeb of kinds. googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Karthiyayini Amma joined the ‘Aksharaleksham’ course of the literacy mission in January 2018.  

The mission, whose goal is to try for 100% literacy focusing primarily on the 16-75 age group, organized the exams for the folks, who didn’t attend common colleges. They can research fourth normal, seventh normal, tenth normal, and better secondary equivalency programs of the literacy mission and attend the examinations, no matter their age. In order to attend the fourth normal, a scholar ought to clear the Aksharaleksham course. 

At that point, there have been 43,000 college students within the course, and Karthiyayini Amma was the eldest among the many ‘college students’. She later completed 10 equivalency examinations with the highest marks in 2020.

She suffered a stroke in September 2022 and was partially paralyzed. Her closing rites can be held on Thursday at 11 a.m.

Expressing condolences on her demise, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday recalled assembly her after she received the award and indicating her need to review additional and get a job after clearing the tenth normal.

“There was confidence and determination in those words,” Vijayan mentioned in a Facebook submit.

Deeply saddened by the passing of Karthyayani Amma, who made historical past by turning into the oldest learner below the State Literacy Mission. She served as an inspiring position mannequin for a lot of, displaying unwavering dedication to pursue schooling regardless of challenges. Her demise is a… pic.twitter.com/1mXVRvWD7a
— Pinarayi Vijayan (@pinarayivijayan) October 11, 2023
He additionally posted a condolence message on the social media platform X the place the CM mentioned that Karthyayani Amma served as an inspiring position mannequin for a lot of by way of her unwavering dedication to pursue schooling regardless of challenges.

“Deeply saddened by the passing of Karthyayani Amma, who made historical past by turning into the oldest learner below the State Literacy Mission.

She served as an inspiring position mannequin for a lot of, displaying unwavering dedication to pursue schooling regardless of challenges. “Her demise is a significant loss to our literacy movement, which helped shape modern Kerala. Heartfelt condolences,” he mentioned. Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp