Kerala: The granny who learnt to read and write at 104

Kuttiyamma, a 104-year-old girl within the southern Indian state of Kerala, had at all times needed to go to highschool.

However an early marriage and a life centred on family chores put an finish to that dream.

However her dream grew to become reasonable when she lastly bought an opportunity to affix a government-sponsored literacy programme.

At 104, she learnt tips on how to learn and write – one thing she had needed to do since she was a toddler.

After which she made headlines by scoring 89 marks out of 100 within the official literacy check.

Shot by Kiran G Kumar

Edited by Rubaiyat Biswas

Produced by Kinjal Pandya-Wagh