Mumbai Woman Went to College at 51. Her Inspiring Post is Now Viral

This story of a 51-year-old college student, posted on the Humans of Bombay Facebook page, is every kind of awesome. It's the tale of a Mumbai woman who talks about her experience of enrolling in college as a student after waiting 30 years to be a graduate.

The post, shared some 18 hours ago, already has over 7000 shares and more than 2000 comments, all praising the woman's courageous effort to educate herself.

"After my 12th standard I had to give up my education to get married. It was a joint family, so continuing my education was not an option, but somewhere within me I always felt like I had missed out... that I wanted to study further," says the woman, name not revealed, in the post. To satiate her thirst for knowledge, she taught her three children at home after school instead of enrolling them for coaching classes.

Eventually, in 2013, after much coaxing by her children - one of whom was married and the other two in college - she finally enrolled herself for a Bachelor degree in Commerce. She was 51. Now, she's in her third year and has final exams coming up.

We'll let you read the post in its entirety to know more about her experience in college, the friends she made and who was the happiest when she did well in her exams. This woman proves you're never too old  to chase your dreams.