Kerala Literacy Mission

The Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority is funded by the state government and aims to promote literacy, continuing education and lifelong learning for all citizens.

Kerala's oldest learner Bhageerathi Amma, who passed the literacy examination at the age of 105 two years ago and won the praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, died in Kollam, family sources said.

Besides tribals, a large number of fisherfolk people and migrant workers who came to Kerala from other states in search of jobs were also among those who either achieved literacy or pursued their discontinued studies through equivalency courses.

Malayalam is not her mother tongue, yet a young mother who originally hails from Bihar has emerged as the topper in a literacy examination conducted in Kerala for migrant labourers.

Bageerathi Amma, 105, who cleared class four equivalency exam was felicitated by Panchayat president Chandrashekaran Pillai and members of Kerala State Literacy Mission at her home in Kerala today.

The 105-year-old Bageerathi Amma who scripted history when she appeared for her fourth standard exam in last November becoming the oldest learner of the Kerala State Literacy Mission has passed her exam with 74.5 per cent marks.

The centenarian -- Bhageerathi Amma, had appeared for the examination, conducted by the state literacy mission, at Kollam last year and the result was announced by the literacy mission on Wednesday.

Bhageerathi Amma, who has 6 children and 16 grandchildren, has scripted history by appearing for Class 4 exams.

The literacy mission would arrange classes in 1,000 local bodies across the state with two batches of 50 members each attending the classes.

An employee of a garment making unit at the IT hub Techno-park here, Ms Revathi scored 100 per cent marks in the special examination, conducted by the state-run Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority.

The 96-year-old great-grandmother from Kerala, the oldest to take a literacy test in the state, who scored 98 out of 100, has one of her wishes fulfilled. After being felicitated by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, she had expressed her wish to learn how to operate a computer in her 'free time'.

Eyes glowing with excitement and oozing confidence, 96-year-old Karthayayani Amma, who scored 98 out of 100 in her Class 4 equivalent exam says, "I knew as long as I study I would score this." The super grand mom from Kerala is the oldest ever, in the state, to take a literacy test and justifiably she flaunts her achievement.

A group of elderly women, unmindful of their failing eye sight and other ailments, in coastal Kerala, is on a mission to learn. For these women who have never been to school, the state government's 'Aksharasagaram' project for improving literacy levels in panchayats in the coastal areas has come as a boon.

In order to provide equal opportunity to the transgender community and bring them to the forefront of the society, the LDF government in Kerala has planned an education programme for the transgender community.

Vice-President Hamid Ansari will arrive in Kerala tomorrow on a three-day visit to attend a series of functions.

The Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority is funded by the state government and aims to promote literacy, continuing education and lifelong learning for all citizens.

Kerala's oldest learner Bhageerathi Amma, who passed the literacy examination at the age of 105 two years ago and won the praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, died in Kollam, family sources said.

Besides tribals, a large number of fisherfolk people and migrant workers who came to Kerala from other states in search of jobs were also among those who either achieved literacy or pursued their discontinued studies through equivalency courses.

Malayalam is not her mother tongue, yet a young mother who originally hails from Bihar has emerged as the topper in a literacy examination conducted in Kerala for migrant labourers.

Bageerathi Amma, 105, who cleared class four equivalency exam was felicitated by Panchayat president Chandrashekaran Pillai and members of Kerala State Literacy Mission at her home in Kerala today.

The 105-year-old Bageerathi Amma who scripted history when she appeared for her fourth standard exam in last November becoming the oldest learner of the Kerala State Literacy Mission has passed her exam with 74.5 per cent marks.

The centenarian -- Bhageerathi Amma, had appeared for the examination, conducted by the state literacy mission, at Kollam last year and the result was announced by the literacy mission on Wednesday.

Bhageerathi Amma, who has 6 children and 16 grandchildren, has scripted history by appearing for Class 4 exams.

The literacy mission would arrange classes in 1,000 local bodies across the state with two batches of 50 members each attending the classes.

An employee of a garment making unit at the IT hub Techno-park here, Ms Revathi scored 100 per cent marks in the special examination, conducted by the state-run Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority.

The 96-year-old great-grandmother from Kerala, the oldest to take a literacy test in the state, who scored 98 out of 100, has one of her wishes fulfilled. After being felicitated by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, she had expressed her wish to learn how to operate a computer in her 'free time'.

Eyes glowing with excitement and oozing confidence, 96-year-old Karthayayani Amma, who scored 98 out of 100 in her Class 4 equivalent exam says, "I knew as long as I study I would score this." The super grand mom from Kerala is the oldest ever, in the state, to take a literacy test and justifiably she flaunts her achievement.

A group of elderly women, unmindful of their failing eye sight and other ailments, in coastal Kerala, is on a mission to learn. For these women who have never been to school, the state government's 'Aksharasagaram' project for improving literacy levels in panchayats in the coastal areas has come as a boon.

In order to provide equal opportunity to the transgender community and bring them to the forefront of the society, the LDF government in Kerala has planned an education programme for the transgender community.

Vice-President Hamid Ansari will arrive in Kerala tomorrow on a three-day visit to attend a series of functions.