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Actor R Madhavan Shares Inspiring Story of 96-Year-Old Kerala Woman Who Scored 98 in Literacy Exam
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Moneycontrol•16-10-2026, 22:02
Actor R Madhavan Shares Inspiring Story of 96-Year-Old Kerala Woman Who Scored 98 in Literacy Exam
- •Actor R Madhavan recently shared the inspiring story of Karthyayani Amma from Kerala on his Instagram Stories.
- •Karthyayani Amma made headlines in 2018 by scoring 98 out of 100 in a literacy exam at the remarkable age of 96.
- •Born in 1922 in Kerala, she worked as a domestic helper and street sweeper and never attended school in her childhood.
- •Inspired by her daughter, she learned reading, writing, and basic mathematics in her nineties with the help of her family.
- •She received numerous honours, including the Nari Shakti Puraskar, before passing away in October 2023 at the age of 101.
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At the age of 96, Karthyayani Amma scored 98 out of 100 marks in a literacy examination conducted under Kerala's Aksharalaksham literacy programme in 2018, securing full scores in reading and mathematics.
Bollywood actor R Madhavan shared Karthyayani Amma's inspiring story on his Instagram Stories, using appreciative emojis to highlight her remarkable achievement of learning to read and write in her nineties.
Following her national attention, Karthyayani Amma received the prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskar and was appointed a goodwill ambassador for the Commonwealth of Learning in 2019.
