108-Year-Old Woman Tops Kerala’s Literacy Programme, Scores 97 Out of 100

Kamalakanni had to drop out of school in the second standard due to financial constraints.

If you're looking for motivation, take this as an example. Kamalakanni, a 108-year-old woman from Tamil Nadu topped the literacy programme run by the Kerala state after securing 97 marks out of 100.

Born in 1915 in Cumbun, Tamil Nadu, Kamalakanni, moved to Kerala at a very young age, and couldn't complete her education. Recently, she enrolled in the Sampoornam Shastra literacy programme which is an adult literacy programme run by the Kerala state.