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104-Year-Old Kerala Woman Scores 89 Out Of 100 In State Education Exam
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.
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Kerala's "Oldest Learner" Bhageerathi Amma Dies At 107
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.
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Over One Lakh People Achieve Literacy In Kerala In Four Years
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.
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Migrant Woman From Bihar Tops Malayalam Literacy Exam In Kerala
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.
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105-Year-Old Granny From Kerala Appears For Class 4 Exams
Bhageerathi Amma, who has 6 children and 16 grandchildren, has scripted history by appearing for Class 4 exams.
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Kerala Literacy Mission To Enroll 1 Lakh School Dropouts
The literacy mission would arrange classes in 1,000 local bodies across the state with two batches of 50 members each attending the classes.
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Odisha Labourer Scores 100 Per Cent Marks In Kerala Literacy Exam
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.
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Kerala Grandmom, Who Topped Literacy Test, Learns To Operate Computer
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'.
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Kerala Gears Up For Second Literacy Movement
Kerala, declared the first complete literate state in the country over two decades ago, is now gearing up for a second mass literacy movement to eradicate illiteracy totally by covering all left over sections.
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Elderly Kerala Women Join 'Aksharasagaram' Literacy Program, Learn to Read And Write
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.
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Kerala Government Introduces State-wide Education Programme For Transgenders
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.
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In Kerala, Grandmothers Sit For Primary Exams
The narrow lanes, lined by coconut palms have witnessed a silent revolution in Kerala. Women like Najeeba, in their 50s, who were never allowed to study as young girls, have defied the smirks of their grandchildren to pass their 4th grade equivalency exams.
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104-Year-Old Kerala Woman Scores 89 Out Of 100 In State Education Exam
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 Dies At 107
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.
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Over One Lakh People Achieve Literacy In Kerala In Four Years
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.
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Migrant Woman From Bihar Tops Malayalam Literacy Exam In Kerala
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.
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105-Year-Old Granny From Kerala Appears For Class 4 Exams
Bhageerathi Amma, who has 6 children and 16 grandchildren, has scripted history by appearing for Class 4 exams.
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Kerala Literacy Mission To Enroll 1 Lakh School Dropouts
The literacy mission would arrange classes in 1,000 local bodies across the state with two batches of 50 members each attending the classes.
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Odisha Labourer Scores 100 Per Cent Marks In Kerala Literacy Exam
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.
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Kerala Grandmom, Who Topped Literacy Test, Learns To Operate Computer
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'.
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Kerala Gears Up For Second Literacy Movement
Kerala, declared the first complete literate state in the country over two decades ago, is now gearing up for a second mass literacy movement to eradicate illiteracy totally by covering all left over sections.
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Elderly Kerala Women Join 'Aksharasagaram' Literacy Program, Learn to Read And Write
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.
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Kerala Government Introduces State-wide Education Programme For Transgenders
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.
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In Kerala, Grandmothers Sit For Primary Exams
The narrow lanes, lined by coconut palms have witnessed a silent revolution in Kerala. Women like Najeeba, in their 50s, who were never allowed to study as young girls, have defied the smirks of their grandchildren to pass their 4th grade equivalency exams.
