105 Year Lady Passes Class 4 Exam

'Age is no bar to follow one's dreams', is the motto of a 105-year-old great grandmother from Kerala who has passed her fourth standard examination.

'Age is no bar to follow one's dreams', is the motto of a 105-year-old great grandmother from Kerala who has passed her fourth standard examination.Her name is Bhageerathi Amma and she is from Kollam BA is the oldest student in the country to clear the exam with an impressive score of 205 out of the total 275. Moreover, she scored full marks for Maths - 75 on 75. Due to difficulty in writing, she had taken three days to complete the three question papers.

PS Sreekala, director of Kerala State Literacy Mission.They helped BA study and complete her exam.At the age of 9, Bhageerathi Amma gave up her formal education after her mother's death. She was unable to pursue her wish to study further as she had to take care of her siblings.While in her mid-thirties, she lost her husband and took care of her six children without any help, leaving her with no options to pursue her dreams.

She is a mother to six children and has 16 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.Now at the age of 105 she has completed her class 5 exam and wishes to appear for class 10 exam as well.BA is a very big day example that you are never too old to pursue your dreams. Whether it is studying, learning to dance, travelling the world, etc you can do anything you want as long as you have the passion.

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