96 years old, Kerala’s oldest student Karthyayani Amma was appointed as a Commonwealth of Learning Goodwill ambassador.
Despite not going to school in the past, she scored 98 out of 100 in ‘Aksharalaksham’ literacy programme and received a merit certificate from Kerala Chief Minister in October last year.
The Commonwealth of Learning is an intergovernmental organisation of The Commonwealth headquartered in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
It aims to promote distance education and open learning among its 53-member nations.