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‘I like to study’: 92-year-old woman attends classes with children at a school in Uttar Pradesh

Salima Khan from Bulandshahr can now write her name, count up to 100, and even manage her finances.

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Sep 27, 2023 · 04:38 pm
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#WATCH | UP: A 92-year-old woman attends primary school in Bulandshahr pic.twitter.com/4Fuuf1LJAo

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) September 27, 2023

#WATCH | "...I told her if she came and studied in the school, I would arrange her pension, she got inspired by this...now she can count up to 100, can write her own name..." says Dr Pratibha Sharma, Headmaster of primary school Chawli pic.twitter.com/r1KsEdJKd7

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) September 27, 2023
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