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Women’s Day: 98-year-old Karthyayini Amma from Kerala was awarded the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’

President Ram Nath Kovind presented the award to Karthyayini Amma for ‘writing the fourth standard equivalency course under Kerala Literacy Mission’.

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Mar 09, 2020 · 04:26 pm

President Kovind presented the Nari Shakti Puraskar to Karthyayini Amma (98) from Alappuzha, Kerala. She appeared for writing the fourth standard equivalency course under Kerala Literacy Mission and bagged the first rank and scored 98% marks. #SheInspiresUs #WomensDay pic.twitter.com/v3FJJ4slcd

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 8, 2020
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