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KOCHI: It is not very often you get to see a foreigner studiously reading a Malayalam textbook and that too at an age of 80. But, Kathleen Marie Huolohan, an Australian citizen, is one determined ‘ammumma’, as she loves to call herself. And hers is a rare feat since she is the first foreign national

Proficiency in languages is almost half the battle won in dealing with challenges thrown up by life. So, being able to read, write, and converse in at least three languages can be a real confidence booster. ‘To make people proficient in languages’, Kerala state literacy mission taking it as a challenge and proving it a

21 candidates pass the Class 10 equivalency exam under the ‘Samanwaya’ scheme Members of the transgender community were all praise on Monday for a State Literacy Mission programme, which, they said, helped in their struggle to be accepted by the society. Sharing experiences They shared their experiences at a felicitation organised by the mission for

At 25, Reshma R has undertaken a unique literacy mission. Every three days a week, she waltzes into the community hall in her colony, doling out literacy lessons to the illiterate members in her colony. The classes are taken for Saksharatha (basic literacy course) and fourth standard equivalency course. In her class are students of

After agonising years of being forced into labour, AP teen clears Plus Two In a month, Raju Chandra will turn 18. Unlike all his previous birthdays, this time the youngster, who is originally from Andhra Pradesh, has something to cheer about. He has become the first person to clear the higher secondary exams through regular

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The setting is an otherwise grim, desolate tribal colony of Idiyumvayal, which is desolate in terms of literacy. Forty-two-year-old Balakrishnan KK is on a quest to turn a dispirited lot of tribals into literates. In this sleepy little hamlet tucked away in Wayanad, a silent revolution is brewing, a literacy revolution. At its helm

T’puram: The surprise visit of minister for education, C.Raveendranath, to the venue where training programme for instructors of Samagra scheme was being held, resulted in some light moments at PWD rest house on Monday. Samagra is a tribal literacy equivalency scheme being implemented by the state literacy mission. The tribal instructors were being trained on

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As many as 900 trainers have been upskilled with the necessary skills to take on the challenge of teaching 8,500 illiterate people in the city. This is as part of the mega literacy mission ‘Aksharasree’, which is slated to kick off in the city. The pilot project jointly implemented by the Kerala State Literacy

Thiruvananthapuram – The Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority rolled out a programme to provide fresh impetus to its literacy drive. Launched as part of the government’s 1,000-day celebrations, it  target 2,000 colonies that are most backward in terms of education in local self-government institutions (LSGIs). These will comprise Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes colonies and

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority has launched Aksharashree, a project targeting 100 per cent literacy for the state capital, in association with the city corporation. Devaswom minister Kadakampally Surendran Inaugurated its pravesanolsavam on Sunday giving its textbook to 70-year-old Abusa Beevi. The classes will begin on March 15 for 8,500 people enrolled for higher