Amid tussle, a Kerala village is on way to 100% Hindi literacy
The Times of India|October 24, 2022
Septuagenarian Janaki Amma relishes her newfound love for Hindi in a small Kerala village and repeats the brief sentence taught to her as part of an effort by a panchayat to achieve 100% Hindi literacy.
Amid tussle, a Kerala village is on way to 100% Hindi literacy

At a time when Kerala, along with Tamil Nadu, is opposing any attempts of 'Hindi imposition', and netizens engaging in heated debates over the issue, Janaki Amma is bowled over by the articulation of the sentence "Ek thandhi andheri raat sadak pe ja rahi hai" and the granny repeats several times what the instructor taught her.

This story is from the October 24, 2022 edition of The Times of India.

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