For two hours, she buries herself reading the news and keeping herself informed about what’s going on in the world. But it is only in recent months that she has been able to fulfil this dream of hers – in April, Kuttiyamma finally began to learn to read. “On many occasions I regretted my inability to read newspapers and I used to plead with the younger generations at home to read out newspapers to me. She refuses to let other family members take over the cooking. “Education for women family members was unthinkable at that time.

Source: The Guardian December 12, 2021 03:34 UTC