If you have firmly decided to conquer the world then no superpower can stop you from doing that. There have been people who left no stones unturned to realize their dreams irrespective of their age, financial status, and physical ailments. And this 87-year-old woman is one of them.
Varatha Shanmuganathan, who migrated from India to Canada in 2004, recently got her second Master’s degree from York University, Canada, and became the oldest person in the country to earn a graduate degree, reported News18.
Taking to Instagram, Vijay Thanigasalam, a Member of the Provincial Parliament (MPP) at the Ontario Legislature shared a video of Varatha Amma, as they fondly call her, being honored by them.
In the caption of the video, Vijay wrote that Amma is also the oldest woman to earn a graduate degree in Canada. According to him, the elderly woman has educational degrees from four different continents.
“She completed her first master’s degree when she was in her mid-50s at the University of London’s Birkbeck College in the United Kingdom. She later moved to Canada in 2004. In 2019, Varatha amma learned that York University provided a tuition waiver incentive for seniors and was encouraged by her daughter to apply for the master’s program.”
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Amma successfully completed her program.
“As she continues to be a fruitful presence in the lives of many, at the age of 87, she has never given up on the power of education. She is an inspiration to the younger generation beginning their journey or our seniors looking for the next adventure. She teaches us all that learning is a lifelong commitment,” Vijay wrote.
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People online were impressed by this commendable feat of the 87-year-old woman. This is how they reacted:
I just want to become half as dedicated and determined as Amma. She’s surely an inspiration.