''Barefoot Empress'' is an Indo-American

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directed by

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. The film depicts the life story of a woman in India who enrolls in first grade at the age of 96. The film is co-produced by

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nominated Doug Roland and Dr.

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serves as an executive producer.

Summary

Barefoot Empress, a 15 minute short film revolves around

Karthyayani Amma Karthyayani Amma (born ) is an Indian woman who passed a literacy examination with top marks at the age of 96. She received the Nari Shakti Puraskar award the highest civilian award for a woman by the government of India. Early life Karthyayan ...

, who, having never had access to education as a girl, finally gets a chance at education. At 96-years-old she was the oldest among the 43,330 candidates who appeared for the 'Aksharalaksham' test, a fourth standard equivalent examination. Karthyayani Amma scored a 98 out of 100 on a literacy examination conducted by the Kerala government. The state-run Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority (KSLMA) has certified that her score is a record.

Production history

Karthyayani Amma's story caught director Vikas Khanna's attention via a tweet in 2018. Hearing the first-hand account of her life inspired the making of ''Barefoot Empress''.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barefoot Empress 2020s Malayalam-language films 2021 films