Guess What! A 97-year-old man who finished his graduation in 1938 have appeared in an exam for his post-graduation in Nalanda Open University, Bihar. Raj Kumar Vaishya wrote his M.A. Economics part one exam and used 23 sheets. He sat for three hours in the examination centre like the other students, the officials said.
“Despite heat wave that forced people indoors, Vaishya surprised all of us including young examiners, when he appeared at examination centre,” the official added.
Vaishya enrolled last year for an M.A. in economics for two reasons, to fulfil his long nurtured desire to get a Masters degree and to study economics to be able to understand why India has failed to solve problems like poverty. “I have appeared in exam and now I am a step closer to fulfilling my dream,” he said.
Vaishya pursued his graduation from Agra University in 1938, he failed to continue his education due to family responsibilities. He lives with the family of his second son Santosh Kumar in the posh Rajendra Nagar colony here for the last 10 years after his wife’s death.
