Trending: Grandmothers in Maharashtra’s village attend school

A viral Instagram video shows pink saree-clad grandmothers attending school in Fangne village, Maharashtra.

Recently, a video has been widely shared on the internet, showing grandmothers from the village of Fangne in Maharashtra’s Thane district going to school in pink sarees. They are defying age for education, which has strike a chord with people.

Pink-saree-clad grandmothers attend school in a Maharashtra village.

The Instagram reel, which has now gone viral, shows how pink saree-clad women say they can go a day without eating and stay hungry, but would never miss attending school. The school is called ‘Aajibai Chi Shala,’ and is a unique educational institution that proves age is merely a number when set against the indomitable will to learn. A group of elderly women, mostly grandmothers, are fulfilling their lifelong dreams of being educated. This has won hearts on the internet. The video, shared by @sidiously_, has garnered approximately 9.3 million views so far. The caption read, “This speaks so much about the spirit of learning that shouldn’t limit to any age or boundaries. Started by YogendraBangar sir from Murbad, this school opens every Sat and Sunday to provide freebasic education to grannies fromFangne village. These women never studied in their lives, and this is where they are completing an unfinished dream. This speaks so much about the spirit of learning that shouldn’t limit to any age or boundaries.”

Watch the viral video here:

Netizens react to the viral video.

One of the elderly women in the video, when asked how she wants the world to remember her after her demise, said, “They should remember that this grandmother was educated.” The video also shows trees planted in each student’s name. They are responsible for taking care of their respective trees. One user reacted, “This is the real meaning of lifelong learning.” Another expressed, “So wholesome!! Empowerment has no age n those priceless smiles say it all.” A third person wrote, “So far the best thing I’ve seen in recent.” One more commented, “If passion had a face, it would be Dadi walking to school at 85.”