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  International Literacy Day: Not Kerala, this Indian state has highest literacy rate

  India | September 08, 2025 11:30 IST

  According to the latest data, the Indian state with the highest literacy rate is Mizoram, with 98.2% literacy, surpassing Kerala.

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  International Literacy Day: What was India's literacy rate at Independence and what is it now?

  India | September 08, 2025 8:48 IST

  International Literacy Day 2025: When India gained independence on August 15, 1947, the country's literacy rate was a mere 12 per cent. However, in 1951, after the government conducted the first census, the literacy rate stood at 18.33 per cent.

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  CBSE Reading Mission to promote 'reading literacy' among learners

  Education | September 16, 2021 16:16 IST

  The Reading Mission is a two-year initiative to encourage students to read and engage actively with books. It will be launched by CBSE chairman Manoj Ahuja on Monday (September 20).

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  International Literacy Day 2021: History, relevance and theme

  India | September 08, 2021 8:12 IST

  International Literacy Day 2021: September 8 was declared as International Literacy Day by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in the year 1966.

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  105-yr-old great grandmother appears for literacy exam in Kerala

  Education | November 20, 2019 12:35 IST

  Bhageerathi Amma, who always yearned to study and gain knowledge, had to give up her dream of educating herself after her mother passed away as she had to take care of her younger siblings.

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  One in 10 households in India still doesn't have a single literate member

  India | November 23, 2014 11:21 IST

  Chennai: Even after more than 60 years of independence, one out of ten households in India still doesn't have a single literate member, according to the Census 2011 data.The country, however, has shown improvement in