الثلاثاء، 24 مارس 2015

Kunjannam, India’s Oldest Woman, Dies at 112

Thrissur: Kunjannam, 112, the oldest woman in the country, died at a private hospital here on Tuesday after a brief illness.

She was recently recognised by Limca Book of World Records as the oldest living person in the country. She was suffering from age-related ailments for quite some time. The Limca Book of World Records recognised her as the oldest living spinster in the country and the certificate for the credit was handed over to her just five months ago.

She bade goodbye to worldly life when her family members were in touch with the Guinness Book of Records authorities to confer the recognition of the second living senior-most spinster in the world on her. She had also been waiting for a reply from the Book of World Record and Limca Book of Records authorities after writing to them to enter her name into the books as the oldest grandmother in the world, on the International Day of Older Persons on October 1.

Kunjannam was born on May 05, 1903, according to her baptism certificate and documentary evidence issued by the vicar of Our Lady of Rosary Church at Eranelloor established in 1861. She embraced death when her family was set to celebrate her 113th birthday in this coming May. ‘Express’ had published a story on Kunjannam, the oldest ever known woman in the country. Eleventh daughter of her parents, Kunjannam was not married-off as she lost her father and mother in a gap of 41 days when she was a teen. The funeral will be held at Parannoor church cemetery on Wednesday.

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