{
  "id": 18209488,
  "title": "Kerala grandmother, 85, teaches children with sand and stick for a decade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/kerala-grandmother-85-teaches-children-with-sand-and-stick-for-a",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-04T23:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/at-85-a-grandmother-in-kerala-still-teaches-children-malayalam-hindi-english-and-mathematics-using-nothing-more-than-sand-and-a-stick-for-nearly-a-decade-she-has-kept-a-traditional-way-of-learning-alive/articleshow/135534672.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Meet Indira Amma, a remarkable 85-year-old teacher hailing from Kerala, who creatively employs sand and a stick to engage her young students. She introduces them to the fundamentals of Malayalam, Hindi, English, and mathematics using this unique approach. Children delight in tracing letters in the sand after watching her demonstrations, promoting a fun and waste-free learning environment.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}