Mother, son are ‘classmates’ as both pursue graduation in same college

IT'S a rare sight to see a mother and son studying in the same college, but it’s happening at the MA College near Kothamangalam.

While the 40-year-old mother Poornima is studying for her first-year BA English, her 17-year-old son Vyshnav is doing his first-year B.Com.

But the beauty of what education brought to the two is that they attend the same class when studying language subjects.

Interestingly, the two arrive on a two-wheeler driven by the mother, as according to the rules for a full-fledged driving licence, Vyshnav has to turn 18, for which he will have to wait till next year.

Poornima is in all smiles when she walks beside her son, as in college, they are not mother and son duo but college mates.

“I really wanted to do my graduation long back, but due to some reasons, I was not able to do so... then the wedding took place and then I became the mother of two children. My husband Binu is my biggest supporter and he has always been asking me to do graduation and thus I decided to join the college in the present new academic year that began last month,” said Poornima.

“I have no issues getting along with my very young classmates. In class, we are classmates. My ardent wish to study in a college and do graduation has been achieved and there is no better joy that studying alongside my son,” added Poornima.

Vyshnav said there are no blushes for him as his mother is his college mate.

“There is no reason for it,” said Vyshnav.

It’s during the lunch break that the mother and son meet as they have lunch together and after that, all eyes are on the duo when they walk inside the campus with their hands held together.

Incidentally, Binu, who is a bus conductor with the state Transport Corporation, is a former student of this college.