That same year, she began appearing on the Country Foods YouTube channel, gaining internet fame. Mastanamma continued to work in the fields until 2016, when she was allegedly 105 years old, earning 200-300 rupees (about $2-4) per day. Four out of her five children died in a cholera epidemic that broke out in her village, and her only surviving child, David, lost his eyesight. After her husband's death, Mastanamma was left to raise their five children alone, and earned a living by working in a paddy field. He died a few years later, leaving her widowed at the age of 22. She refused to stay with her new family and soon returned to her village.Īt the age of 11 or 15 (sources differ), Mastanamma married Bhushanam. She was adopted by a Muslim family who did not have a daughter, and her name was changed to Mastanamma. Her claimed date of birth was 10 April 1911, but she did not have a birth certificate to prove it. Mastanamma was born as Martamma in the village of Kopalle, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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