Nepal's oldest student aims to become a teacher

Every morning, six days a week, Durga Kami gets ready for school. The 68-year-old grandfather recently returned to his studies following the death of his wife, and is now thought to be Nepal's oldest student.

He's from the lowest rung of the caste system, called 'Dalit', or the 'Untouchables,' and walks to school every day with the help of his walking stick.

When Kami was younger, he wanted to be a teacher, but was too poor to finish his studies. A few years ago, a higher secondary school gave him a scholarship and provided him with stationary and a uniform. It was a welcome break from his lonely life in an isolated, one-room home.

"I am attending school with the intention of getting myself educated before I die and to impart knowledge to other Dalits as well," he said.

Kami gets along well with his classmates, who call him Baa, Nepali for 'Father'.

"If they see an old person with white beard like me studying in school they might get motivated as well," Kami said of the children.

"We gradually passed eighth and ninth grade and have successfully reached 10th grade," classmate Sagar Thapa told Reuters. "We help him on what he doesn't know and he also asks us questions without any hesitation."

Kami hopes to continue studying for the rest of his life.

AOL.com contributed to this report