The Straits Times (27 Jul 2024) — Retired, not expired: At age 71, veteran court interpreter graduated with Diploma in Legal Studies

Five years ago, at the age of 71, Mr Nadarajoo Sivanandan (Siva) defied expectations by receiving a Diploma in Legal Studies. Despite having a successful career as a court interpreter and retiring in 2010, Mr Siva's lifelong dream of studying law remained unfulfilled. 

 

Hence, in 2018, with a friend's encouragement, he enrolled in a Diploma programme at Kaplan and reacquainted himself with classroom learning and technology. Now retired, Mr Siva remains active, balancing part-time translation work, volunteer service and his love for the Tamil language.

 

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