Karre Mastanamma

Karre Mastanamma (10 April 1911[2][3] – 3 December 2018) was an Indian centenarian who became a popular chef on YouTube with millions of followers.[4] At the time of her death in 2018, she had 2 million followers on YouTube. Despite having little knowledge of technology and only a basic education in rural Andhra Pradesh in southern India, Mastanamma, filmed by her grandson, became an Internet sensation following her first recording making a Baingan bharta (aubergine curry) in 2016.[5] She died in Gudiwada, her native village near Tenali in Guntur district on 3 December 2018. At the time of her death, she was the oldest YouTuber in the world.

Mastanamma
Mastanamma with an emu egg
Born
Karre Mastanamma

(1911-04-10)10 April 1911
Andhra Pradesh[1]
Died2 December 2018(2018-12-02) (aged 107)
Citizenship British Indian (1911-1947)
 Indian Dominion (1947-1950)
 Indian (1950-2018)
Occupation
  • Cooking
Years active2016-2018
Known forIndian cuisine
Notable workBaingan bharta

References
  1. Schultz, Kai (December 6, 2018). "World's Oldest Celebrity Chef, an Indian Great-Grandma, Dies at 107". The New York Times. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  2. "This 106-Year-Old Cook From Andhra Pradesh Is a YouTube Sensation With Over 5 Lakh Subscribers!". The Better India. 16 July 2017.
  3. Iyer, Lalita (6 May 2017). "Meet 106-year-old Mastanamma, India's latest YouTube sensation". The Week. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. "Mastanamma: The Centenarian who became a YouTube-cookery sensation". The Independent. 6 December 2018.
  5. "Karre Mastanamma obituary". 15 December 2018 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
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