Patricia Mukhim
Patricia Mukhim | |
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Born | Shillong, Meghalaya, India |
Occupation | Writer, journalist, social activist |
Known for | Social activism, writings |
Awards |
Padma Shri Chameli Devi Jain Award ONE India Award FICCI FLO Award UN Brahma Soldier of Humanity Award Siva Prasad Barooah National Award North East Excellence Award |
Patricia Mary Mukhim is an Indian social activist, writer, journalist[1][2] and the Editor of Shillong Times,[3] known for her social activism and her writings on mining in Meghalaya and Khasi people of the state.[4] A recipient of honours such as Chameli Devi Jain award,[5] ONE India award,[6] Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry FLO award, Upendra Nath Brahma Soldier of Humanity award,[7] Siva Prasad Barooah National award and North East Excellence award,[8] She was honored by the Government of India, in 2000, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[9]
Biography
It is no secret that a good chunk of development funds go to the coffers of sundry militant outfits, says Patricia Mukhim, about the militancy in the Northeast India.[10]
Patricia Mukhim was born in Shillong, the capital city of the Northeast Indian state of Meghalaya. She is known to have had a difficult childhood as her parents divorced when she was young and was brought up by her single mother.[11][12] She did her schooling and college education in Shillong and secured graduate degrees in Arts (BA) and education (BEd).[5] She started her career as a teacher but turned to journalism in 1987 as a correspondent and, since 2008,[12] is the editor of the Shillong Times,[5][6] the first English language daily in Meghalaya.[8][13] She also contributes articles to other publications such as The Statesman,[8] The Telegraph,[13][14][15][16] Eastern Panorama and The North East Times.[5][17][18]
Patricia Mukhim is the founder of Shillong, We Care a non governmental organization involved in the fight against the militancy in Meghalaya.[6][8] She is a member of the National Security Advisory Board of the Government of India[2][8] and serves as a member of the National Foundation for Communal Harmony, under the Ministry of Home Affairs, India.[8][13][17][18] She sits on the education board of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication.[6]
Mukhim is the director of Indigenous Women's Resource Centre, Shillong[4][19] and is involved with the District Consumer Forum, Shillong as a member,[5] the State Commission for Consumer Affairs as a member,[19] with the Centre of North East Studies and policy research (CNES) as its Trustee[2] and with Indo Global Service Society as its vice president.[8] She sits on the board of Women's Regional Network, a cross border women's forum involving women from the Indian subcontinent.[17][18] A former member of Meghalaya Planning Board,[2] Mukhim is also an advisor to the North Eastern Institute of Development Studies (NEIDS).[19]
Mukhim is credited with several articles on the socio-political milieu of Meghalaya.[20][21] She has contributed a chapter to book on matriarchy by Heide Göttner-Abendroth[4] under the title, Khasi matrilineal society - Challenges in the 21st century[22] an is working on a book, When Hens Crow.[4] She has attended many conferences and seminars[4] in places such as Japan, Thailand, Hawaii, Switzerland, Palestine, Israel, North and South Korea, UK, and the African continent and has delivered keynote addresses.[5][8] She has also appeared on several television and radio programs.[5]
Patrica Mukhim is a divorcee and has three children, two of her children having died earlier.[12]
Awards and recognition
Patrcia Mukhim received the Chameli Devi Jain Award in 1996 from the Media Foundation, New Delhi.[8][17][18] The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) conferred on her their FLO award for excellence in journalism in 2008.[8][17][18] Afew months later, in 2008, she received the Upendra Nath Brahma Soldier of Humanity award.[7][8] The next year, she received the Siva Prasad Barooah National Award, in 2009.[8] One year later, the Government of India included her in the Republic Day honours list for the civilian award of Padma Shri.[9][12][17][18] In 2011, she was selected for the Northeast Excellence Award.[8] She received the O.N.E. India award in 2014.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "BBC". BBC. 10 January 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "NSAB". Government of India. 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ↑ "Zoom Info". Zoom Info. 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Faced with changing times". The Hindu. February 19, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "E Pao". E Pao. 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Shillong Times". Shillong Times. 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "The Hindu". The Hindu. 12 May 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 8.12 "Indianict". Indianict. 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Padma Awards". Padma Awards. 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ↑ H. N. Das (April 2008). "Economic Consequences of Insurgency in the North East". Dialogue 9 (4).
- ↑ "North East Monologues". North East Monologues. 4 January 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "Mode Shift". Mode Shift. 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Control Arms Foundation of India". Control Arms Foundation of India. 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ Patricia Mukhim (June 22, 2009). "Killing fields of Northeast" (Press release). The Telegraph. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ↑ Patricia Mukhim (February 3, 2014). "Northeast Echoes". News article. The Telegraph. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ↑ Patricia Mukhim (February 15, 2014). "One region, many visions". News article. The Telegraph. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 "Women's Regional Network". Women's Regional Network. 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 "Journalism Mentor". Journalism Mentor. 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Academiepansophia". Academiepansophia. 13 May 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ↑ Patricia Mukhim (3 November 2010). "Hell of a development" (Press release). Burning Issue. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ↑ Patricia Mukhim (28 June 2013). "Why is Meghalaya Police floundering?". News article. Shillong Times. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ↑ Patricia Mukhim (2005). May 2008 Khasi matrilineal society - Challenges in the 21st century. The Second World Congress on Matriarchal Studies.
Further reading
- Patricia Mukhim (2005). May 2008 Khasi matrilineal society - Challenges in the 21st century. The Second World Congress on Matriarchal Studies.
- Patricia Mukhim (June 22, 2009). "Killing fields of Northeast" (Press release). The Telegraph. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- Patricia Mukhim (3 November 2010). "Hell of a development" (Press release). Burning Issue. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- Patricia Mukhim (28 June 2013). "Why is Meghalaya Police floundering?". News article. Shillong Times. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- Patricia Mukhim (February 3, 2014). "Northeast Echoes". News article. The Telegraph. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- Patricia Mukhim (February 15, 2014). "One region, many visions". News article. The Telegraph. Retrieved December 31, 2014.