Patricia Mukhim

Patricia Mukhim
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] and 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

  1. ↑ "BBC". BBC. 10 January 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "NSAB". Government of India. 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Zoom Info". Zoom Info. 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Faced with changing times". The Hindu. February 19, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "E Pao". E Pao. 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shillong Times". Shillong Times. 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "The Hindu". The Hindu. 12 May 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Indianict" (PDF). Indianict. 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  10. ↑ H. N. Das (April 2008). "Economic Consequences of Insurgency in the North East". Dialogue 9 (4).
  11. ↑ "North East Monologues". North East Monologues. 4 January 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Mode Shift". Mode Shift. 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  13. 1 2 3 "Control Arms Foundation of India" (PDF). Control Arms Foundation of India. 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  14. ↑ Patricia Mukhim (June 22, 2009). "Killing fields of Northeast" (Press release). The Telegraph. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  15. ↑ Patricia Mukhim (February 3, 2014). "Northeast Echoes". News article. The Telegraph. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  16. ↑ Patricia Mukhim (February 15, 2014). "One region, many visions". News article. The Telegraph. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Women's Regional Network". Women's Regional Network. 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Journalism Mentor". Journalism Mentor. 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  19. 1 2 3 "Academiepansophia" (PDF). Academiepansophia. 13 May 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  20. ↑ Patricia Mukhim (3 November 2010). "Hell of a development" (Press release). Burning Issue. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  21. ↑ Patricia Mukhim (28 June 2013). "Why is Meghalaya Police floundering?". News article. Shillong Times. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  22. ↑ Patricia Mukhim (2005). May 2008 Khasi matrilineal society - Challenges in the 21st century Check |url= value (help). The Second World Congress on Matriarchal Studies.

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