Seena Sreevalson - The legend goes like this: Lord Vishnu once came to the assist of the Gods by a celestial appearance of the beautiful enchantress Mohini to
seduce their arch nemesis, the Asuras, also called as demons. He would retrieve the very elixir of life from them, which is said to have appeared when the Ocean of
Milk was churned.
The temple dancers of old are said to be the first to have started this dance form in commemoration of this great mythological event, and the world was eternally
blessed with the captivating classical dance form, Mohiniyattam. Honorable Poet/Artist Seena Sreevalson is a multi-talented artist from God's own country-
Kerala.
Personal Profile: Poet/Translator/Editor/Dancer/Teacher/Mother and a lot more.. Determined, Brave, Strong, Caring. Mother of two loving daughters. Who
loves art forms, freedom, education, and equality. Who loves to stand up for her beliefs, and express feminine sensibilities, nature, ecological issues and social
Seena Sreevalson
issues through poems. Who poignantly experiments in visual aspects of poetry through classical dance. Who started writing poetry when she was a kid and won
titles Kalathilakam and Sargaprathibha (titles awarded for the highest achievement in school youth festival and university zonal arts festival). Who authored and
published two books: Kukkinikkattayum Punnagachettum (poems Malayalam), When my hair caught fire (poems, English). Who compiled and edited The
Current, An International Anthology of English Poems. Who introduces poems written in far corners of Earth in her motherland by translating it in Malayalam
while her own poems are translated into Tamil, Kannada, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Hindi and Arabic. Who trains teachers, organizes prime poetry festivals, delivers
speeches on art and literature. Born on 08/05/1981 and proud of being a resident in Kerala, India
Persona: She has been learning dance since the age of 5 and her performances translate poetry through the traditional Kerala dance of Mohiniyattam. She stresses
the visual aspects of poetry and has learned from legends. Her first guru was Padmanaban master, she started learning Mohiniyattam from Kalamandalam
Ambika and Bharatanatyam from Kalamandalam Sarojini.She has presented her poems in several national and international poetry festivals. Her poems have
also been featured in many international poetry anthologies. She has compiled and edited an International Anthology The Current which consists poems from
40 nations across the Globe She has directed Prime Poetry Festival, Kerala 2019. She has participated and presented poems in literary camps conducted by
Kerala Sahithya Academy, Samastha Kerala Sahithya Parishad , Kerala Arts and Literature Academy and Kerala institute for children's literature. She has
choreographed and presented poems of Poonthanam, ONV Kurupu, Ezhuthachan and Prabha Varma and performed mohiniyattam at Malayalam Kavitha
Karnival, Amaravathi poetic Prism, Guntur International Poetry Festival, National Poets and writers meet,Poonthanam Sahithyothsavam etc
She has attended a number of National and International Seminars, details below:
Ecocritical reading of the Malayalam Film 'Drishyam, Down to Earth, National Seminar on Ecological Orientations in Literature, at ASAS, Amrutha
Vishwavidya Peetham, 2014.
Life between Lion and La Mar – A critical interpretation of Santiago's Life and dream in Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea, with special reference to
Modernism in America.
(UGC sponsored national seminar on American Literary Movements: A Reappraisal, 2014) Body, Sexuality and Identity: A Review of Socio – political Agenda
in 'Ancient Promises ', by Jaishree Mishra. (National Seminar on Indian Literature in English at Pondicherry Central University March 2014).
48 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 49
Imprints of Globalization in Cinema – Socio – political Agenda of James miserable, then your happiness has greater value. Then you've
Cameron's Avatar. learned to divorce your state of mind from your circumstances
and tap into your inner reservoir of joy. Only when you're happy,
National Seminar on literature and contemporary issue, 2015.
can you uplift others around you. Talking to people, listening to
Local Governments and Education to the disabled Children. (International them, connecting with them, understanding them with a deep
Conference on Local Governments and Right based Development. sense is what I feel is significant to figure out how you can bring
Thiruvananthapuram , 2015). peace and harmony into someone's life. I teach my own kids and
the kids at school about random acts of kindness and giving back.
A) As an individual, I speak the language of love, kindness, humbleness and
courage. I try to bring all this out through my poetry in dance. Any D) I definitely feel I have a sense of making people happy. I'm a
woman, who is labeled as a virtuous woman, is looked up to as a role positive person, very much so, to the extent that it's infectious.
model for many reasons, but most in particular due to her passion and zeal It's important to spread good vibes and take only positives from a
to serve her family, people and society wholeheartedly. I feel that is exactly person or for that matter anything else in this world. I realize that
my drive and all my work is focused on purpose, love and awareness. positivity and happiness spreads by Inspiring people to realize
their best potential, to make them go on a quest of self, to
B) I have always believed it is important to get in the zone to produce top
investigate and encourage them to do their best. I am a staunch
quality work. This is about having the state of creativity or productivity,
believer of the vedic phrase that goes: Om Sarve Bhavantu
or what ever is relevant when you are ready to go, whenever you need it.
Sukhinah | SarveSantu Niraamayaah | Sarve Bhadraanni
Poetry and dance and in my case poetry in dance is always in a state where
Pashyantu | Maa Kashcid-Duhkha- Bhaag-Bhavet |Om Shaantih
sometimes it's according to the rhythm, sometimes according to the
Shaantih Shaantih || which means May all become happy | May
audience, at times living the characters in the poem. I have a ritual, like a
none fall ill |May all see auspiciousness everywhere| May n o n e
set of emotional anchors, for accessing the perfect writing state where
ever feel sorrow | I feel if everyone follows these the world would
things just flow. With playing myself in life and wanting to play all those
be a better and happy place.
different characters, depersonalization is a shortcut to getting in that
hyper-effective state. E) Patience, kindness, forgiveness, perseverance and determination. These are according to me the most important aspects of building oneself. As Nelson
Mandela once said, I never lose, I only win or learn. So through all these I only try and learn. It is imperative that you keep working towards your goals
Chances are I was in that “zone” when I wrote it or presented it and that'll
without stepping on others. A willingness to work hard is something i swear by. It is especially important in relation to motivation. I always work with the
come through, between the lines.
grain of human nature, and not against it.
Having said that, art isn't dependent on some mysterious, external force.
Mail id: [email protected]
Your state, your emotional state of mind, above all else, is what will
Address: Sreenilayam, Thiruvizhamkunnu Post, Palakkad, Kerala678601
determine the quality of your work.
Father: Late Sethumadhavan V P
C) It is important to find inner peace to be able to do anything for anyone Mother: Sobhana N
else. Anyone can be happy when life is going great. But when you can sing, Spouse: Sreevalson T S
laugh, dance and jump up and down when you have reasons to be Daughters : Sethulakshmi, Sanghamithra.
50 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 51
Imprints of Globalization in Cinema – Socio – political Agenda of James miserable, then your happiness has greater value. Then you've
Cameron's Avatar. learned to divorce your state of mind from your circumstances
and tap into your inner reservoir of joy. Only when you're happy,
National Seminar on literature and contemporary issue, 2015.
can you uplift others around you. Talking to people, listening to
Local Governments and Education to the disabled Children. (International them, connecting with them, understanding them with a deep
Conference on Local Governments and Right based Development. sense is what I feel is significant to figure out how you can bring
Thiruvananthapuram , 2015). peace and harmony into someone's life. I teach my own kids and
the kids at school about random acts of kindness and giving back.
A) As an individual, I speak the language of love, kindness, humbleness and
courage. I try to bring all this out through my poetry in dance. Any D) I definitely feel I have a sense of making people happy. I'm a
woman, who is labeled as a virtuous woman, is looked up to as a role positive person, very much so, to the extent that it's infectious.
model for many reasons, but most in particular due to her passion and zeal It's important to spread good vibes and take only positives from a
to serve her family, people and society wholeheartedly. I feel that is exactly person or for that matter anything else in this world. I realize that
my drive and all my work is focused on purpose, love and awareness. positivity and happiness spreads by Inspiring people to realize
their best potential, to make them go on a quest of self, to
B) I have always believed it is important to get in the zone to produce top
investigate and encourage them to do their best. I am a staunch
quality work. This is about having the state of creativity or productivity,
believer of the vedic phrase that goes: Om Sarve Bhavantu
or what ever is relevant when you are ready to go, whenever you need it.
Sukhinah | SarveSantu Niraamayaah | Sarve Bhadraanni
Poetry and dance and in my case poetry in dance is always in a state where
Pashyantu | Maa Kashcid-Duhkha- Bhaag-Bhavet |Om Shaantih
sometimes it's according to the rhythm, sometimes according to the
Shaantih Shaantih || which means May all become happy | May
audience, at times living the characters in the poem. I have a ritual, like a
none fall ill |May all see auspiciousness everywhere| May n o n e
set of emotional anchors, for accessing the perfect writing state where
ever feel sorrow | I feel if everyone follows these the world would
things just flow. With playing myself in life and wanting to play all those
be a better and happy place.
different characters, depersonalization is a shortcut to getting in that
hyper-effective state. E) Patience, kindness, forgiveness, perseverance and determination. These are according to me the most important aspects of building oneself. As Nelson
Mandela once said, I never lose, I only win or learn. So through all these I only try and learn. It is imperative that you keep working towards your goals
Chances are I was in that “zone” when I wrote it or presented it and that'll
without stepping on others. A willingness to work hard is something i swear by. It is especially important in relation to motivation. I always work with the
come through, between the lines.
grain of human nature, and not against it.
Having said that, art isn't dependent on some mysterious, external force.
Mail id: [email protected]
Your state, your emotional state of mind, above all else, is what will
Address: Sreenilayam, Thiruvizhamkunnu Post, Palakkad, Kerala678601
determine the quality of your work.
Father: Late Sethumadhavan V P
C) It is important to find inner peace to be able to do anything for anyone Mother: Sobhana N
else. Anyone can be happy when life is going great. But when you can sing, Spouse: Sreevalson T S
laugh, dance and jump up and down when you have reasons to be Daughters : Sethulakshmi, Sanghamithra.
50 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 51
Roula Pollard's poetic lines are Soulful; the humanism speaks powerfully with elegance and perfection. There is a cry for unity and humanity a great message in
her highly elegant poetry. Through her Poetry, she supports Global Peace, a New Humanity, new ideas for a better world especially for the under-privileged to
eliminate poverty. She believes that in the 21st century Poetry has a different function in our society, beyond words through action. She welcomes co-operation
with international poets, writers, artists, social and environmental organizations and individuals.
Moreover, she is a Freelance writer and poet. Through her Poetry, Roula empowers her readers to evaluate their full potential and put it into greater action. She
greatly supports and promotes poetry translation and has co-operated with international poets, writers, artists, environmentalists, academics and politicians.
Her Poetry Route and Roots
Roula Pollard claims her gift to write Poetry from a power beyond and above her, its strength and vitality spring undoubtedly from divine providence. Her
studies in Byzantine and Modern Greek Literature, Greek History and Archaeology, B.A, Athens University and M.A. in classics at Leeds University, was just a
training to understand literature. But writing and understanding the essence of life rooted in Poetry, it is not for her a formula based on rules, it comes from the
deepest unfathomable spring of life, its inner purpose and mission. She claims her poetry from the deepest springs of Goodness and truth which is inside, above
and beyond her understanding and she tries to trace it as in a vision revealed gradually to her. Her country of birth, Greece, played a vital part in her poetic
development, especially its ancient Poetry History ranging from the times of Homer, the 11th century BC and the long Poetry tradition existing long before the
Father of Western Poetry wrote his masterpieces. She claims her poetry from the perfection of the Greek landscape since antiquity, 15th centuries BC, from the
volcanic island of her birth , Santorini, from the multitude shades of blue sky and sea colors, from the brightness of the Greek sun awakening the mind, as if it
were created now directly from the hands of God. She also claims her Poetry from her family's deep roots in the Poetry tradition and teaching from 1815
onwards, generation after generation up to now. She claims her poetry from the hard work she puts in and developed her personal style through the decades to her
own way of life. She claims her Poetry to the endless adventure and experiences of her life and full involvement in the sanctity of life since the age of 5, at a time
when her first experiences registered strong and somehow miraculously. She claims her Poetry from the fact that she decided long before she could logically
decide that she was a political activist, without knowing what politics is, at the age of ten when she was acting deeply politically in solidarity positively for her
friends and community. She claims her Poetry to the social responsibilities she has undertaken without betraying or reducing her values since early childhood.
She claims her Poetry to the fact she is still avid poet learner, eager to understand the mysteries, complications and complexities of life, our social and political
past, present and future without becoming an alienated citizen. She claims her Poetry with humility as God's healing water and smile to her heart and soul to the
heart and soul of Humanity.
Poetry With A Purpose
Persona: Blessed with the wisdom of more than 30 centuries of Greek Poetry tradition, her readers and critics considers her an inspirational poet, a
Roula Pollard compassionate citizen, a humanitarian soul, inventive action Poet, Educationalist, Peace , Environmental poet who still respects eternal truths and gives birth to
the values defining her Poetry vision. She blends tested values with life threatening issues of war and Peace. She empowers young poets, artists, readers and
people to evaluate and use their full potential and put it into action. These are inner Poetry secrets her poetry cultivates instinctively, not just the imperfect her.
She values brotherhood, sisterhood and true friendship as number one values and life priorities, and envision a world without wars, a healthy environment, a
52 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 53
Roula Pollard's poetic lines are Soulful; the humanism speaks powerfully with elegance and perfection. There is a cry for unity and humanity a great message in
her highly elegant poetry. Through her Poetry, she supports Global Peace, a New Humanity, new ideas for a better world especially for the under-privileged to
eliminate poverty. She believes that in the 21st century Poetry has a different function in our society, beyond words through action. She welcomes co-operation
with international poets, writers, artists, social and environmental organizations and individuals.
Moreover, she is a Freelance writer and poet. Through her Poetry, Roula empowers her readers to evaluate their full potential and put it into greater action. She
greatly supports and promotes poetry translation and has co-operated with international poets, writers, artists, environmentalists, academics and politicians.
Her Poetry Route and Roots
Roula Pollard claims her gift to write Poetry from a power beyond and above her, its strength and vitality spring undoubtedly from divine providence. Her
studies in Byzantine and Modern Greek Literature, Greek History and Archaeology, B.A, Athens University and M.A. in classics at Leeds University, was just a
training to understand literature. But writing and understanding the essence of life rooted in Poetry, it is not for her a formula based on rules, it comes from the
deepest unfathomable spring of life, its inner purpose and mission. She claims her poetry from the deepest springs of Goodness and truth which is inside, above
and beyond her understanding and she tries to trace it as in a vision revealed gradually to her. Her country of birth, Greece, played a vital part in her poetic
development, especially its ancient Poetry History ranging from the times of Homer, the 11th century BC and the long Poetry tradition existing long before the
Father of Western Poetry wrote his masterpieces. She claims her poetry from the perfection of the Greek landscape since antiquity, 15th centuries BC, from the
volcanic island of her birth , Santorini, from the multitude shades of blue sky and sea colors, from the brightness of the Greek sun awakening the mind, as if it
were created now directly from the hands of God. She also claims her Poetry from her family's deep roots in the Poetry tradition and teaching from 1815
onwards, generation after generation up to now. She claims her poetry from the hard work she puts in and developed her personal style through the decades to her
own way of life. She claims her Poetry to the endless adventure and experiences of her life and full involvement in the sanctity of life since the age of 5, at a time
when her first experiences registered strong and somehow miraculously. She claims her Poetry from the fact that she decided long before she could logically
decide that she was a political activist, without knowing what politics is, at the age of ten when she was acting deeply politically in solidarity positively for her
friends and community. She claims her Poetry to the social responsibilities she has undertaken without betraying or reducing her values since early childhood.
She claims her Poetry to the fact she is still avid poet learner, eager to understand the mysteries, complications and complexities of life, our social and political
past, present and future without becoming an alienated citizen. She claims her Poetry with humility as God's healing water and smile to her heart and soul to the
heart and soul of Humanity.
Poetry With A Purpose
Persona: Blessed with the wisdom of more than 30 centuries of Greek Poetry tradition, her readers and critics considers her an inspirational poet, a
Roula Pollard compassionate citizen, a humanitarian soul, inventive action Poet, Educationalist, Peace , Environmental poet who still respects eternal truths and gives birth to
the values defining her Poetry vision. She blends tested values with life threatening issues of war and Peace. She empowers young poets, artists, readers and
people to evaluate and use their full potential and put it into action. These are inner Poetry secrets her poetry cultivates instinctively, not just the imperfect her.
She values brotherhood, sisterhood and true friendship as number one values and life priorities, and envision a world without wars, a healthy environment, a
52 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 53
world of abundance without poverty, providing good Education for all people with abundance of love which Failures, Successes
heals people and nature. She writes in Greek and English and the largest part of her work remains unpublished.
Now, she does not see failures as opposites to success. All her failures
She greatly supports, facilitate and promote poetry translation. She has co-operated with American, Indian,
included the seeds of future success. Her successes she has to temper make
Asian, European and African poets, writers, musicians, artists and academics, politicians, environmentalists,
her humble and more determined to pray to God for His great love to
Chaplains and Peace makers and plan further co-operation with students, school children and citizens at large
Poetry as He was the first author of Poetry in the Bible.
in various continents.
Family And Parents
Achievements: Roula Pollard was born in Greece, studied in Greece and England, where she lived for 25 years
establishing her international appearance in Letters, also worked as a College teacher. She is a Greek Her family was rooted in Poetry since the beginning of the 19th century.
inspirational poet, writer, one act playwright, poetry event organizer, and translator, and literary promoter, She owes them a lot as well as to her mother, who remembered and sang
social and environmental activist. She has received international Poetry awards and participated in many Greek folk song by heart and her father who inspired Poetry to her
festivals. Her work has been included in more than fifty International Poetry anthologies and published in throughout his life and love to her and all people.
various literary magazines and e-journals around the world, along her personal engagements, she promoted the
What more can she contribute to Eradicate Inhumanity from our Society?
work of more than 200 poets, writers, and artist worldwide. Roula has published three Poetry collections in
Greek: “Presence”, “Silence Points”, “The Birth of Beautiful Time”, also, her poetry collection in English She does not have all the answers. True Love which is unconditional is the
“Century of Love” has been translated into Telugu. She is translated in French, Italian, Spanish, Albanian, Hindi, Urdu and Telugu. She also wrote short stories, main medicine. Where there is hate replace it with love. Where there is
literary articles, literary criticism, and Poetry festival commentator. Her Poetry, through the themes of love and healing, war, hope and peace deals with social, injustice and indifference fill the abyss with thoughts of God's supernatural
environmental, political and humanitarian issues. intervention and personal action. In practical terms, with new humane
political leaders of Goodness. Where there is hunger, give firstly
Poetry Mission: Poetry is her mission. In her Green, visionary Land of Poetry, harmony and balance of human relationships and nature are the prerequisites for overflowing love and education, teach how to cultivate wheat and love for
Global Peace- the social and environmental awareness and positive action. The environment equals to our life, starting a new era for mankind's survival. We bread. The human soul and heart, full with inner strength and unity
must avoid further environmental destruction. In her Green Poetry vision, Poetry eliminates poverty. As Poetry feeds people with its values, the Earth in a destroys inhumanity. Brotherhood and Sisterhood heals man. The mind
pragmatic way can, should and must feed all people. Human will and determination is stronger than present circumstances make it appear. A healthy Earth and has been conditioned to be week, and accepts humiliations. Recondition it
environment can provide food in abundance for all. Let's heal the environmental damage caused globally by us, exploitation, wars and natural disasters and our to have strength and believe in its ability to overcome evil through
Earth returns to a manageable Paradise. Inner and world Peace is our post Christ natural state of being. All human and nature's healing can be achieved with goodness.
Love, Faith in the divine. Poetry through human respect and unity of reason
Epilogue
Inspirational Work: Even if two verses in half of the poems she writes and captures the density of life's essence, its aspirations and vision, then all and each one of
her poems are inspirational. Just one word like Hope, Faith, and Love can save her life or the life of a reader, and then she achieved her purpose as a poet. The She is a humble fighter since childhood. Many of her qualities were inborn.
numerable poetry readings she organized for English poets were fertile grounds of inspiration for hundreds of new poets, the public, students, housewives, and She also cultivated them by instinct and intuition. Love is in her cells, she
people from all walks of life. Her idea to have special music composed for each poet delighted the poets and the audiences and she co-operated with painters, increases Love through loving herself and others truly. Peace is our inborn
sculptors and students during this very inspirational period where the full audience participated to reading. This is how her ideal poetry should be: audience right. Nobody should be allowed to take Peace away from them. Humanity
participation on the spot, improvisation and acting to express the full meaning of poetry's healing and goodness. At the end of each day, a poem or the idea of an pre-exists in me and us before birth, does it needs talents? Just train it. Love
unwritten poem, been the outcome of love and healing fills her life and consider it a thanksgiving prayer to God. is the only supremely uniting force for Peace. Keep the happy moments,
times, days, weeks, years as God's most precious gift.
54 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 55
world of abundance without poverty, providing good Education for all people with abundance of love which Failures, Successes
heals people and nature. She writes in Greek and English and the largest part of her work remains unpublished.
Now, she does not see failures as opposites to success. All her failures
She greatly supports, facilitate and promote poetry translation. She has co-operated with American, Indian,
included the seeds of future success. Her successes she has to temper make
Asian, European and African poets, writers, musicians, artists and academics, politicians, environmentalists,
her humble and more determined to pray to God for His great love to
Chaplains and Peace makers and plan further co-operation with students, school children and citizens at large
Poetry as He was the first author of Poetry in the Bible.
in various continents.
Family And Parents
Achievements: Roula Pollard was born in Greece, studied in Greece and England, where she lived for 25 years
establishing her international appearance in Letters, also worked as a College teacher. She is a Greek Her family was rooted in Poetry since the beginning of the 19th century.
inspirational poet, writer, one act playwright, poetry event organizer, and translator, and literary promoter, She owes them a lot as well as to her mother, who remembered and sang
social and environmental activist. She has received international Poetry awards and participated in many Greek folk song by heart and her father who inspired Poetry to her
festivals. Her work has been included in more than fifty International Poetry anthologies and published in throughout his life and love to her and all people.
various literary magazines and e-journals around the world, along her personal engagements, she promoted the
What more can she contribute to Eradicate Inhumanity from our Society?
work of more than 200 poets, writers, and artist worldwide. Roula has published three Poetry collections in
Greek: “Presence”, “Silence Points”, “The Birth of Beautiful Time”, also, her poetry collection in English She does not have all the answers. True Love which is unconditional is the
“Century of Love” has been translated into Telugu. She is translated in French, Italian, Spanish, Albanian, Hindi, Urdu and Telugu. She also wrote short stories, main medicine. Where there is hate replace it with love. Where there is
literary articles, literary criticism, and Poetry festival commentator. Her Poetry, through the themes of love and healing, war, hope and peace deals with social, injustice and indifference fill the abyss with thoughts of God's supernatural
environmental, political and humanitarian issues. intervention and personal action. In practical terms, with new humane
political leaders of Goodness. Where there is hunger, give firstly
Poetry Mission: Poetry is her mission. In her Green, visionary Land of Poetry, harmony and balance of human relationships and nature are the prerequisites for overflowing love and education, teach how to cultivate wheat and love for
Global Peace- the social and environmental awareness and positive action. The environment equals to our life, starting a new era for mankind's survival. We bread. The human soul and heart, full with inner strength and unity
must avoid further environmental destruction. In her Green Poetry vision, Poetry eliminates poverty. As Poetry feeds people with its values, the Earth in a destroys inhumanity. Brotherhood and Sisterhood heals man. The mind
pragmatic way can, should and must feed all people. Human will and determination is stronger than present circumstances make it appear. A healthy Earth and has been conditioned to be week, and accepts humiliations. Recondition it
environment can provide food in abundance for all. Let's heal the environmental damage caused globally by us, exploitation, wars and natural disasters and our to have strength and believe in its ability to overcome evil through
Earth returns to a manageable Paradise. Inner and world Peace is our post Christ natural state of being. All human and nature's healing can be achieved with goodness.
Love, Faith in the divine. Poetry through human respect and unity of reason
Epilogue
Inspirational Work: Even if two verses in half of the poems she writes and captures the density of life's essence, its aspirations and vision, then all and each one of
her poems are inspirational. Just one word like Hope, Faith, and Love can save her life or the life of a reader, and then she achieved her purpose as a poet. The She is a humble fighter since childhood. Many of her qualities were inborn.
numerable poetry readings she organized for English poets were fertile grounds of inspiration for hundreds of new poets, the public, students, housewives, and She also cultivated them by instinct and intuition. Love is in her cells, she
people from all walks of life. Her idea to have special music composed for each poet delighted the poets and the audiences and she co-operated with painters, increases Love through loving herself and others truly. Peace is our inborn
sculptors and students during this very inspirational period where the full audience participated to reading. This is how her ideal poetry should be: audience right. Nobody should be allowed to take Peace away from them. Humanity
participation on the spot, improvisation and acting to express the full meaning of poetry's healing and goodness. At the end of each day, a poem or the idea of an pre-exists in me and us before birth, does it needs talents? Just train it. Love
unwritten poem, been the outcome of love and healing fills her life and consider it a thanksgiving prayer to God. is the only supremely uniting force for Peace. Keep the happy moments,
times, days, weeks, years as God's most precious gift.
54 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 55
Good poetry is often described as the literature in metrical form or compositions forming rhythmic lines. It has a set of specific features that differentiate it
from other forms of literature. It is not necessary that all the elements should be employed in every poem that is penned. However, the presence of at least
two of these elements is noted in most poems. However, a blank verse does have a set rhythm and meter pattern that is followed. Now, a "free verse" will
neither have rhyme or rhythm, but these verses are usually luxurious in other elements like metaphors, symbols and spectacular word images. So, poetry
writing offers a lot of scope for experimentation when it comes to choosing literary elements or devices as per the needs of the poet “ says, honorable poet
Ruth Calope Alfar.
Personal Profile
Ruth Calope Alfar grew up in a mining community which played a vital role in shaping who she is today. In that mining community, almost everybody was on a
Ruth Calope Alfar
first name basis as they moved about in the same circle. She was a privileged lot, with plenty of perks and privileges accorded to her and so the place still holds a
special place in her hearts. She is one of the lucky few who is still currently residing there, and at the same time working at the mines. She has the heart of a miner
through and through. She has come to have developed a special focus on the environment, because in the community where she grew up, lots of effort had been
done to preserve and conserve the natural resources. Let's say, they have a kind of pact with Mother Nature to give back a hundredfold what has been taken away.
Persona
She is an introvert and this may be due to the fact that she is the only child. As such, she loves her own company and she was quite content to be surrounded by
books. She loves them and she can't live without them. She has taken quite a fancy to reading classic English poetry of famous poets. And that was what started it
all: her journey into the realm of Poetry.
Achievements
Being a mother of three is her greatest achievement and nothing can compare with the satisfaction of watching them grow to be the best that they can be. Being an
author of 2 poetry books makes she is inspired to write more so that she may be able to leave a footprint, a legacy in the world of literature. She is a proud member
of Toastmasters International, a group of speakers and speech makers who are totally devoted to the craft of refining and elevating the art of delivering a speech.
She has won third place in an Area contest for Speech Evaluation Category and that is a great achievement for her. By profession, she is an accountant,
specializing in the field of Capital Expenditures and Budget. She is also a Financial Analyst. She works extensively with other departments and gives them sound
advice on how to lower their cost.
Inspirational Works
Having written 2 poetry books so far, and having them published and sold, she has come to the realization that she needs to write more, particularly on topics that
might have a global impact. Potential topics which she might touch on may include issues about women, the environment and local history.
Failures and Successes
She may have failed at some various points in her life, like having to change courses from a medical field to the business field. That can't be considered a failure,
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Good poetry is often described as the literature in metrical form or compositions forming rhythmic lines. It has a set of specific features that differentiate it
from other forms of literature. It is not necessary that all the elements should be employed in every poem that is penned. However, the presence of at least
two of these elements is noted in most poems. However, a blank verse does have a set rhythm and meter pattern that is followed. Now, a "free verse" will
neither have rhyme or rhythm, but these verses are usually luxurious in other elements like metaphors, symbols and spectacular word images. So, poetry
writing offers a lot of scope for experimentation when it comes to choosing literary elements or devices as per the needs of the poet “ says, honorable poet
Ruth Calope Alfar.
Personal Profile
Ruth Calope Alfar grew up in a mining community which played a vital role in shaping who she is today. In that mining community, almost everybody was on a
Ruth Calope Alfar
first name basis as they moved about in the same circle. She was a privileged lot, with plenty of perks and privileges accorded to her and so the place still holds a
special place in her hearts. She is one of the lucky few who is still currently residing there, and at the same time working at the mines. She has the heart of a miner
through and through. She has come to have developed a special focus on the environment, because in the community where she grew up, lots of effort had been
done to preserve and conserve the natural resources. Let's say, they have a kind of pact with Mother Nature to give back a hundredfold what has been taken away.
Persona
She is an introvert and this may be due to the fact that she is the only child. As such, she loves her own company and she was quite content to be surrounded by
books. She loves them and she can't live without them. She has taken quite a fancy to reading classic English poetry of famous poets. And that was what started it
all: her journey into the realm of Poetry.
Achievements
Being a mother of three is her greatest achievement and nothing can compare with the satisfaction of watching them grow to be the best that they can be. Being an
author of 2 poetry books makes she is inspired to write more so that she may be able to leave a footprint, a legacy in the world of literature. She is a proud member
of Toastmasters International, a group of speakers and speech makers who are totally devoted to the craft of refining and elevating the art of delivering a speech.
She has won third place in an Area contest for Speech Evaluation Category and that is a great achievement for her. By profession, she is an accountant,
specializing in the field of Capital Expenditures and Budget. She is also a Financial Analyst. She works extensively with other departments and gives them sound
advice on how to lower their cost.
Inspirational Works
Having written 2 poetry books so far, and having them published and sold, she has come to the realization that she needs to write more, particularly on topics that
might have a global impact. Potential topics which she might touch on may include issues about women, the environment and local history.
Failures and Successes
She may have failed at some various points in her life, like having to change courses from a medical field to the business field. That can't be considered a failure,
56 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 57
but rather a stepping stone to something brighter, bigger and something
that is really meant for her. She has also hosted a Students Congress aimed
to help Junior and Senior High School teens cope up with bullying, peer
pressure and depression.
Family and Parents
She has three children whom she loves dearly. Her mom is a retired
teacher and her father is a retired Human Resources Officer of the
mining company I'm working in right now.
What more you can contribute to eradicate inhumanity from our society?
Love for the environment is the first and foremost of her concern. She is
living in a world that is so much polluted that in a hundred years or so, it
may be rendered uninhabitable. Her drive is to write and post articles
regarding this problem in order to drive awareness to the people who may
be blind to this fact.
Question & Answer would go to remote places and cook food for the people out there. Oftentimes she distributed school materials for the children.
A) What make you to be one among 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue? B) When did you find sense of depersonalization in you and how?
The sacrifices she made to give her children the life they deserve is a She is quite aghast at the extent to which our rivers and seas are polluted to such an extent that the ecosystem has drastically changed. She pities those poor
factor to consider. She has juggled several jobs in the past just to sea creatures who have suffered the brunt of mankind's negligence. She feels saddened that little has been done to fast track the cleaning up of our oceans.
make end meet. She has been a beauty product reseller, tutor, local
trinket maker, bag design sewer and any other jobs she could think C) How and what talents you used in spreading love, peace and humanity?
of. Luckily, she was able to work as an accountant and now there's By writing about topics on women and the environment in her future poetry books, she hopes to make an impact on the need to take care of the
no turning back. She has a special place for children in her heart. She environment and also to make this world a better, brighter place for women, especially those who are suffering in one way or another.
has co-hosted a Students Congress (hosted by Toastmasters aimed to
orient scholars of the mining company) wherein She discussed on D) Do you feel you have a sense of making people happy? If yes, how you make?
topics like peer pressure, bullying and depression. She had also
Sometimes she writes funny, albeit sarcastic poems once in a while. She is happy with the fact that some people have come to appreciate these types of g e n r e
volunteered in serving in various local and national elections. To
and are waiting for her future ventures.
serve her country in this way is the least she could do to give back to
her country what it has done for her. She assisted voters in various E) Your personal views in building a perfect human being in you?
ways on how to cast their votes. She also was a part of a feeding
She would love to spread the need to take care of our environment because this is the only planet everybody got. She can do this by raising more awareness
program organized by some of her office mates and friends. She
regarding this need by the use of social media and by writing poems of this nature
58 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 59
but rather a stepping stone to something brighter, bigger and something
that is really meant for her. She has also hosted a Students Congress aimed
to help Junior and Senior High School teens cope up with bullying, peer
pressure and depression.
Family and Parents
She has three children whom she loves dearly. Her mom is a retired
teacher and her father is a retired Human Resources Officer of the
mining company I'm working in right now.
What more you can contribute to eradicate inhumanity from our society?
Love for the environment is the first and foremost of her concern. She is
living in a world that is so much polluted that in a hundred years or so, it
may be rendered uninhabitable. Her drive is to write and post articles
regarding this problem in order to drive awareness to the people who may
be blind to this fact.
Question & Answer would go to remote places and cook food for the people out there. Oftentimes she distributed school materials for the children.
A) What make you to be one among 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue? B) When did you find sense of depersonalization in you and how?
The sacrifices she made to give her children the life they deserve is a She is quite aghast at the extent to which our rivers and seas are polluted to such an extent that the ecosystem has drastically changed. She pities those poor
factor to consider. She has juggled several jobs in the past just to sea creatures who have suffered the brunt of mankind's negligence. She feels saddened that little has been done to fast track the cleaning up of our oceans.
make end meet. She has been a beauty product reseller, tutor, local
trinket maker, bag design sewer and any other jobs she could think C) How and what talents you used in spreading love, peace and humanity?
of. Luckily, she was able to work as an accountant and now there's By writing about topics on women and the environment in her future poetry books, she hopes to make an impact on the need to take care of the
no turning back. She has a special place for children in her heart. She environment and also to make this world a better, brighter place for women, especially those who are suffering in one way or another.
has co-hosted a Students Congress (hosted by Toastmasters aimed to
orient scholars of the mining company) wherein She discussed on D) Do you feel you have a sense of making people happy? If yes, how you make?
topics like peer pressure, bullying and depression. She had also
Sometimes she writes funny, albeit sarcastic poems once in a while. She is happy with the fact that some people have come to appreciate these types of g e n r e
volunteered in serving in various local and national elections. To
and are waiting for her future ventures.
serve her country in this way is the least she could do to give back to
her country what it has done for her. She assisted voters in various E) Your personal views in building a perfect human being in you?
ways on how to cast their votes. She also was a part of a feeding
She would love to spread the need to take care of our environment because this is the only planet everybody got. She can do this by raising more awareness
program organized by some of her office mates and friends. She
regarding this need by the use of social media and by writing poems of this nature
58 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 59
Prof P. Nagasuseela's poetry is always possess something novel to express, reveal the truth that has always been linked with philosophy. After all, poets
themselves might be careful of making any such claims, and moreover poetry itself traditionally belongs to the domain of the arts and rhetoric. But on second
thoughts we may ask—is poetry merely something peripheral to the question of truth, merely a subject matter of aesthetics capable of inciting noble or beautiful
feelings only. Read more on her profile below
Personal Profile
Prof P. Nagasuseela is a Bilingual Writer, Poet, Author, Editor, Critic, Translator, Short Story Writer, Motivator, Event Manager, Propagator of World Peace,
Designs the Title Covers, Posters, Post Cards with Poetry on it, Painter, Interior Designer, Social Activist, a Good Host and a Culinarian, Organizer , Comperor
and Sponsorer of International Poetry fests.
She has been teaching English Language and Literature for 30 years, guided 25 M.Phils , in collaboration with P. Gopichand, presented more than 90 research
papers in International Conferences & Seminars and Symposia.; Chaired the Sessions, Presented Radio Talks, delivered 50 guest lectures on Communication
Skills , Personality development, Phonetics, acted as Resource Persons, Organized 60 Work shops, Seminars etc for teachers, lecturers and students in different
colleges in our state. She is a bilingual poet. She writes poems, sonnets, haiku, Zen etc. So far she wrote1000 short &long poems in free verse, 3000 Haiku, 300
Zen, 300 Chowakshar, 100 Sparks, 100 Senolite, 50 Acrostic and 100 wings both in English and Telugu. She translated many poems from Telugu to English.
She wrote lessons to University material to Degree, P.G., and M. Phil courses.
Her articles have been published in many reputed journals and books. Her haiku have been awarded with fifteen gold, eleven silver & ten Bronze medals. So far
she conducted 60Workshops on ELT& CLT Techniques, Phonetic Skills, Organizing Skills, Creative Writing, Conversation Techniques, Personality
Development, Communication Skills, Stress Mangament, Teaching Grammar through Games, Fun & Activities etc. for lecturers, teachers and students. She
Published eighteen books: Anthologies of Poems (12): Heart-Throbs, A Posy of Poesy, Poets' Paradise, The Fancy Realm, The Poetic Bliss, The Enchanted
World, Poetic Bliss, Rainbow Hues, Happy Isle, Chants of Peace, Symphony of Peace, Tranquil Muse, Critical Books (7): Indian Drama in English: A
Kaleidoscopic View, 'A Spectrum of Indian Fiction in English' Rabindranath Tagore: A Retrospection', 'Perspectives on Indian Drama in English','Wonders
and Splenders in Indian Fiction in English', 'The Said and The Unsaid Things of Indian Fiction in English',Others(14):A Hand Book for all Occasions, No
Longer at Ease, Sprouts, Mushrooms (A Collection of short verse),Voyage: A Collection of Short Stories; 'A Hand Book on Communication Skills, 'Essential
Letters' Splendour (Collection of Short poems);Looking Glass, Nature, Let Peace Prevail, A Hand Book on Proverbs etc. Other books 'A Hand Book on
Phonetics, Conversation Skills, A Handbook on Grammar and Sparks are in the press. Organised Twelve self sponsored International Poetry Fests, Two UGC
National Seminars on Indian Drama in English, Multi Culturalism, Human Values, Language and Literature, One International Seminar on 'Novel Issues in
Indian Writing in English', One National Symposia on Emerging Communication Patterns in Digital World.
Designed many Title pages for books and magazines, more than 100 Posters and greeting cards on issues like Seven Deadly Sins, Population, Pollution, Samson,
Women, Friendship, Ragging, Classroom Conversations, Phonetic Alphabet etc. She also designed 20 different teaching aids like CDs, Charts, Role-Play cards,
IPA Visiting cards etc. Her profile has been enlisted in the Biography India and the4th & 7thvolumes of Young Asian Admirable Achievers Reference Book. She
was awarded Great Indian Citizen Award-2011, Jewel of India Gold Award-2011,Vocational Excellence Award - 2010(Rotaract), Bharat Excellence Award-
P. Nagasuseela 2010, Best Personalities of India Award 2010, and eight Gold Medals for her outstanding services to society, achievements & contribution in their fields.
60 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 61
Prof P. Nagasuseela's poetry is always possess something novel to express, reveal the truth that has always been linked with philosophy. After all, poets
themselves might be careful of making any such claims, and moreover poetry itself traditionally belongs to the domain of the arts and rhetoric. But on second
thoughts we may ask—is poetry merely something peripheral to the question of truth, merely a subject matter of aesthetics capable of inciting noble or beautiful
feelings only. Read more on her profile below
Personal Profile
Prof P. Nagasuseela is a Bilingual Writer, Poet, Author, Editor, Critic, Translator, Short Story Writer, Motivator, Event Manager, Propagator of World Peace,
Designs the Title Covers, Posters, Post Cards with Poetry on it, Painter, Interior Designer, Social Activist, a Good Host and a Culinarian, Organizer , Comperor
and Sponsorer of International Poetry fests.
She has been teaching English Language and Literature for 30 years, guided 25 M.Phils , in collaboration with P. Gopichand, presented more than 90 research
papers in International Conferences & Seminars and Symposia.; Chaired the Sessions, Presented Radio Talks, delivered 50 guest lectures on Communication
Skills , Personality development, Phonetics, acted as Resource Persons, Organized 60 Work shops, Seminars etc for teachers, lecturers and students in different
colleges in our state. She is a bilingual poet. She writes poems, sonnets, haiku, Zen etc. So far she wrote1000 short &long poems in free verse, 3000 Haiku, 300
Zen, 300 Chowakshar, 100 Sparks, 100 Senolite, 50 Acrostic and 100 wings both in English and Telugu. She translated many poems from Telugu to English.
She wrote lessons to University material to Degree, P.G., and M. Phil courses.
Her articles have been published in many reputed journals and books. Her haiku have been awarded with fifteen gold, eleven silver & ten Bronze medals. So far
she conducted 60Workshops on ELT& CLT Techniques, Phonetic Skills, Organizing Skills, Creative Writing, Conversation Techniques, Personality
Development, Communication Skills, Stress Mangament, Teaching Grammar through Games, Fun & Activities etc. for lecturers, teachers and students. She
Published eighteen books: Anthologies of Poems (12): Heart-Throbs, A Posy of Poesy, Poets' Paradise, The Fancy Realm, The Poetic Bliss, The Enchanted
World, Poetic Bliss, Rainbow Hues, Happy Isle, Chants of Peace, Symphony of Peace, Tranquil Muse, Critical Books (7): Indian Drama in English: A
Kaleidoscopic View, 'A Spectrum of Indian Fiction in English' Rabindranath Tagore: A Retrospection', 'Perspectives on Indian Drama in English','Wonders
and Splenders in Indian Fiction in English', 'The Said and The Unsaid Things of Indian Fiction in English',Others(14):A Hand Book for all Occasions, No
Longer at Ease, Sprouts, Mushrooms (A Collection of short verse),Voyage: A Collection of Short Stories; 'A Hand Book on Communication Skills, 'Essential
Letters' Splendour (Collection of Short poems);Looking Glass, Nature, Let Peace Prevail, A Hand Book on Proverbs etc. Other books 'A Hand Book on
Phonetics, Conversation Skills, A Handbook on Grammar and Sparks are in the press. Organised Twelve self sponsored International Poetry Fests, Two UGC
National Seminars on Indian Drama in English, Multi Culturalism, Human Values, Language and Literature, One International Seminar on 'Novel Issues in
Indian Writing in English', One National Symposia on Emerging Communication Patterns in Digital World.
Designed many Title pages for books and magazines, more than 100 Posters and greeting cards on issues like Seven Deadly Sins, Population, Pollution, Samson,
Women, Friendship, Ragging, Classroom Conversations, Phonetic Alphabet etc. She also designed 20 different teaching aids like CDs, Charts, Role-Play cards,
IPA Visiting cards etc. Her profile has been enlisted in the Biography India and the4th & 7thvolumes of Young Asian Admirable Achievers Reference Book. She
was awarded Great Indian Citizen Award-2011, Jewel of India Gold Award-2011,Vocational Excellence Award - 2010(Rotaract), Bharat Excellence Award-
P. Nagasuseela 2010, Best Personalities of India Award 2010, and eight Gold Medals for her outstanding services to society, achievements & contribution in their fields.
60 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 61
Michael Madhusuadan Academy, Kolkata honoured her with the 'International Sattyendranath Smriti Award for her 'Sahitya Shree' (2018)by Kafla Inter Continental Association, The Award of Phenomenal Promoter of Poetry (2018) by Indian Poetic Confluence, Hyderabad,
outstanding intellectual literary contribution throughout India. In 2012, She received Michael Mudhusudan Award, Satbhabna Award (2019))
Swami Vivekananda International Awardand in 2013 Rajiv Gandhi Arch For Excellence Award and Bharat Shiksha
Inspirational Works
Award for her services to society and literature. The Little Cross of Literaturein 2016, World Icon of PeaceAwardin
2016,2017,Featured Poets of Pentasi-B World-2017,World Best Female Poet-2018, Most Notable Poet in the World- Have been… Sponsoring, Organizing, Compering, Event Management, Stage Decoration for the International Poetry Fests, For 12 years with hard earned
2018 by GAPOSD, Nigeria, Life Time Achievement Award-2018 and International Humanitarian Award in 2018by money without any Registration Fee., Organized/ Conducted Workshops for students without any Registration Fee., Conducted 15 Summer Camps for School
Hafrican Prince Art World(HPWA) Ghana, West Africa, Award of Honour 'Sahitya Shree' (2018)by Kafla Inter children, College, Engineering, Medical, Pharmacy, Nursing students besides Teachers, Lecturers, Players, employees old people and house wives., Editing,
Continental Association, The Award of Phenomenal Promoter of Poetry (2018) by Indian Poetic Confluence, Cover designing, DTP work for all the books authored and edited by us without any body's help.(12 Poetry Anthologies, 5 poetry Collections, 8 Critical Books,
Hyderabad, Satbhabna Award(2019) at the International Seminar on Peace, Islampur, West Bengal. At present she is 4 General books& 6 CDs…), Prepared study material for M.Phil and M.A. students of Acarya Nagarjuna University, and study material for B.A., B.Sc., B.Com,
working as Associate Professor in the Dept of English, J.K.C. College, Guntur, A.P. She is the Vice -Chairman to College B.B.A., B.C.A. Degree students., Edited Intermediate English Texts for Vocational Courses., Designed more than 1000Posters and Post Cards with poetry on
Magazine, Vistruthi-Extension Activities Wing &Women's Wing in the college. She is the Joint Secretary to All India it., Designed and Compiled 6 CDs on pronunciation, Vocabulary, Conversations with songs and rhymes, stories and clippings for' Propelling Excellence'.,
English Teachers Association, Executive Member to Dr Jayapradamba Degree College, Kakatiya Student Welfare Designed covers for other poets' collections.
Society, Dr KLP. Public School. closely associated with many educational Institutions and online Academic and Poetry
Failures, Successes
groups.
1. My greatest success in life is saving my second daughter bravely when she fell into the well and almost died. I bravely took her out and did the first aid (which
Persona
I learned in NCC during my studies) ran bare foot to the hospital (One kilometer) holding the baby on my shoulders, at 5.40am,while all the members in the
I'm a quite, calm, kind, responsible, rationalistic, workaholic, positive, passionate, self-confident, Philanthropicloving lady with strong human values. (Bi family were in shock and desperately crying for the lost 14 months kid. Then at the hospital, without wasting time in waiting for the doctor, gave mouth to
lingual Writer, Poet, Author, Editor, Critic, Translator, Short Story Writer, Motivator, Event Manager, Propagator of World Peace, Designs the Title Covers, mouth respiration, massage and all on time, and could be able to get back life into the still wet little body. Already baby's lips, nails and palms turned to blue
Posters, Post Cards with Poetry on it, Painter, Interior Designer, Social Activist, a Good Host and a Culinarian, Organizer , Comperor and Sponsorer of due to lack of oxyzen supply to the lungs and brain. Later paediatricians came, started treatment, kept her under observation for over 48 hours.
International Poetry fests.)
After a lot of tension and trauma, after 5 hours the little baby passed urine and opened her eyes. And became normal in 12 hours. All the doctors and press
Achievements appreciated me as the brave mother who gave birth to her own daughter for the second time. All the relatives and neighbours around 100 gathered at home
thinking that the baby's gone…Finally after discharging from the hospital, blessed my daughter for her survival (Munni- as the champion of fate.)
My life itself is a big achievement. Working for the home Institution, where I 've studied for 5 years is an achievement. As a proud daughter, caring wife, doting
mother, loving daughter-in-law,dedicated teacher, commited writer, I have been living life up to the expectations of all near and dear. As a Senior Girls champion 2. In Another incident, I saved my father when he got heart stroke at around 11.00pm at night, fell down unconscious, with cramps. Then immediately I called
at School Level, With NCC, NSS and National level Games, Best outgoing persona at college, with good academic career from KG to M.Phil, fine professional him out loudly, shaking him vigorously, pping him on his cheeks, gave strokes with my fist on his chest, tried my best to get him back to his conscious, by
sla
profile etc., are secondary. All the awards, rewards and honours received so far(a few are mentioned in the bio) are also secondary. giving artificial respiration , massage, putting sarbitrate pills on his tongue etc..everything on time , He could be able to survive.
(Great Indian Citizen Award-2011, Jewel of India Gold Award-2011,Vocational Excellence Award - 2010(Rotaract), Bharat Excellence Award-2010, Best 3. In the similar situation, 25 years ago, I saved my paternal grand father from fatal heart attack.
Personalities of India Award 2010, and eight Gold Medals for her outstanding services to society, achievements & contribution in their fields. Michael
4. I have 3 other important incidents in life , where people survived because of my immediate response and timely help given to them. I feel proud of my
Madhusuadan Academy, Kolkata honoured her with the 'International Sattyendranath Smriti Award for her outstanding intellectual literary contribution
attending to such incidents. Almost no failures in life. Except one. I couldn't get MBBS Seat while I was 16 years old. I missed it in one mark. (That's my
throughout India. In 2012, She received Michael Mudhusudan Award , Swami Vivekananda International Awardand in 2013 Rajiv Gandhi Arch For
grand mother's dream. I couldn't fulfil her dream) Married at a very early age of 20, I could be able to continue my studies, Completed M.Phil, M.Ed,
Excellence Award and Bharat Shiksha Award for her services to society and literature. The Little Cross of Literature in 2016, World Icon of Peace Award in
HDSE, joined service at 21, became a mother of two girls by 23, successfully leading personal and professional career, eliciting and showing the best in both.
2016,2017,Featured Poets of Pentasi-B World-2017,World Best Female Poet-2018, Most Notable Poet in the World-2018 by GAPOSD, Nigeria, Life Time
Achievement Award-2018 and International Humanitarian Award in 2018by Hafrican Prince Art World(HPWA) Ghana, West Africa, Award of Honour 5. Whatever I attempted, I could be able to come out with flying colours. Personally I never tasted any failures. May be because of my positive and rational
62 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 63
Michael Madhusuadan Academy, Kolkata honoured her with the 'International Sattyendranath Smriti Award for her 'Sahitya Shree' (2018)by Kafla Inter Continental Association, The Award of Phenomenal Promoter of Poetry (2018) by Indian Poetic Confluence, Hyderabad,
outstanding intellectual literary contribution throughout India. In 2012, She received Michael Mudhusudan Award, Satbhabna Award (2019))
Swami Vivekananda International Awardand in 2013 Rajiv Gandhi Arch For Excellence Award and Bharat Shiksha
Inspirational Works
Award for her services to society and literature. The Little Cross of Literaturein 2016, World Icon of PeaceAwardin
2016,2017,Featured Poets of Pentasi-B World-2017,World Best Female Poet-2018, Most Notable Poet in the World- Have been… Sponsoring, Organizing, Compering, Event Management, Stage Decoration for the International Poetry Fests, For 12 years with hard earned
2018 by GAPOSD, Nigeria, Life Time Achievement Award-2018 and International Humanitarian Award in 2018by money without any Registration Fee., Organized/ Conducted Workshops for students without any Registration Fee., Conducted 15 Summer Camps for School
Hafrican Prince Art World(HPWA) Ghana, West Africa, Award of Honour 'Sahitya Shree' (2018)by Kafla Inter children, College, Engineering, Medical, Pharmacy, Nursing students besides Teachers, Lecturers, Players, employees old people and house wives., Editing,
Continental Association, The Award of Phenomenal Promoter of Poetry (2018) by Indian Poetic Confluence, Cover designing, DTP work for all the books authored and edited by us without any body's help.(12 Poetry Anthologies, 5 poetry Collections, 8 Critical Books,
Hyderabad, Satbhabna Award(2019) at the International Seminar on Peace, Islampur, West Bengal. At present she is 4 General books& 6 CDs…), Prepared study material for M.Phil and M.A. students of Acarya Nagarjuna University, and study material for B.A., B.Sc., B.Com,
working as Associate Professor in the Dept of English, J.K.C. College, Guntur, A.P. She is the Vice -Chairman to College B.B.A., B.C.A. Degree students., Edited Intermediate English Texts for Vocational Courses., Designed more than 1000Posters and Post Cards with poetry on
Magazine, Vistruthi-Extension Activities Wing &Women's Wing in the college. She is the Joint Secretary to All India it., Designed and Compiled 6 CDs on pronunciation, Vocabulary, Conversations with songs and rhymes, stories and clippings for' Propelling Excellence'.,
English Teachers Association, Executive Member to Dr Jayapradamba Degree College, Kakatiya Student Welfare Designed covers for other poets' collections.
Society, Dr KLP. Public School. closely associated with many educational Institutions and online Academic and Poetry
Failures, Successes
groups.
1. My greatest success in life is saving my second daughter bravely when she fell into the well and almost died. I bravely took her out and did the first aid (which
Persona
I learned in NCC during my studies) ran bare foot to the hospital (One kilometer) holding the baby on my shoulders, at 5.40am,while all the members in the
I'm a quite, calm, kind, responsible, rationalistic, workaholic, positive, passionate, self-confident, Philanthropicloving lady with strong human values. (Bi family were in shock and desperately crying for the lost 14 months kid. Then at the hospital, without wasting time in waiting for the doctor, gave mouth to
lingual Writer, Poet, Author, Editor, Critic, Translator, Short Story Writer, Motivator, Event Manager, Propagator of World Peace, Designs the Title Covers, mouth respiration, massage and all on time, and could be able to get back life into the still wet little body. Already baby's lips, nails and palms turned to blue
Posters, Post Cards with Poetry on it, Painter, Interior Designer, Social Activist, a Good Host and a Culinarian, Organizer , Comperor and Sponsorer of due to lack of oxyzen supply to the lungs and brain. Later paediatricians came, started treatment, kept her under observation for over 48 hours.
International Poetry fests.)
After a lot of tension and trauma, after 5 hours the little baby passed urine and opened her eyes. And became normal in 12 hours. All the doctors and press
Achievements appreciated me as the brave mother who gave birth to her own daughter for the second time. All the relatives and neighbours around 100 gathered at home
thinking that the baby's gone…Finally after discharging from the hospital, blessed my daughter for her survival (Munni- as the champion of fate.)
My life itself is a big achievement. Working for the home Institution, where I 've studied for 5 years is an achievement. As a proud daughter, caring wife, doting
mother, loving daughter-in-law,dedicated teacher, commited writer, I have been living life up to the expectations of all near and dear. As a Senior Girls champion 2. In Another incident, I saved my father when he got heart stroke at around 11.00pm at night, fell down unconscious, with cramps. Then immediately I called
at School Level, With NCC, NSS and National level Games, Best outgoing persona at college, with good academic career from KG to M.Phil, fine professional him out loudly, shaking him vigorously, pping him on his cheeks, gave strokes with my fist on his chest, tried my best to get him back to his conscious, by
sla
profile etc., are secondary. All the awards, rewards and honours received so far(a few are mentioned in the bio) are also secondary. giving artificial respiration , massage, putting sarbitrate pills on his tongue etc..everything on time , He could be able to survive.
(Great Indian Citizen Award-2011, Jewel of India Gold Award-2011,Vocational Excellence Award - 2010(Rotaract), Bharat Excellence Award-2010, Best 3. In the similar situation, 25 years ago, I saved my paternal grand father from fatal heart attack.
Personalities of India Award 2010, and eight Gold Medals for her outstanding services to society, achievements & contribution in their fields. Michael
4. I have 3 other important incidents in life , where people survived because of my immediate response and timely help given to them. I feel proud of my
Madhusuadan Academy, Kolkata honoured her with the 'International Sattyendranath Smriti Award for her outstanding intellectual literary contribution
attending to such incidents. Almost no failures in life. Except one. I couldn't get MBBS Seat while I was 16 years old. I missed it in one mark. (That's my
throughout India. In 2012, She received Michael Mudhusudan Award , Swami Vivekananda International Awardand in 2013 Rajiv Gandhi Arch For
grand mother's dream. I couldn't fulfil her dream) Married at a very early age of 20, I could be able to continue my studies, Completed M.Phil, M.Ed,
Excellence Award and Bharat Shiksha Award for her services to society and literature. The Little Cross of Literature in 2016, World Icon of Peace Award in
HDSE, joined service at 21, became a mother of two girls by 23, successfully leading personal and professional career, eliciting and showing the best in both.
2016,2017,Featured Poets of Pentasi-B World-2017,World Best Female Poet-2018, Most Notable Poet in the World-2018 by GAPOSD, Nigeria, Life Time
Achievement Award-2018 and International Humanitarian Award in 2018by Hafrican Prince Art World(HPWA) Ghana, West Africa, Award of Honour 5. Whatever I attempted, I could be able to come out with flying colours. Personally I never tasted any failures. May be because of my positive and rational
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attitude to life, I consider petty failures as mantras to precious future.
6. As a responsible daughter, as a dutiful mother, Committed professor, passionate organizer, avid reader, as a comperor, as a host to 12 International Poetry
Fests, as an editor of 12 Poetry Anthologies,8 Critical books of Indian Fiction in English, Drama and Poetry, co-author of 8 poetry books, 4 general books on
communication skills, Organizing Skills,Grammar, Pronunciation Skills, Editor of Vocational Courses Text Books and Acharya Nagarjuna University Distance
Education Material to UG, PG and M.Phil. Courses, as a Compiler of 6 CDs on Propelling Excellence, as a Designer of Posters, Post Cards, Certificates,
Banners, Flexies, ID cards, Title Pages etc., as a Management Member to Two Educational Institutions, Organizing member and editor to many magazines and
online periodicals,
I never feel tired
No regrets. No disappointments
I accept life as it comes to me
I accept fate as it dictates me
Flowing with the flow of life
I always try to comprehend life with all its clouds and rainbow hues.
Your Family and Parents
Though I had a feeling of being born as a boy, (a fancy from my childhood days onwards)On which I ponder over so many times…If I were a boy…(An unfulfilled
dream) on which people often express that I'm a gifted daughter, A rare personal, a talented, gentle lady etc…
I'm the only daughter to the most sincere, principled, dedicated and committed and ideal Gazetted Officer. As a Mandal Development Officer, my father served
his best to the society. My mother tried her best in rearing and infusing firm values into my soul. My husband, Grade IV Sr Bank Manager is sincere to his duties,
got awards as one of the best Officers in the State ,very affectionate to the family, cooperative and understanding gentle man. I'm blessed with 2 daughters
Pushyami & Monisha (M.S., M.B.A.) Both're toppers at studies, good at painting, singing, classical music, event management, interior designing, cooking,
hosting and composing poems.
What more you can contribute to eradicate Inhumanity from our society?
Ms. Shreya Sarkar Bijal Nair Pandya
By setting a live example…I've already started Organizing Fests with a mission to eradicate inhumanity and instill peace and human values in the society. I'll go on
teaching and practising manners &values to the young ones in conducting workshops, publish books and monograms, distribute free of cost and Propagating Student & Model, Dehradhun Social Worker & Model, Daman
morals whenever and wherever I find throughout my journey.
Along with my literary partner, I organize Summer camps and awareness programmes, Community Services to the young and old in the community.
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Our Coffee Table Books' Eve Models
attitude to life, I consider petty failures as mantras to precious future.
6. As a responsible daughter, as a dutiful mother, Committed professor, passionate organizer, avid reader, as a comperor, as a host to 12 International Poetry
Fests, as an editor of 12 Poetry Anthologies,8 Critical books of Indian Fiction in English, Drama and Poetry, co-author of 8 poetry books, 4 general books on
communication skills, Organizing Skills,Grammar, Pronunciation Skills, Editor of Vocational Courses Text Books and Acharya Nagarjuna University Distance
Education Material to UG, PG and M.Phil. Courses, as a Compiler of 6 CDs on Propelling Excellence, as a Designer of Posters, Post Cards, Certificates,
Banners, Flexies, ID cards, Title Pages etc., as a Management Member to Two Educational Institutions, Organizing member and editor to many magazines and
online periodicals,
I never feel tired
No regrets. No disappointments
I accept life as it comes to me
I accept fate as it dictates me
Flowing with the flow of life
I always try to comprehend life with all its clouds and rainbow hues.
Your Family and Parents
Though I had a feeling of being born as a boy, (a fancy from my childhood days onwards)On which I ponder over so many times…If I were a boy…(An unfulfilled
dream) on which people often express that I'm a gifted daughter, A rare personal, a talented, gentle lady etc…
I'm the only daughter to the most sincere, principled, dedicated and committed and ideal Gazetted Officer. As a Mandal Development Officer, my father served
his best to the society. My mother tried her best in rearing and infusing firm values into my soul. My husband, Grade IV Sr Bank Manager is sincere to his duties,
got awards as one of the best Officers in the State ,very affectionate to the family, cooperative and understanding gentle man. I'm blessed with 2 daughters
Pushyami & Monisha (M.S., M.B.A.) Both're toppers at studies, good at painting, singing, classical music, event management, interior designing, cooking,
hosting and composing poems.
What more you can contribute to eradicate Inhumanity from our society?
Ms. Shreya Sarkar Bijal Nair Pandya
By setting a live example…I've already started Organizing Fests with a mission to eradicate inhumanity and instill peace and human values in the society. I'll go on
teaching and practising manners &values to the young ones in conducting workshops, publish books and monograms, distribute free of cost and Propagating Student & Model, Dehradhun Social Worker & Model, Daman
morals whenever and wherever I find throughout my journey.
Along with my literary partner, I organize Summer camps and awareness programmes, Community Services to the young and old in the community.
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The ultimate purpose of human life is not see reasoning and purpose behind in our own existence but maybe on the other way, we should always showcase our
Dr. Paramita selfless activities for the betterment of the nation. Dr. Paramita Mukherjee Mullick's life reveals success in her life
Personal Profile: Dr. Paramita Mukherjee Mullick is a scientist by education, educationist by profession and author and poet by passion. A National Scholar with
Mukherjee Mullick a Ph. D. in Genetic Toxicology with the coveted CSIR scholarship from the Government of India. She has been a School teacher, then a lecturer in a college and
then a principal of a Junior College. At present she is associated with the National Accreditation Board of Education and Training (NABET) and helps in the
quality management of schools all over India.
Persona: I believe that the ultimate of everything is happiness. So I love spreading happiness around. I always encourage everybody to see the positive side of
things so I am a great optimist. I like symmetry and always organise events, things and life in a very systematic way. I am passionate but not impulsive. I have
always remembered two things which my parents taught when I was a child and these two have helped me immensely to have a good life. My father used to say
“Never be afraid of anything or anybody if you are not in the wrong” and my mother used to say “Only two things will never leave you, your education and your
talents”.
Achievements
My qualifications and numerous scientific national and international papers. I have published five books, Stories from Fantasyland, Life- A Collection of Poems,
Paradigm, The Maverick's Journey and The Sun through my Wine Glass. My poems have been published in more than 150 anthologies. Some poems of mine
have been translated in more than 14 languages. I have had poetry events all around in India and abroad including a solo event in Oxford, England. I have
received few awards from well known literary organisations in India like Sahitya Shree, Sahityan Samman, Sahitya Bhushan, Poetess of Elegance 2019 and an
award for outstanding contribution in contemporary poetry. I am the executive editor of Kafla Intercontinental, an international journal of literature, art and
culture. I have been the executive director of the 12th International Writers' Festival in 2018 in Indore. I coordinated the World Festival of Poetry 2019 in
Mumbai. I have started the Mumbai Chapter of Intercultural Poetry and Performance Library.
Inspirational Works
I have made thousands of school and college students and professionals as well as house wives confident and made them lead a happy life with my personality
development and life skill trainings and am still doing so. I have had more than 500 workshops of the same. I did a series of competitions of poetry in several
schools in Mumbai with the theme “Inculcation of moral values in young minds through poetry” 2018.I am doing a series of such competitions this year(2019)
in BMC schools for underprivileged children. I have done several poetry events for senior citizens to bring out the creativity in them. I write regularly in
magazines about the conservation of environment.
Failures and Successes
Failures are the pillar of success so every failure has made me more and more successful. My motto in life is “Every failure or obstacle ensures that your end result is
wonderful” since with every failure I have gone towards my goal with more strength.
Family and Parents
I have a teenage daughter who is very creative and had written a novel when 14 years and a very supportive husband who is a well respected lawyer and a pragmatic
66 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 67
The ultimate purpose of human life is not see reasoning and purpose behind in our own existence but maybe on the other way, we should always showcase our
Dr. Paramita selfless activities for the betterment of the nation. Dr. Paramita Mukherjee Mullick's life reveals success in her life
Personal Profile: Dr. Paramita Mukherjee Mullick is a scientist by education, educationist by profession and author and poet by passion. A National Scholar with
Mukherjee Mullick a Ph. D. in Genetic Toxicology with the coveted CSIR scholarship from the Government of India. She has been a School teacher, then a lecturer in a college and
then a principal of a Junior College. At present she is associated with the National Accreditation Board of Education and Training (NABET) and helps in the
quality management of schools all over India.
Persona: I believe that the ultimate of everything is happiness. So I love spreading happiness around. I always encourage everybody to see the positive side of
things so I am a great optimist. I like symmetry and always organise events, things and life in a very systematic way. I am passionate but not impulsive. I have
always remembered two things which my parents taught when I was a child and these two have helped me immensely to have a good life. My father used to say
“Never be afraid of anything or anybody if you are not in the wrong” and my mother used to say “Only two things will never leave you, your education and your
talents”.
Achievements
My qualifications and numerous scientific national and international papers. I have published five books, Stories from Fantasyland, Life- A Collection of Poems,
Paradigm, The Maverick's Journey and The Sun through my Wine Glass. My poems have been published in more than 150 anthologies. Some poems of mine
have been translated in more than 14 languages. I have had poetry events all around in India and abroad including a solo event in Oxford, England. I have
received few awards from well known literary organisations in India like Sahitya Shree, Sahityan Samman, Sahitya Bhushan, Poetess of Elegance 2019 and an
award for outstanding contribution in contemporary poetry. I am the executive editor of Kafla Intercontinental, an international journal of literature, art and
culture. I have been the executive director of the 12th International Writers' Festival in 2018 in Indore. I coordinated the World Festival of Poetry 2019 in
Mumbai. I have started the Mumbai Chapter of Intercultural Poetry and Performance Library.
Inspirational Works
I have made thousands of school and college students and professionals as well as house wives confident and made them lead a happy life with my personality
development and life skill trainings and am still doing so. I have had more than 500 workshops of the same. I did a series of competitions of poetry in several
schools in Mumbai with the theme “Inculcation of moral values in young minds through poetry” 2018.I am doing a series of such competitions this year(2019)
in BMC schools for underprivileged children. I have done several poetry events for senior citizens to bring out the creativity in them. I write regularly in
magazines about the conservation of environment.
Failures and Successes
Failures are the pillar of success so every failure has made me more and more successful. My motto in life is “Every failure or obstacle ensures that your end result is
wonderful” since with every failure I have gone towards my goal with more strength.
Family and Parents
I have a teenage daughter who is very creative and had written a novel when 14 years and a very supportive husband who is a well respected lawyer and a pragmatic
66 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 67
person. We live in Mumbai, India. My father who is no more was a responsibility is the greatest of virtues which encompasses integrity,
famous Anthropologist, a Common Wealth Scholar and a renowned compassion, reaching out and loving others.
Professor of the University of Calcutta. He had written innumerable
B) When did I find Depersonalization in Me and How?
papers and several books of Anthropology. My mother has
Alzheimer's now but she was an epitome of external and internal This happened about five years ago when from Science and Academics I
beauty. She was an exponent of poetry recitation and Rabindra gradually transformed into a poet. When I started writing poetry I
Sangeet. She has written several story books for children in Bengali initially wrote about what I felt but gradually my thoughts hovered off to
and a few Sociology books. universal thoughts and feelings.
What more can I contribute to Eradicate Inhumanity from our C) How and What Talents I used in Spreading Love, Peace and Humanity?
society? I used my talents of teaching as well as writing in spreading love, peace
As a mother and a teacher I feel sensitizing children from an young and humanity. I continuously inculcate values of love, peace and
age to be good human beings , to be compassionate and to empathize humanity in young minds through my workshops in schools and
with others' sufferings is the core of having a humane society. So I am colleges. I have written numerous poems of love, peace and humanity as
continuously trying to bring in good values in school children who well.
will be our future citizens of India as well as global citizens. D) Yes I do have a Sense of making People Happy?
A) What makes me one of 25 wonderful Women of Virtue? As I already mentioned my motto in life is spreading happiness. I do this
I am truly humbled that the editorial board found me deserving by seeing that people around me are comfortable. I teach people to be
for this honour. I feel my positive aura and my optimism makes more organised and lead an intelligent and disciplined life. An
me a woman of virtue. A few years back when my husband's undisciplined person can never be happy. I reach out if anyone is in
hand broke by a freak accident I was upset but I thanked God trouble. I try to solve problems which other people are facing. The best
that it was only his hand and nothing more serious. I can way that I make people happy is building their confidence and making
support and give tremendous confidence to others. My them feel good about themselves.
students whether children or adults feel they can do impossible E) My Personal Views in Building a Perfect Human Being in Me?
tasks if I help them. My family, friends and colleagues feel good
I am indebted to my parents for imbibing a sense of discretion between
when I am around. I love spreading happiness and ensure that
the good and the bad from an early childhood. This has always helped
people around me are happy and comfortable. People tell me I
me to have a strong character. I always believe that an intelligent person
am a very efficient organiser. I also believe that creativity along
will know what is good for her and this also helps her to have a good life.
with good organization skill does wonders. On a womanly note
So this thought has made me go forward with integrity, compassion and
I love wearing saris which I feel is one of the most elegant of
responsibility.
attires and accessories to match which I feel gives me an air of
confidence and reflects a good personality. Last but not the least
I think and I know I am a very responsible lady and I feel
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person. We live in Mumbai, India. My father who is no more was a responsibility is the greatest of virtues which encompasses integrity,
famous Anthropologist, a Common Wealth Scholar and a renowned compassion, reaching out and loving others.
Professor of the University of Calcutta. He had written innumerable
B) When did I find Depersonalization in Me and How?
papers and several books of Anthropology. My mother has
Alzheimer's now but she was an epitome of external and internal This happened about five years ago when from Science and Academics I
beauty. She was an exponent of poetry recitation and Rabindra gradually transformed into a poet. When I started writing poetry I
Sangeet. She has written several story books for children in Bengali initially wrote about what I felt but gradually my thoughts hovered off to
and a few Sociology books. universal thoughts and feelings.
What more can I contribute to Eradicate Inhumanity from our C) How and What Talents I used in Spreading Love, Peace and Humanity?
society? I used my talents of teaching as well as writing in spreading love, peace
As a mother and a teacher I feel sensitizing children from an young and humanity. I continuously inculcate values of love, peace and
age to be good human beings , to be compassionate and to empathize humanity in young minds through my workshops in schools and
with others' sufferings is the core of having a humane society. So I am colleges. I have written numerous poems of love, peace and humanity as
continuously trying to bring in good values in school children who well.
will be our future citizens of India as well as global citizens. D) Yes I do have a Sense of making People Happy?
A) What makes me one of 25 wonderful Women of Virtue? As I already mentioned my motto in life is spreading happiness. I do this
I am truly humbled that the editorial board found me deserving by seeing that people around me are comfortable. I teach people to be
for this honour. I feel my positive aura and my optimism makes more organised and lead an intelligent and disciplined life. An
me a woman of virtue. A few years back when my husband's undisciplined person can never be happy. I reach out if anyone is in
hand broke by a freak accident I was upset but I thanked God trouble. I try to solve problems which other people are facing. The best
that it was only his hand and nothing more serious. I can way that I make people happy is building their confidence and making
support and give tremendous confidence to others. My them feel good about themselves.
students whether children or adults feel they can do impossible E) My Personal Views in Building a Perfect Human Being in Me?
tasks if I help them. My family, friends and colleagues feel good
I am indebted to my parents for imbibing a sense of discretion between
when I am around. I love spreading happiness and ensure that
the good and the bad from an early childhood. This has always helped
people around me are happy and comfortable. People tell me I
me to have a strong character. I always believe that an intelligent person
am a very efficient organiser. I also believe that creativity along
will know what is good for her and this also helps her to have a good life.
with good organization skill does wonders. On a womanly note
So this thought has made me go forward with integrity, compassion and
I love wearing saris which I feel is one of the most elegant of
responsibility.
attires and accessories to match which I feel gives me an air of
confidence and reflects a good personality. Last but not the least
I think and I know I am a very responsible lady and I feel
68 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 69
Dr. Purnima was Born on 25th October, 1989 in Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, She is currently working as an Assistant Professor of English in Vasant Kanya
Mahavidylaya, Kamachha. She is poet and dreamer. She lives her life on her own terms, an aesthete she loves art and music. Her love for literarture started at a
very young age and she would lose herself in the volumes of Enid Blyton and Dickens. Growing up she read authors like Sidney Sheldon and Dan Brown and the
world of fiction offered her transport from mundane life. She feels if you feel sad read a good book and you will forget what you were initially worried about.
Initially a shy person who would feel her knees shaking on the thought of addressing an audience she gathered courage to speak for the first time in her school
elocution of Std.10 and won the first prize in Hindi Class Elocution. A small feat at school level but that gave her the belief in herself. Gathering courage, she
found an affinity for the stage and applaud of audience which encouraged her to participate and win at various events at college and University level including
debate, elocution, poetry recitation, expressions, skit, short-play, quiz and a lot more. She likes to experiment and tries her hands at new forms of writing. She
loves to write and share her quotes on apps like Nojoto and Yourquote. Being a daughter of a Physical Education teacher she has love for sports too. She loved to
Dr. Purnima Singh
play kabaddi and Kho-Kho in her school days and is associated with her college's Sports Committee and loves conducting Chess Tournament of the Annual
Sports Day. Being passionate for the stage and creative fields she tried her hands on fields as diverse as choreography, theatre performances, short-story writing,
poetry writing and recital and translation. All that she learned about art, literature and life she didn't want to keep to herself. She always aspired to be a teacher like
her father and impart it to her students. Interaction with students give her a new warmth and courage. She believes teaching is the best learning process where you
learn something new everyday while interacting with young minds . Her elder sister Dr. Vinamrata who is currently working as Assistant Professor in
Department of English, Bheemrao Ambedkar University, Bihar is her friend, confederate and mentor. One year senior to her they shared an unbreakable bond
which is reflected in their collaboration as authors in the upcoming book of poems, Mirari. Dr. Bina Singh herself an esteemed poet in her Preface to Mirari
compares the two sisters to Wordsworth and Coleridge. She writes, "As claimed by the peerless romantic bard William Wordsworth, that, poet like the scientist is
a seeker of truth, truth beyond temporal facts, finds a justified platform in the lyrical cravings of Purnima and Vinamrata. Their joint venture reminds The
Lyrical Ballads composed by the two poetic geniuses, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge....Mirari carries us into the esoteric and mystical
realms of of womanhood. The two authors keep the readers enthused with their ideas and thoughts. They clearly expose the travails of womanhood in everyday
life and the unfulfilled expectations of what has become an incomplete life"
Dr. Purnima's Ph.D. dissertation is on “Consumer Capitalism and Nature on the Fiction of Ron Rash” from Banaras Hindu University. As an academician and
researcher she has written several articles which got published in various reputed International Journals and books. Her short -story "In Love with a Book-
Worm" got published with soflay.com.. She is also a member of Editorial committee of the website phaniswarnathrenu.com. The website started in the memory
of prominent Hindi writer Phanishwar Nath Renu has now diversified itself for literature lovers where young poets and author can publish their poems and
articles online. A lover of beauty and nature she was deeply moved by landscape-mysticism and eco-spirituality while she was working on her thesis. She voices
her concern for the conservation of nature in several of her papers published in various reputed International journals and books. Living in Kashi, the land of
spirituality she has also delved deep into mysticism and spirituality and is also a member of Indian Section of Theosophical Society. She started writing poems in
Hindi and English from her college days. Her poems have appeared In Atunis and her poem “Unearthly” was published in the volume, Leaves of the Poet Tree,
Season Two.
Muhammad Shanazar (Pakistan) who is Recipient of Poet of Universal Inspiration, World Icon of Peace, Cross for Peace, Cross for Literature, World Laureate
in Literature 2017… wrote the preface for Purnima's first book In Search of (Me)aning: Poetry by Purnima writes-
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Dr. Purnima was Born on 25th October, 1989 in Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, She is currently working as an Assistant Professor of English in Vasant Kanya
Mahavidylaya, Kamachha. She is poet and dreamer. She lives her life on her own terms, an aesthete she loves art and music. Her love for literarture started at a
very young age and she would lose herself in the volumes of Enid Blyton and Dickens. Growing up she read authors like Sidney Sheldon and Dan Brown and the
world of fiction offered her transport from mundane life. She feels if you feel sad read a good book and you will forget what you were initially worried about.
Initially a shy person who would feel her knees shaking on the thought of addressing an audience she gathered courage to speak for the first time in her school
elocution of Std.10 and won the first prize in Hindi Class Elocution. A small feat at school level but that gave her the belief in herself. Gathering courage, she
found an affinity for the stage and applaud of audience which encouraged her to participate and win at various events at college and University level including
debate, elocution, poetry recitation, expressions, skit, short-play, quiz and a lot more. She likes to experiment and tries her hands at new forms of writing. She
loves to write and share her quotes on apps like Nojoto and Yourquote. Being a daughter of a Physical Education teacher she has love for sports too. She loved to
Dr. Purnima Singh
play kabaddi and Kho-Kho in her school days and is associated with her college's Sports Committee and loves conducting Chess Tournament of the Annual
Sports Day. Being passionate for the stage and creative fields she tried her hands on fields as diverse as choreography, theatre performances, short-story writing,
poetry writing and recital and translation. All that she learned about art, literature and life she didn't want to keep to herself. She always aspired to be a teacher like
her father and impart it to her students. Interaction with students give her a new warmth and courage. She believes teaching is the best learning process where you
learn something new everyday while interacting with young minds . Her elder sister Dr. Vinamrata who is currently working as Assistant Professor in
Department of English, Bheemrao Ambedkar University, Bihar is her friend, confederate and mentor. One year senior to her they shared an unbreakable bond
which is reflected in their collaboration as authors in the upcoming book of poems, Mirari. Dr. Bina Singh herself an esteemed poet in her Preface to Mirari
compares the two sisters to Wordsworth and Coleridge. She writes, "As claimed by the peerless romantic bard William Wordsworth, that, poet like the scientist is
a seeker of truth, truth beyond temporal facts, finds a justified platform in the lyrical cravings of Purnima and Vinamrata. Their joint venture reminds The
Lyrical Ballads composed by the two poetic geniuses, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge....Mirari carries us into the esoteric and mystical
realms of of womanhood. The two authors keep the readers enthused with their ideas and thoughts. They clearly expose the travails of womanhood in everyday
life and the unfulfilled expectations of what has become an incomplete life"
Dr. Purnima's Ph.D. dissertation is on “Consumer Capitalism and Nature on the Fiction of Ron Rash” from Banaras Hindu University. As an academician and
researcher she has written several articles which got published in various reputed International Journals and books. Her short -story "In Love with a Book-
Worm" got published with soflay.com.. She is also a member of Editorial committee of the website phaniswarnathrenu.com. The website started in the memory
of prominent Hindi writer Phanishwar Nath Renu has now diversified itself for literature lovers where young poets and author can publish their poems and
articles online. A lover of beauty and nature she was deeply moved by landscape-mysticism and eco-spirituality while she was working on her thesis. She voices
her concern for the conservation of nature in several of her papers published in various reputed International journals and books. Living in Kashi, the land of
spirituality she has also delved deep into mysticism and spirituality and is also a member of Indian Section of Theosophical Society. She started writing poems in
Hindi and English from her college days. Her poems have appeared In Atunis and her poem “Unearthly” was published in the volume, Leaves of the Poet Tree,
Season Two.
Muhammad Shanazar (Pakistan) who is Recipient of Poet of Universal Inspiration, World Icon of Peace, Cross for Peace, Cross for Literature, World Laureate
in Literature 2017… wrote the preface for Purnima's first book In Search of (Me)aning: Poetry by Purnima writes-
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"To Punima life is a dream, nothing is real, we pass through the serial of contemporary world, her poems are replete with similes and metaphors which
phantasies, when one dream breaks, we awake in an another dream and so we beautify and chisel her work. It is just beginning, this composition is a very
are deceived time and again, reality remains beyond our approach, to her life is glaring gesture of her bright future, time is fixed when she will be in limelight,
like an piece of onion, we go on peeling off it a layer by a layer but in the end get maybe I would not be there to see her relishing the moment."
nothing, she is very true in her verdict."
She sincerely feels that whatever she has earned today is through the other
"Life was only a dream, And one day, We would wake up, Alive on a different strong women who have touched her life and made her who she is. She felt a
strong presence of her mother who narrated her stories from scriptures and
Climate and a new flowing stream." (Purnima, "Life's a Waking Dream")
books and taught her the importance of honesty and courage which she follows
Shanazar adds, "A young poetess like Purnima must have nourished a desire of in whatever she does. Who also introduced her to great Hindi stalwarts like
limelight, to be known in the world, but in fact she discards the idea and rests Premchand, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Gyanendra, Maithilsharan Gupt and
her mind on the cushion of contentment and simplicity, she wants to go many more. Her guide during research, Prof. Vanashree who is Emeritus
through lanes of the world anonymously:" Professor, Department of English, Banaras Hindu University is also a major
influence on her career. Dr. Bina Singh, currently heading the Department of
"Let me live unseen, unknown, Unwanted let me be. Away from neighbour's
Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya entered as a fresh zephyr in her life and re-kindled
prying eye, With an unremarkable identity. Let me be a washed pebble In the
her warmth for reading and writing poetry. Her first collection of poems In
world's ever-flowing Sea. Let me be a reckless bark, Floating in anonymity. ..Let
Search of (Me)aning: Poetry by Purnima was a result of this association. She
me drift, Invisibly as a God's particle, In the vast radiance of the galaxy. "
admires other strong women like Dr. Rachna srivastava, Principal, Vasant
(Purnima, "Anonymity") The desire of her anonymity is not causeless, it is very
Kanya Mahavidyalaya. She feels that any woman who is doing something for
profound and mystic, those who perish all desires and surrender their existence
the cause of humanity needs to be admired.
to God, requiring nothing, in fact they get all, their names transcend time and
place, they live perpetually as in nothingness lies absolute thingness. It is my
good fortune that I was acquainted to Purnima Singh, a poetess of talent, she
writes her verse with a flow, she goes on convincing the reader, rather she rides
the reader's mind, keeps it in her grips, each line of her poems, doesn't lose
connection with the previous one, her thoughts are coherent but sometimes she
unexpectedly puts on the apron of mysticism and explains deeper significance
of her themes than apparent realities.
He concludes, "Purnima as she is a teacher of English Literature and widely
read student of literature, she pays much heed to her linguistic techniques,
syntax and grammatical composition of thought, her imagery is synthetic
which is supported by several figures of speech, the poetic diction she uses is
simple yet splendid, she deliberately avoids grandiloquence and pomposity as
she knows well, it may spoil the poetic effect as they are not needed by the
72 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 73
"To Punima life is a dream, nothing is real, we pass through the serial of contemporary world, her poems are replete with similes and metaphors which
phantasies, when one dream breaks, we awake in an another dream and so we beautify and chisel her work. It is just beginning, this composition is a very
are deceived time and again, reality remains beyond our approach, to her life is glaring gesture of her bright future, time is fixed when she will be in limelight,
like an piece of onion, we go on peeling off it a layer by a layer but in the end get maybe I would not be there to see her relishing the moment."
nothing, she is very true in her verdict."
She sincerely feels that whatever she has earned today is through the other
"Life was only a dream, And one day, We would wake up, Alive on a different strong women who have touched her life and made her who she is. She felt a
strong presence of her mother who narrated her stories from scriptures and
Climate and a new flowing stream." (Purnima, "Life's a Waking Dream")
books and taught her the importance of honesty and courage which she follows
Shanazar adds, "A young poetess like Purnima must have nourished a desire of in whatever she does. Who also introduced her to great Hindi stalwarts like
limelight, to be known in the world, but in fact she discards the idea and rests Premchand, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Gyanendra, Maithilsharan Gupt and
her mind on the cushion of contentment and simplicity, she wants to go many more. Her guide during research, Prof. Vanashree who is Emeritus
through lanes of the world anonymously:" Professor, Department of English, Banaras Hindu University is also a major
influence on her career. Dr. Bina Singh, currently heading the Department of
"Let me live unseen, unknown, Unwanted let me be. Away from neighbour's
Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya entered as a fresh zephyr in her life and re-kindled
prying eye, With an unremarkable identity. Let me be a washed pebble In the
her warmth for reading and writing poetry. Her first collection of poems In
world's ever-flowing Sea. Let me be a reckless bark, Floating in anonymity. ..Let
Search of (Me)aning: Poetry by Purnima was a result of this association. She
me drift, Invisibly as a God's particle, In the vast radiance of the galaxy. "
admires other strong women like Dr. Rachna srivastava, Principal, Vasant
(Purnima, "Anonymity") The desire of her anonymity is not causeless, it is very
Kanya Mahavidyalaya. She feels that any woman who is doing something for
profound and mystic, those who perish all desires and surrender their existence
the cause of humanity needs to be admired.
to God, requiring nothing, in fact they get all, their names transcend time and
place, they live perpetually as in nothingness lies absolute thingness. It is my
good fortune that I was acquainted to Purnima Singh, a poetess of talent, she
writes her verse with a flow, she goes on convincing the reader, rather she rides
the reader's mind, keeps it in her grips, each line of her poems, doesn't lose
connection with the previous one, her thoughts are coherent but sometimes she
unexpectedly puts on the apron of mysticism and explains deeper significance
of her themes than apparent realities.
He concludes, "Purnima as she is a teacher of English Literature and widely
read student of literature, she pays much heed to her linguistic techniques,
syntax and grammatical composition of thought, her imagery is synthetic
which is supported by several figures of speech, the poetic diction she uses is
simple yet splendid, she deliberately avoids grandiloquence and pomposity as
she knows well, it may spoil the poetic effect as they are not needed by the
72 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 73
“ Within the framework of a democratic concept, our laws, development policies, Plans and programmes have aimed at women's advancement in different
spheres. The principle of gender equality is enshrined in the Indian Constitution in its Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties and Directive
Principles. The Constitution not only grants equality to women, but also empowers the State to adopt measures of positive discrimination in favor of women.” -
Says Sangeeta Sharma
Personal Profile: I am an x Banking and Financial Sector Employee with 9years of experience with Citigroup and ICICI Group of Companies. My last
assignment was as an Area Manager heading Punjab and Chandigarh. I left my job at the peak of my career for my passion ,that was Art. Its been 9 years now and I
have worked on various commercial projects and for many renowned celebrities. A detailed profile is attached for your reference.
Persona:- Am a soft spoken, yet strong opinionated, bubbly artist who is a happy go lucky women who at times is a serious professional and many a times
a kid trying to paint the world red with her colors.
Sanjana Sharma
Achievements
Ÿ Won Youngest Branch Manager at Citigroup in 2006
Ÿ Mrs. India 2018 winner
Ÿ Mrs.Chandigarh2017
Ÿ Brand Ambassador National Iconic women
Ÿ Brand Icon New Women Empowerment Foundation of India
Ÿ Chief Patron Dream Makers NGO
Ÿ Have been a jury and Guest of honor for over 100 different shows.
Ÿ Walked the ramp for around 25 various national International designers.
Ÿ Brand Ambassador for Health Mark Pvt. Ltd.
Ÿ Worked in TVC for Health Mark
Inspirational Works:
Ÿ Series of paintings on Women Empowerment
Ÿ Charity Ramp Walk for Autistic Children from last 3years
Failures: I dont think I have had any failures but yes I have learnt a lot of lessons in my journey so far from being a corporate sector Employee to a painter to a
fashion model.
Success: All that I have achieved so far is just a step forward to all that I still need to do with passion and promise to bring a change and inspire more women to
come forward.
Family: I have been born and brought up in Hindu family with very open minded and liberal parents who gave me the best of education and made me confident
74 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 75
“ Within the framework of a democratic concept, our laws, development policies, Plans and programmes have aimed at women's advancement in different
spheres. The principle of gender equality is enshrined in the Indian Constitution in its Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties and Directive
Principles. The Constitution not only grants equality to women, but also empowers the State to adopt measures of positive discrimination in favor of women.” -
Says Sangeeta Sharma
Personal Profile: I am an x Banking and Financial Sector Employee with 9years of experience with Citigroup and ICICI Group of Companies. My last
assignment was as an Area Manager heading Punjab and Chandigarh. I left my job at the peak of my career for my passion ,that was Art. Its been 9 years now and I
have worked on various commercial projects and for many renowned celebrities. A detailed profile is attached for your reference.
Persona:- Am a soft spoken, yet strong opinionated, bubbly artist who is a happy go lucky women who at times is a serious professional and many a times
a kid trying to paint the world red with her colors.
Sanjana Sharma
Achievements
Ÿ Won Youngest Branch Manager at Citigroup in 2006
Ÿ Mrs. India 2018 winner
Ÿ Mrs.Chandigarh2017
Ÿ Brand Ambassador National Iconic women
Ÿ Brand Icon New Women Empowerment Foundation of India
Ÿ Chief Patron Dream Makers NGO
Ÿ Have been a jury and Guest of honor for over 100 different shows.
Ÿ Walked the ramp for around 25 various national International designers.
Ÿ Brand Ambassador for Health Mark Pvt. Ltd.
Ÿ Worked in TVC for Health Mark
Inspirational Works:
Ÿ Series of paintings on Women Empowerment
Ÿ Charity Ramp Walk for Autistic Children from last 3years
Failures: I dont think I have had any failures but yes I have learnt a lot of lessons in my journey so far from being a corporate sector Employee to a painter to a
fashion model.
Success: All that I have achieved so far is just a step forward to all that I still need to do with passion and promise to bring a change and inspire more women to
come forward.
Family: I have been born and brought up in Hindu family with very open minded and liberal parents who gave me the best of education and made me confident
74 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 75
and a flexible human being who could think and create a world of her own. Whatever D. I believe that each one of us can make the aura around us either positive or negative.
I am today ,I am thankful to my late father Sh. M L Sharma for his teachings and The choice is ours what we choose .once a person leaves the room the others still in
blessings . there comment "Thank God he left" or "Should have been here more". It depends
on us which category we want to fall in. I have always tried to stay calm and
Post marriage my husband Puneet Verma, has been equally supportive and
composed at even the worst if situations. I think the world today lacks good and
encouraging. I am blessed with a 4year old daughter whose smile inspires me to do
patient listeners. I have tried and conditioned my brain in a way to stay silent at
more and more .
times so that I can be more receptive towards others. I have also worked very hard
As an Artist to eradicate inhumane behavior from the world I paint more of my works on myself trying to bring down all the aggression in me. Painting and then
which bring out a msg to the world of peace and love. Also as a public figure and as becoming a mother have brought a lot of positive change in me. I try to listen more
Mrs. India wherever I have been, I have always tried to encourage all do more and now and I think once you become a vent shoulder for people ,that really makes
more contribution towards society by bringing all necessary changes in ones ownself them feel peaceful and happy. And once they have done that you can always suggest
rather than trying to change the world. I believe the world becomes what we make of them for their good.
it as our reflection.
E. I believe there is no term as perfect. We are all born with imperfections. I want to
A. What makes you to be 25 Most Influential Women? live my life in totality rather perfection. Perfection for each person is different. The
Day I leave the world I wish I could say I lived totally with total love, total care and
A lot of articles and interviews have been written on me so far and I get lot of
total dedication. Rather than finding perfection in someone I would find total
calls from women from various sectors who say that we want to become like
thoughtfulness, givingness total love and dedication. I work each day on myself to
you. I have always been of a thought that I have done just my bit and there is
be more giving ,more surrendered to His will and less complaining. At my home,
much much more yet to be done. I think I should make it to this list so that
when we deal amongst us too, we point out and remind each other whenever we
my story and my work reaches more people and I would say I'll be really
feel. That the other is lacking in any of these virtues. We daily pray that God helps
blessed if it brings even 1% of a positive change in anyone's life.
us imbibe these virtues whenever I make a mistake by doing anything wrong or say
B. As a young employee when I started my career, my objective and ambition willingly or unwilling if I feel a negative word came out of my mouth for someone, I
was to get on the top of the corporate ladder as soon as possible, working try to correct myself. Self realization, self correction is the most important thing for
hard on my goal sheets. In 2007, I met my Satguru Nirankari Baba Hardev me. A little more of mindfulness rather than just a mind full is what I try to do. I
Singh ji Maharaj ,and that was the time when my inner spiritual journey wish almighty blesses and helps me to always walk this path and the journey ahead
started and the real goal of life struck my heart n soul and everything else makes me more as per His Will rather than what I will and wish for.
seemed to be very small and meak. I realised the bigger broader aspect of
this life journey however long or short it might be but what needs to make it
meaningful and that's where depersonalization happened to me.
C. As an artist, through my paintings and as a model through my charity walks
and also as a Speaker at all my social events I have always given my inputs in
every possible way to spread the message of love peace and humanity.
76 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 77
and a flexible human being who could think and create a world of her own. Whatever D. I believe that each one of us can make the aura around us either positive or negative.
I am today ,I am thankful to my late father Sh. M L Sharma for his teachings and The choice is ours what we choose .once a person leaves the room the others still in
blessings . there comment "Thank God he left" or "Should have been here more". It depends
on us which category we want to fall in. I have always tried to stay calm and
Post marriage my husband Puneet Verma, has been equally supportive and
composed at even the worst if situations. I think the world today lacks good and
encouraging. I am blessed with a 4year old daughter whose smile inspires me to do
patient listeners. I have tried and conditioned my brain in a way to stay silent at
more and more .
times so that I can be more receptive towards others. I have also worked very hard
As an Artist to eradicate inhumane behavior from the world I paint more of my works on myself trying to bring down all the aggression in me. Painting and then
which bring out a msg to the world of peace and love. Also as a public figure and as becoming a mother have brought a lot of positive change in me. I try to listen more
Mrs. India wherever I have been, I have always tried to encourage all do more and now and I think once you become a vent shoulder for people ,that really makes
more contribution towards society by bringing all necessary changes in ones ownself them feel peaceful and happy. And once they have done that you can always suggest
rather than trying to change the world. I believe the world becomes what we make of them for their good.
it as our reflection.
E. I believe there is no term as perfect. We are all born with imperfections. I want to
A. What makes you to be 25 Most Influential Women? live my life in totality rather perfection. Perfection for each person is different. The
Day I leave the world I wish I could say I lived totally with total love, total care and
A lot of articles and interviews have been written on me so far and I get lot of
total dedication. Rather than finding perfection in someone I would find total
calls from women from various sectors who say that we want to become like
thoughtfulness, givingness total love and dedication. I work each day on myself to
you. I have always been of a thought that I have done just my bit and there is
be more giving ,more surrendered to His will and less complaining. At my home,
much much more yet to be done. I think I should make it to this list so that
when we deal amongst us too, we point out and remind each other whenever we
my story and my work reaches more people and I would say I'll be really
feel. That the other is lacking in any of these virtues. We daily pray that God helps
blessed if it brings even 1% of a positive change in anyone's life.
us imbibe these virtues whenever I make a mistake by doing anything wrong or say
B. As a young employee when I started my career, my objective and ambition willingly or unwilling if I feel a negative word came out of my mouth for someone, I
was to get on the top of the corporate ladder as soon as possible, working try to correct myself. Self realization, self correction is the most important thing for
hard on my goal sheets. In 2007, I met my Satguru Nirankari Baba Hardev me. A little more of mindfulness rather than just a mind full is what I try to do. I
Singh ji Maharaj ,and that was the time when my inner spiritual journey wish almighty blesses and helps me to always walk this path and the journey ahead
started and the real goal of life struck my heart n soul and everything else makes me more as per His Will rather than what I will and wish for.
seemed to be very small and meak. I realised the bigger broader aspect of
this life journey however long or short it might be but what needs to make it
meaningful and that's where depersonalization happened to me.
C. As an artist, through my paintings and as a model through my charity walks
and also as a Speaker at all my social events I have always given my inputs in
every possible way to spread the message of love peace and humanity.
76 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 77
An author is the one who creates a source of some form of intellectual oriented creative work; especially, one who other literary work intended for publication.
Usually a distinction is made between an author and others, such as a compiler, an editor, or translators, who assemble, organize, or influence literary resources.
Soumya Vilekar is a profound published author, Poet, Blogger, Entrepreneur. She believes that the ultimate purpose of human life is not see reasoning and
purpose behind in our own existence but maybe on the other way, we should always showcase our selfless activities in various walsk for the betterment of our
nation.
Personal Profile: Soumya Vilekar is a Writer, Poet, Blogger, Published Author, Producer, Business Consultant , Entrepreneur & Powder Technologist
Persona:
Ÿ Positivity, Love, Compassion, Kindness, Confidence, Trust , Humanity are the fundamentals of my character.
Ÿ Faith in Divine is my greatest strength.
Ÿ Cheerfulness, Humility and Gratitude are my greatest virtues.
Ÿ Passion, Enthusiasm, Zeal are my powers.
Achievements:
Poet & Writer: Started in 2011, my poetry blog was badged as one of top 10 socially active poetry blogs of India by Baggout. My works got published in national
& international Poetic anthologies, journals and magazines besides my four poetry books.
Producer: Head of “AUDUMBAR ARTS”, a production company which makes music albums, videos, short films. The music singles produced by the
company have been released in association with Zee Music Company.
Business Consultant: PLANET MARATHI, a Marathi digital channel & site featured in FORBES INDIA magazine for promoting Marathi art, culture, films
and entertainment. Ref: https://planetmarathi.org/advisory-panel/
Leader & Digital Changemaker:
Ÿ At WORLDPULSE, a global platform connecting more than 50,000 women across 190nations I am a Vocal contributor & Digital Changemaker. An
article on women leaders campaign was featured on THE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP DAILY, published from Waterloo Region.
Ÿ As Executive Editor of Hindi magazine “AKHAND BHARATPATRIKA” which publishes works of national interest.
Ÿ Founded"REVOLUTIONARY PENS" an artists group which aims to unite artists and writers to highlight their works for humanity.
Entrepreneur & Powder Technologist:
My profile has been assisting my father in designing furnaces, executing projects and in setting up the quality of product besides establishing the product in the
market. Presently I manage INVOLUTE METAL POWDER TECHNOLOGIES LLP which deals in technical know how transfer, turn key projects &
Soumya Vilekar marketing metal powders. Ref: (www.powdertechnologies.com)
78 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 79
An author is the one who creates a source of some form of intellectual oriented creative work; especially, one who other literary work intended for publication.
Usually a distinction is made between an author and others, such as a compiler, an editor, or translators, who assemble, organize, or influence literary resources.
Soumya Vilekar is a profound published author, Poet, Blogger, Entrepreneur. She believes that the ultimate purpose of human life is not see reasoning and
purpose behind in our own existence but maybe on the other way, we should always showcase our selfless activities in various walsk for the betterment of our
nation.
Personal Profile: Soumya Vilekar is a Writer, Poet, Blogger, Published Author, Producer, Business Consultant , Entrepreneur & Powder Technologist
Persona:
Ÿ Positivity, Love, Compassion, Kindness, Confidence, Trust , Humanity are the fundamentals of my character.
Ÿ Faith in Divine is my greatest strength.
Ÿ Cheerfulness, Humility and Gratitude are my greatest virtues.
Ÿ Passion, Enthusiasm, Zeal are my powers.
Achievements:
Poet & Writer: Started in 2011, my poetry blog was badged as one of top 10 socially active poetry blogs of India by Baggout. My works got published in national
& international Poetic anthologies, journals and magazines besides my four poetry books.
Producer: Head of “AUDUMBAR ARTS”, a production company which makes music albums, videos, short films. The music singles produced by the
company have been released in association with Zee Music Company.
Business Consultant: PLANET MARATHI, a Marathi digital channel & site featured in FORBES INDIA magazine for promoting Marathi art, culture, films
and entertainment. Ref: https://planetmarathi.org/advisory-panel/
Leader & Digital Changemaker:
Ÿ At WORLDPULSE, a global platform connecting more than 50,000 women across 190nations I am a Vocal contributor & Digital Changemaker. An
article on women leaders campaign was featured on THE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP DAILY, published from Waterloo Region.
Ÿ As Executive Editor of Hindi magazine “AKHAND BHARATPATRIKA” which publishes works of national interest.
Ÿ Founded"REVOLUTIONARY PENS" an artists group which aims to unite artists and writers to highlight their works for humanity.
Entrepreneur & Powder Technologist:
My profile has been assisting my father in designing furnaces, executing projects and in setting up the quality of product besides establishing the product in the
market. Presently I manage INVOLUTE METAL POWDER TECHNOLOGIES LLP which deals in technical know how transfer, turn key projects &
Soumya Vilekar marketing metal powders. Ref: (www.powdertechnologies.com)
78 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 79
Certificates/Achievements: Ÿ Designed, planned and conducted a workshop for teenage students on “BEHAVIOURAL MANAGEMENT” at OUR OWN ENGLISH HIGH
SCHOOL SHARJAH, UAE.
Ÿ SAHITYASHREE award by Kafla Inter Continental
Ÿ Asiad Literature Award for contribution in Poetry at the 6thAsiad Literature Festival. Your failures, Successes:
Ÿ JOINT INDIAN PATENT for the process of manufacturing Partially alloyed Bronze Powder.
“Every failure that we have in life is the first step to success” Failure in stills courage, drives me to achieve the unachieved &infuses energy with force to reinstate
Ÿ Intro to Digital Empowerment Course by World Pulse and stand back. Thus every step in life has a new lesson and I firmly believe, we should accept whatever comes our way and keep walking. I have had my portion of
Ÿ Networking Leadership through Core Building of Professional Network by Acumen successes and failures which I treated equally, then every challenge became a goal and the process to achieve it, a learning process. All of this requires passion as the
Ÿ Startup Grad for completion of Startup India course for Entrepreneurs. whole journey of reaching the destination then evolves, transforms and builds us.
Your Inspirational Works: Your family and parents:. My upbringing and divine blessings has resulted in being the person I am today.
Besides around 1000 poems published on my different blogs here are few of my Individual Published works: Life Inspiration to My father is a true leader. A fearless, dynamic, and a highly spiritual man, my dad, Mr. Subhanjan Mohanty is a pioneer in field of metal powders, while my
Spiritualism, The Mystic Journey, Winds of Philia, Suroor of the Soul mother Snehalata, who like her name is a truly compassionate, soft-spoken, good natured woman, I have a younger brother Soumitra who is equally affectionate
and a wonderful human being. My world cannot be complete without my husband, Aniruddha Vilekarand two kids. Aniruddha is an engineer by profession and
Poetries Published in Anthologies:
also a joint patent holder in metal powders. He is the Head of Operations, Marketing &Quality of ADOR Welding, a leading welding organization of India.
1. Lovelets, 2. Aatish, 3. The Awakening of She, 4. World Peace and Harmony- By The Poetry Society of India, 5. Synthesis, 6. Heavenly Hymns, 7. Melange,
My elder one Anitya studying in the Mechanical Branch 3rdyr of MIT Manipalis a cricketer and a creative youngster, a fan of Elon Musk and daughter Anjanika,
8. I am Woman, 9. Ashake Pankh, 10. UK Poetry Library, 11. Dawn Beyond Waste, 12. Amravathi Poetic Prism 2016, 2017, 2018, 13. Sahyadri Echoes,
is in 4th standard. Both are extremely loving and affectionate in nature and have bent towards creativity and art. My in laws have been supportive in my creative
14. World Healing Peace Anthology, 15. She-The Shakti.
as well as other pursuits and my late father in law specially encouraged me when I restarted writing after years.
Journals:
What more you can contribute to eradicate Inhumanity from our society:
Kafla Intercontinental, Langlit Multidisciplinary Journal, Journal of Contemporary literary review of India( Nov 2013)
Ÿ “Today in our society, conflicts and intolerance have risen, it is all due to non- acceptance.”
E-Magazine/ Newspapers Ÿ We need to introspect and think, inculcate acceptance in our kids' right from childhood about universal love and
brotherhood. I have tried to impart the same thoughts to my kids and I insist every household should do the same.
The Dhauli Review(April 2015 issue), Indian Creative Minds, WOW – E magazine, Featured on OUR POETRY ARCHIVE, Setu E- magazine , Pittsburgh,
Ÿ “When every person starts accepting others with respect and is compassionate about the same, society shall be free of
US, Geography and Music of Poetry, The Closet – THE HANS INDIA, I am a Free Soul – THE NEW INDIA EXPRESS
intolerance and inhumanity. Welfare of one and all shall bring growth and peace and eradicate the inhumaneness.”
Unpublished Novels : Ÿ My stories, articles and poetry reflect this thought. Pain and Problems of others affect me and I always extend my hands of
support wherever in whichever possible form.
“ Debyani” Nov -2013, “Kashmir -A PARADOX” Nov- 2014, Currently writing Shuili
Ÿ The idea is not how can we help, the thought is what is our intention? Intention brings awareness and kindness in soul,
Social Projects: thereby eradicating the inhumaneness present within us.
Ÿ Planned and Executed an International Online campaign I AM A LEADER, participation from women globally on WORLDPULSE . Moderated a webinar Ÿ I have started a group called Revolutionary Pens which connects artists from different parts of world who believe in
on Leadership conducted by James Wilson, a leadership coach & consultant in Fortune 500 companies. humanity, their works speak and highlight humaneness. The idea is not to showcase pathos or issues, but to spread love and
compassion through acceptance.
Ÿ Designed an International Women Empowerment Conclave held at Purnia , Bihar.
80 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 81
Certificates/Achievements: Ÿ Designed, planned and conducted a workshop for teenage students on “BEHAVIOURAL MANAGEMENT” at OUR OWN ENGLISH HIGH
SCHOOL SHARJAH, UAE.
Ÿ SAHITYASHREE award by Kafla Inter Continental
Ÿ Asiad Literature Award for contribution in Poetry at the 6thAsiad Literature Festival. Your failures, Successes:
Ÿ JOINT INDIAN PATENT for the process of manufacturing Partially alloyed Bronze Powder.
“Every failure that we have in life is the first step to success” Failure in stills courage, drives me to achieve the unachieved &infuses energy with force to reinstate
Ÿ Intro to Digital Empowerment Course by World Pulse and stand back. Thus every step in life has a new lesson and I firmly believe, we should accept whatever comes our way and keep walking. I have had my portion of
Ÿ Networking Leadership through Core Building of Professional Network by Acumen successes and failures which I treated equally, then every challenge became a goal and the process to achieve it, a learning process. All of this requires passion as the
Ÿ Startup Grad for completion of Startup India course for Entrepreneurs. whole journey of reaching the destination then evolves, transforms and builds us.
Your Inspirational Works: Your family and parents:. My upbringing and divine blessings has resulted in being the person I am today.
Besides around 1000 poems published on my different blogs here are few of my Individual Published works: Life Inspiration to My father is a true leader. A fearless, dynamic, and a highly spiritual man, my dad, Mr. Subhanjan Mohanty is a pioneer in field of metal powders, while my
Spiritualism, The Mystic Journey, Winds of Philia, Suroor of the Soul mother Snehalata, who like her name is a truly compassionate, soft-spoken, good natured woman, I have a younger brother Soumitra who is equally affectionate
and a wonderful human being. My world cannot be complete without my husband, Aniruddha Vilekarand two kids. Aniruddha is an engineer by profession and
Poetries Published in Anthologies:
also a joint patent holder in metal powders. He is the Head of Operations, Marketing &Quality of ADOR Welding, a leading welding organization of India.
1. Lovelets, 2. Aatish, 3. The Awakening of She, 4. World Peace and Harmony- By The Poetry Society of India, 5. Synthesis, 6. Heavenly Hymns, 7. Melange,
My elder one Anitya studying in the Mechanical Branch 3rdyr of MIT Manipalis a cricketer and a creative youngster, a fan of Elon Musk and daughter Anjanika,
8. I am Woman, 9. Ashake Pankh, 10. UK Poetry Library, 11. Dawn Beyond Waste, 12. Amravathi Poetic Prism 2016, 2017, 2018, 13. Sahyadri Echoes,
is in 4th standard. Both are extremely loving and affectionate in nature and have bent towards creativity and art. My in laws have been supportive in my creative
14. World Healing Peace Anthology, 15. She-The Shakti.
as well as other pursuits and my late father in law specially encouraged me when I restarted writing after years.
Journals:
What more you can contribute to eradicate Inhumanity from our society:
Kafla Intercontinental, Langlit Multidisciplinary Journal, Journal of Contemporary literary review of India( Nov 2013)
Ÿ “Today in our society, conflicts and intolerance have risen, it is all due to non- acceptance.”
E-Magazine/ Newspapers Ÿ We need to introspect and think, inculcate acceptance in our kids' right from childhood about universal love and
brotherhood. I have tried to impart the same thoughts to my kids and I insist every household should do the same.
The Dhauli Review(April 2015 issue), Indian Creative Minds, WOW – E magazine, Featured on OUR POETRY ARCHIVE, Setu E- magazine , Pittsburgh,
Ÿ “When every person starts accepting others with respect and is compassionate about the same, society shall be free of
US, Geography and Music of Poetry, The Closet – THE HANS INDIA, I am a Free Soul – THE NEW INDIA EXPRESS
intolerance and inhumanity. Welfare of one and all shall bring growth and peace and eradicate the inhumaneness.”
Unpublished Novels : Ÿ My stories, articles and poetry reflect this thought. Pain and Problems of others affect me and I always extend my hands of
support wherever in whichever possible form.
“ Debyani” Nov -2013, “Kashmir -A PARADOX” Nov- 2014, Currently writing Shuili
Ÿ The idea is not how can we help, the thought is what is our intention? Intention brings awareness and kindness in soul,
Social Projects: thereby eradicating the inhumaneness present within us.
Ÿ Planned and Executed an International Online campaign I AM A LEADER, participation from women globally on WORLDPULSE . Moderated a webinar Ÿ I have started a group called Revolutionary Pens which connects artists from different parts of world who believe in
on Leadership conducted by James Wilson, a leadership coach & consultant in Fortune 500 companies. humanity, their works speak and highlight humaneness. The idea is not to showcase pathos or issues, but to spread love and
compassion through acceptance.
Ÿ Designed an International Women Empowerment Conclave held at Purnia , Bihar.
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Soulless thoughts and actions bring satisfaction to humanity. Reaching higher levels of spiritual awakening and feeling one with our supreme Divine
Dr.Sunny Kaur consciousness contributes tranquility, according to Physician Sunny Kaur.
Profile: Sunny Kaur is a Physician with experience of more than 25 years (12+ years as physician and 13 years in pharmaceuticals) in an extraordinary variety of
healthcare management areas including strategy, operations, product quality management, disease management, health product promotion and web-based
health content delivery, etc. Charismatic and visionary with excellent organizational skills and a record of accomplishments built on an ability to create
relationships, produce results and generate bottom line growth. Proficient in developing policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines in the capacity of a
medical advisor; possesses considerable knowledge of the commercial principles and techniques to ensure that the organizations she represents are well advised.
Excellent interpersonal communication skills with a proven ability to engage audiences and excellent scientific research and writing abilities.
Objective: Seeking a challenging, senior-level position in a pharmaceutical offering competitive salary along with tremendous opportunities for career growth.
Experience
Ÿ Physician Experience Dec 2013-Present
Ÿ General Physician Practicing in own private clinic in Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, as a Consulting General Physician.
Ÿ Lumenis India Pvt. Ltd. Mar 2013-Nov 2013 Clinical Head (Aesthetics), India & South Asia
Ÿ Advising on the development of new products and services with regard to medical aspects of research, development, evaluation, registration, safety
monitoring and marketing.
Ÿ Helping develop product claims and providing accurate clinical and technical information for all products and services.
Ÿ Ensuring that all promotional materials and communications are in line with the Code of Practice for the industry.
Ÿ Reviewing and communicating data arising from complaints made about products/services.
Ÿ Challenging competitor advertising as appropriate and assisting in the defense of key claims upon challenge by competitor companies.
Ÿ Helping write and amend SPCs (Summary of Product Characteristics), PILs (Patient Information Leaflets) and label information.
Ÿ Updating co-workers regarding regulatory changes and processes.
Ÿ Training sales and marketing teams for relevant fieldwork.
Ÿ Answering queries and working in close interaction with key KOLs and players in the market arena.
Ÿ Representing the Aesthetics division of Lumenis in global symposiums and conferences.
Ÿ Partnering and collaborating with internal departments and HQ as appropriate.
Ÿ Jagsonpal Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Jul 2001-Feb 2013
Ÿ Medical Advisor Sep 2002-Feb 2013
Ÿ Advisor to senior management on new formulations and product launches.
Ÿ Set up an advisory panel to conceive marketing strategies for new products and conduct special workshops for medical professionals.
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Soulless thoughts and actions bring satisfaction to humanity. Reaching higher levels of spiritual awakening and feeling one with our supreme Divine
Dr.Sunny Kaur consciousness contributes tranquility, according to Physician Sunny Kaur.
Profile: Sunny Kaur is a Physician with experience of more than 25 years (12+ years as physician and 13 years in pharmaceuticals) in an extraordinary variety of
healthcare management areas including strategy, operations, product quality management, disease management, health product promotion and web-based
health content delivery, etc. Charismatic and visionary with excellent organizational skills and a record of accomplishments built on an ability to create
relationships, produce results and generate bottom line growth. Proficient in developing policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines in the capacity of a
medical advisor; possesses considerable knowledge of the commercial principles and techniques to ensure that the organizations she represents are well advised.
Excellent interpersonal communication skills with a proven ability to engage audiences and excellent scientific research and writing abilities.
Objective: Seeking a challenging, senior-level position in a pharmaceutical offering competitive salary along with tremendous opportunities for career growth.
Experience
Ÿ Physician Experience Dec 2013-Present
Ÿ General Physician Practicing in own private clinic in Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, as a Consulting General Physician.
Ÿ Lumenis India Pvt. Ltd. Mar 2013-Nov 2013 Clinical Head (Aesthetics), India & South Asia
Ÿ Advising on the development of new products and services with regard to medical aspects of research, development, evaluation, registration, safety
monitoring and marketing.
Ÿ Helping develop product claims and providing accurate clinical and technical information for all products and services.
Ÿ Ensuring that all promotional materials and communications are in line with the Code of Practice for the industry.
Ÿ Reviewing and communicating data arising from complaints made about products/services.
Ÿ Challenging competitor advertising as appropriate and assisting in the defense of key claims upon challenge by competitor companies.
Ÿ Helping write and amend SPCs (Summary of Product Characteristics), PILs (Patient Information Leaflets) and label information.
Ÿ Updating co-workers regarding regulatory changes and processes.
Ÿ Training sales and marketing teams for relevant fieldwork.
Ÿ Answering queries and working in close interaction with key KOLs and players in the market arena.
Ÿ Representing the Aesthetics division of Lumenis in global symposiums and conferences.
Ÿ Partnering and collaborating with internal departments and HQ as appropriate.
Ÿ Jagsonpal Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Jul 2001-Feb 2013
Ÿ Medical Advisor Sep 2002-Feb 2013
Ÿ Advisor to senior management on new formulations and product launches.
Ÿ Set up an advisory panel to conceive marketing strategies for new products and conduct special workshops for medical professionals.
82 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 83
Ÿ Prepared training programmes for MRs (Medical Representatives) and Product Managers. Forum Chakwal IGO International also Actively working for global human rights and peace across all humanity.
Ÿ Advisor to a team of executives especially set up to create a customized support programme on the diagnosis,
Spiritual Background
treatment and management of various diseases and disorders.
Ÿ Advisor to manufacturing plants management on latest manufacturing procedures and keeping the plant up to Created purely soulful and born staunchly spiritual and highly intuitive with natural abilities to read human beings and a blessed human psychologist in very
GMP status. special ways. I love interacting with humanity from all walks of life at varied levels. I touch upon them with my talks, writings, counseling, interactive sessions,
Ÿ Set up a special panel to achieve USFDA manufacturing status as well as ISO9002. other such ways. I am extremely passionate about spreading abundant of Divine love, light and peace to ever heart & soul across this universe. I started writing
profound thoughts at the age of 4 plus. I composed my first poetry when I was 4.5 years old. It's only by the Divine loving grace & care that I am able to express
Manager – Medical Services (Jul 2001-Aug 2002) myself at levels and expressions that can elevate & help all around me.
1. Conducted interviews to recruit MRs and members of the product marketing teams, 2. Trained MRs, Product
Soulful Connexions
Managers and Product Executives, 3. Advised and supported marketing teams at various levels, from a medico-
marketing perspective, 4. Medical indications of products, 5. Innovative promotional inputs, 6.Doctor/Product I founded an organization called Soulful Connexions Private Limited at a global platform in August 2014. Soulful Connexions is an organization that celebrates
matching, 7. Analyzing marketing plans, 8. Reviewing marketing strategies for each product, 9. Conceptualizing ideas life as an attribute to the Divine creator. We work towards the betterment and refinement of humanity—uplifting, enriching and elevating each being in this
for product management and marketing, 10. Conducting CMEs at various levels and interaction with doctors, 11. process so that each one of us can be human enough, to help elevate each other while celebrating this beautiful gift of life. Soulful Connexions believes in living
Preparing product dossiers and medical literature for each product, 12. Writing and editing medical articles for the weekly and monthly journals of the company. life and not just existing. Through our sessions, we guide you how to celebrate and cherish life each moment. Soulful Connexions strongly believes in the oneness
of humanity irrespective of color, creed, race, religion or nationality. We believe and advocate that our prime religion is one humanity, where an individual lives
Receiving feedback from doctors and answering disease and product-related queries by the soul, reaching higher levels of spiritual awakening and feeling one with our supreme Divine consciousness. Soulful Connexions offers life coaching,
1. Therapeutic Areas, 2. Aesthetic Lasers, 3. Anti-Diabetic drugs, 4. Cardiovascular drugs, 5. Health supplements & Nutraceuticals, 6. Antibiotics, 7. Anti- motivational and inspirational talks, anxiety management, lifestyle designing, lifestyle management, psychological brainstorming and counseling to parents,
fungal agents, 8. NSAIDs & other anti-inflammatory agents, 9. Gastrointestinal system drugs, 10. Dermatological agents, 11. Physician - Volunteer (Aug 2002- teachers, students, young children, the elderly, psychiatric patients and to those who have lost their loved ones. Connect with the Spiritual Catalyst & Soulful
Present), 12. Visiting Consultant for Vishamber Free Homeo Dispensary (Delhi-based charitable organization in operation since 80 yrs.), since six years, Mystic in me .
13.Freelance Editor and Writer of medical journals for organizations including Jagsonpal Pharmaceuticals, Passi Publications, Vestergaard India and DelAgua You can join me on my Facebook page:- www.facebook.com/SoulfulConnexions
Health, 14. Medical adviser to an Africa-based AIDS foundation since six years, 15. Hospital Physician (Jul 1998-Sep 2000), 16. Aug 1999-Sep 2000: 13 Interact with me through my website:- www.soulfulconnexions.com
months of Residency; six months in General Surgery and seven months in Dermatology and V.D. from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, 17. Jul Stay connected with me on my YouTube channel:- www.youtube.com/soulfulconnexions
1998-Jul 1999: 12 month internship in Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi. Relate and interact on a regular basis on my facebook timeline:- www.facebook.com/sunny.kaur
Join me on Instagram :- www.instagram.com/drsunnykaur
Education
Books and Further Releases
Ÿ Hospital & Healthcare Management, Post-Graduate Diploma in Hospital and Healthcare Management from Symbiosis Centre of Health Care, Pune,
In October 2017 I released my first eBook which is the volume I of the compilation called “Soulful Quot es T o Liv e By” By the Divine loving grace “Soulful
M.B.B.S, Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, University of Bombay
Quotes To Live By” is a very sincere and dedicated effort, to help uplift and motivate global humanity! I write inspirational articles, quotes and poems on a daily
Relevant Information basis. Therefore, this series would be a regular part of Soulful Connexions' vision and mission! This series will provide a constant booster and impact universal
humanity in a highly positive and vibrational manner. My poetry compilation “Songs of the Soul” was launched in August 2018. It's a collection of mesmerizing,
1. Registered under Medical Council of India, New Delhi, 2. Registered under Delhi Medical Council, New Delhi, 3. Active member of the Indian Medical profound, heart-touching poems, that can be enjoyed by all age groups. A poetry dedication in my father's loving memory will be coming out shortly. I lost my
Association, 4. Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint; expert in using both Microsoft and Apple operating systems, dad recently in September 2018. In the healing process of a loss of a very close loved one - “Fathers And Daughters Never Say Goodbye”
5.Appointed in November 2017 and actively serving as Goodwill Ambassador At Large and Country Chief @Inter Faith Harmony Council Global Village
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Ÿ Prepared training programmes for MRs (Medical Representatives) and Product Managers. Forum Chakwal IGO International also Actively working for global human rights and peace across all humanity.
Ÿ Advisor to a team of executives especially set up to create a customized support programme on the diagnosis,
Spiritual Background
treatment and management of various diseases and disorders.
Ÿ Advisor to manufacturing plants management on latest manufacturing procedures and keeping the plant up to Created purely soulful and born staunchly spiritual and highly intuitive with natural abilities to read human beings and a blessed human psychologist in very
GMP status. special ways. I love interacting with humanity from all walks of life at varied levels. I touch upon them with my talks, writings, counseling, interactive sessions,
Ÿ Set up a special panel to achieve USFDA manufacturing status as well as ISO9002. other such ways. I am extremely passionate about spreading abundant of Divine love, light and peace to ever heart & soul across this universe. I started writing
profound thoughts at the age of 4 plus. I composed my first poetry when I was 4.5 years old. It's only by the Divine loving grace & care that I am able to express
Manager – Medical Services (Jul 2001-Aug 2002) myself at levels and expressions that can elevate & help all around me.
1. Conducted interviews to recruit MRs and members of the product marketing teams, 2. Trained MRs, Product
Soulful Connexions
Managers and Product Executives, 3. Advised and supported marketing teams at various levels, from a medico-
marketing perspective, 4. Medical indications of products, 5. Innovative promotional inputs, 6.Doctor/Product I founded an organization called Soulful Connexions Private Limited at a global platform in August 2014. Soulful Connexions is an organization that celebrates
matching, 7. Analyzing marketing plans, 8. Reviewing marketing strategies for each product, 9. Conceptualizing ideas life as an attribute to the Divine creator. We work towards the betterment and refinement of humanity—uplifting, enriching and elevating each being in this
for product management and marketing, 10. Conducting CMEs at various levels and interaction with doctors, 11. process so that each one of us can be human enough, to help elevate each other while celebrating this beautiful gift of life. Soulful Connexions believes in living
Preparing product dossiers and medical literature for each product, 12. Writing and editing medical articles for the weekly and monthly journals of the company. life and not just existing. Through our sessions, we guide you how to celebrate and cherish life each moment. Soulful Connexions strongly believes in the oneness
of humanity irrespective of color, creed, race, religion or nationality. We believe and advocate that our prime religion is one humanity, where an individual lives
Receiving feedback from doctors and answering disease and product-related queries by the soul, reaching higher levels of spiritual awakening and feeling one with our supreme Divine consciousness. Soulful Connexions offers life coaching,
1. Therapeutic Areas, 2. Aesthetic Lasers, 3. Anti-Diabetic drugs, 4. Cardiovascular drugs, 5. Health supplements & Nutraceuticals, 6. Antibiotics, 7. Anti- motivational and inspirational talks, anxiety management, lifestyle designing, lifestyle management, psychological brainstorming and counseling to parents,
fungal agents, 8. NSAIDs & other anti-inflammatory agents, 9. Gastrointestinal system drugs, 10. Dermatological agents, 11. Physician - Volunteer (Aug 2002- teachers, students, young children, the elderly, psychiatric patients and to those who have lost their loved ones. Connect with the Spiritual Catalyst & Soulful
Present), 12. Visiting Consultant for Vishamber Free Homeo Dispensary (Delhi-based charitable organization in operation since 80 yrs.), since six years, Mystic in me .
13.Freelance Editor and Writer of medical journals for organizations including Jagsonpal Pharmaceuticals, Passi Publications, Vestergaard India and DelAgua You can join me on my Facebook page:- www.facebook.com/SoulfulConnexions
Health, 14. Medical adviser to an Africa-based AIDS foundation since six years, 15. Hospital Physician (Jul 1998-Sep 2000), 16. Aug 1999-Sep 2000: 13 Interact with me through my website:- www.soulfulconnexions.com
months of Residency; six months in General Surgery and seven months in Dermatology and V.D. from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, 17. Jul Stay connected with me on my YouTube channel:- www.youtube.com/soulfulconnexions
1998-Jul 1999: 12 month internship in Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi. Relate and interact on a regular basis on my facebook timeline:- www.facebook.com/sunny.kaur
Join me on Instagram :- www.instagram.com/drsunnykaur
Education
Books and Further Releases
Ÿ Hospital & Healthcare Management, Post-Graduate Diploma in Hospital and Healthcare Management from Symbiosis Centre of Health Care, Pune,
In October 2017 I released my first eBook which is the volume I of the compilation called “Soulful Quot es T o Liv e By” By the Divine loving grace “Soulful
M.B.B.S, Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, University of Bombay
Quotes To Live By” is a very sincere and dedicated effort, to help uplift and motivate global humanity! I write inspirational articles, quotes and poems on a daily
Relevant Information basis. Therefore, this series would be a regular part of Soulful Connexions' vision and mission! This series will provide a constant booster and impact universal
humanity in a highly positive and vibrational manner. My poetry compilation “Songs of the Soul” was launched in August 2018. It's a collection of mesmerizing,
1. Registered under Medical Council of India, New Delhi, 2. Registered under Delhi Medical Council, New Delhi, 3. Active member of the Indian Medical profound, heart-touching poems, that can be enjoyed by all age groups. A poetry dedication in my father's loving memory will be coming out shortly. I lost my
Association, 4. Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint; expert in using both Microsoft and Apple operating systems, dad recently in September 2018. In the healing process of a loss of a very close loved one - “Fathers And Daughters Never Say Goodbye”
5.Appointed in November 2017 and actively serving as Goodwill Ambassador At Large and Country Chief @Inter Faith Harmony Council Global Village
84 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 85
For Nirmala Trivedi, Poetry is a type of creativity by depicting words, phrases, and sometimes own experience or from other inspirational sources and reframing
them as poetry by making changes in meanings and imaginations, or by adding new thoughts , thus imparting new meaning.
Personal Profile:
My name is Nirmala Trivedi. I was born in Orissa where my father was posted as an IAS officer. I was the first born child in the new generation of Tiwaris which
was a combined family of six brothers. I was much loved and pampered by the entire family. I got married when I was at Cuttack. After my marriage, I came to
Kanpur and went with my husband, a U.P. cadre officer of IAS. I had two lovely kids, a son and a daughter. I entered the field of working in 1989 and got articles
published in leading newspapers. I shifted to poetry in 1993 and it continues till date.
Persona:
I am basically a kind hearted and generous person, always extending help with no return expected except good behaviour. I am a private person yet I enjoy having
intellectual discussions with people of substance. I take quick decisions following my heart. The other side of my personality is adaptability to all types of
situations- normal or trying. That is a basic trait. I am a family oriented person. My loved ones are my top priority. I am also very particular about
cleanliness/hygiene. There is a deep sense of it ingrained in me. I don't like to be taken for granted or ignored. I am not status conscious and if my first move does
not bring adequate response, I prefer to move on. I am an emotional person. Writing for me is a divine experience and while writing I get into a trance when my
surroundings become invisible to me. Normally I am able to complete a poem in 10 to 15 minutes. I am amazed at the speed with which compositions floating in
the cosmos reach me and it is followed by appropriate words. Yet all my compositions/lyrics remain original and I am proud of this fact.
I write in both Hindi as well as English.
Achievements:
I had a streak of creative writing from my school days and later when my teenage children became self-dependent, my urge for creative writing got revived.
I wrote on women issues in leading newspapers. It had a unique style of telling meaningful stories without pontificating and it became very popular. I wrote
nearly 150 articles within 4 years.
My emotional side was now forcing me towards poetry writing. I have written 10,000 of them so far in past 25 years. I wrote at least a poem a day at the very least
and sometimes it would be 5-6 in a day. T. Series was impressed with my Bhajans and they have so far brought out 5 albums. Lyrics/compositions both are mine
as are all my other poetic creations.
I joined FaceBook on 1.11.2015 and have an inclusive poetry page and by now my 1052 poems have reached 1.25 crores readers. Approximately 10lakhs have
liked and approximately 1 lakh have commented on it till date. There are 35000 followers.
Inspirational Works:
Besides my creative writing, I enjoyed my time teaching in a public school. There I had reserved 10minutes of time for pep talk to the students. If a student was
Nirmala Trivedi sad, I would draw him out and comfort him. To others I would narrate an interesting story. And without my realising, there was a slow transformation in them.
Some students from non veg families stopped eating meat. I taught in the school for 10 years reliving my children's growing up. And for me they were like my
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For Nirmala Trivedi, Poetry is a type of creativity by depicting words, phrases, and sometimes own experience or from other inspirational sources and reframing
them as poetry by making changes in meanings and imaginations, or by adding new thoughts , thus imparting new meaning.
Personal Profile:
My name is Nirmala Trivedi. I was born in Orissa where my father was posted as an IAS officer. I was the first born child in the new generation of Tiwaris which
was a combined family of six brothers. I was much loved and pampered by the entire family. I got married when I was at Cuttack. After my marriage, I came to
Kanpur and went with my husband, a U.P. cadre officer of IAS. I had two lovely kids, a son and a daughter. I entered the field of working in 1989 and got articles
published in leading newspapers. I shifted to poetry in 1993 and it continues till date.
Persona:
I am basically a kind hearted and generous person, always extending help with no return expected except good behaviour. I am a private person yet I enjoy having
intellectual discussions with people of substance. I take quick decisions following my heart. The other side of my personality is adaptability to all types of
situations- normal or trying. That is a basic trait. I am a family oriented person. My loved ones are my top priority. I am also very particular about
cleanliness/hygiene. There is a deep sense of it ingrained in me. I don't like to be taken for granted or ignored. I am not status conscious and if my first move does
not bring adequate response, I prefer to move on. I am an emotional person. Writing for me is a divine experience and while writing I get into a trance when my
surroundings become invisible to me. Normally I am able to complete a poem in 10 to 15 minutes. I am amazed at the speed with which compositions floating in
the cosmos reach me and it is followed by appropriate words. Yet all my compositions/lyrics remain original and I am proud of this fact.
I write in both Hindi as well as English.
Achievements:
I had a streak of creative writing from my school days and later when my teenage children became self-dependent, my urge for creative writing got revived.
I wrote on women issues in leading newspapers. It had a unique style of telling meaningful stories without pontificating and it became very popular. I wrote
nearly 150 articles within 4 years.
My emotional side was now forcing me towards poetry writing. I have written 10,000 of them so far in past 25 years. I wrote at least a poem a day at the very least
and sometimes it would be 5-6 in a day. T. Series was impressed with my Bhajans and they have so far brought out 5 albums. Lyrics/compositions both are mine
as are all my other poetic creations.
I joined FaceBook on 1.11.2015 and have an inclusive poetry page and by now my 1052 poems have reached 1.25 crores readers. Approximately 10lakhs have
liked and approximately 1 lakh have commented on it till date. There are 35000 followers.
Inspirational Works:
Besides my creative writing, I enjoyed my time teaching in a public school. There I had reserved 10minutes of time for pep talk to the students. If a student was
Nirmala Trivedi sad, I would draw him out and comfort him. To others I would narrate an interesting story. And without my realising, there was a slow transformation in them.
Some students from non veg families stopped eating meat. I taught in the school for 10 years reliving my children's growing up. And for me they were like my
86 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue | 87
own. A. What makes you to be one amongst 25 wonderful women of virtue?
On a unfateful day two of my students who were brothers lost their parents in a road accident and they suddenly That is for others to decide. Yet I have life fully with mirth and laughter, bringing smile to sullen faces, caring for my old parents, in laws, husband, kids and
became orphans. There was no one to look after them except their old grandma. I organized a fundraising for their grandchildren. My needs are limited but I am generous and not miser. I love to purchase for others who are dear to me. There is no monetary limit to it
support and announced a personal donation of one month salary. Teachers and staff joined on their own without except the money in my wallet. Lyrics/tunes of my songs were appreciated by noted film music director Usha Khanna who did an album of romantic songs
coercion. There was no support till then from principal/management.I was glad that their careers were made by my based on my creation. Similarly late Ravinder Jain took lyrics/composition for many Bhajan Albums. People like KaifiAzmi sahib said once “Nirmala ji
efforts. I cherish the adulation that I received from my students. My staff has always received my attention, be it your place is in Mumbai. Talented writers and composeres are in very short supply”. T. Series brought 5 albums of original Bhajans written and composed
daughter's marriage, medication, hospitalization, education etc. I call them and ask for their need and fulfil it as per by me. I must have done something out of ordinary in my writings to deserve this patronage. I write poetry in English too and have written more than 100
my own resources. so far.An anthology of poems is going to get published soon. Mr. Ruskin Bond appreciated my poetry so much that he wrote the foreward for my collection
Successes and Failures: of 75 English poems. I have written poems in Oriya language too. Therefore if all this narrative qualifies me as being wonderful, then I am. I don't think
that any contemporary poet is giving so much quality output continuously for past 25 years. This makes me one among 25 wonderful women of virtue.
I have my own priorities. My kids' up bringing when they were small, maintaining an efficient household, my
creative writing when they were on their own, helping people in need even without their asking. My other interests B. When did you find the sense of depersonalization in you?
have been cookery and dress designing. I think I have been very successful in bringing up my two fine kids. It is a I am basically a family oriented person. First it was parents' family, then in laws, kids, husband and the extended family on other side. I kept on doing
joy to see them emulating me in bringing up their kids. Friends and family say that I am a perfect host and my things for others as it brought me divine pleasure. I sought nothing in return except good behaviour. After facing many twists and turns and moral support
house is always spick and span. My husband and I have liked each other. Both of us give ample space to each other. by my husband I started looking at the worldly people. Yet becoming worldly wise was not my cup of tea. I can't enjoy artificial smile on the face and gossip
So I am successful as a wife too. I have written in detail about success in my creative writing. I feel I can qualify as behind one's back. I started changing, yet very slowly. I started withdrawing slowly from those who only brought tension. When my son became 14 and
fairly successful there too. I used to design dresses even as a college going and my batchmates loved them and also daughter 12, I suddenly started missing social interaction. I filled the vacuum by starting writing articles in newspapers and later poetry and there is a sense
followed my style of dressing up. I always took it as a compliment. of fulfilment.
It is difficult to point out one's own failures. Only others can do it. Yet what I can see as shortcomings which not C. How and what talents you use in spreading love, peace and harmony?
necessarily failures are:- My creative writing is either emotional, romantic or with a philosophical streak. Through my bhajans I spread peace and harmony. Through lullabies
a. I trust people on their face value, b. Sometimes loosing temper, c. Being blunt in saying truth. I was never affection and love through poems of romantic nature. My patriotic poems also spread love, peace and harmony.
diplomatic and always called a spade a spade, d. Yet I have substantially overcome these shortcomings gradually D. Do you feel you have a sense of making people feel happy? If yes- how do you make it.
Parents & Family: My father was an IAS officer of Orissa cadre. He was one of the most popular officers of Orissa with special interest in agri- development and
I am a cheerful person and I know that those who interact with me in any gathering always love to strike a conversation with me. I am jovial and very
developing culture, tourism and archaeology. I have a son (software engineer). My daughter is a university topper and is a professor in DAVV (University) friendly with them and I end up chatting with them for hours together. I am told often by my loved ones that I make them hear me with my interesting way
Indore. I have three grandkids from son, two daughters. My daughter has a son a daughter. of narration.
What more can you Contribute for Eradication of Inhumanity from our Society? E. Your personal view in building a perfect human being in you.
We have various forms of practised inhumanity in our society. Hindu-Muslims, upper caste including OBCs-Dalits, Poor-rich, animals, environmental I think I must:- a. Concentrate more, b. Not get bogged down on non-issues, c. Nurture my confidence even more, d. Do things of my choice, e. I enjoy
degradation etc. However the first one is the most important one. For me eradication of inhumanity either verbal or physical became a cause of concern. I must cooking new dishes more but get very little time from other activities, f. Though I am very decisive but at ties I feel I should ponder a little more before
have written on this issue 30-40 poems in Urdu. I was happy that both Hindus and Muslims liked it. In fact my Muslim fans and readers felt grateful as they could taking a decision, g. Be able to discriminate between real friends and mere acquaintance, Not waste money on superfluous purchases. I shop rarely but
see that there was somebody who was standing by them when their chips were down. I got trolled too by Hindu Vahini type but I couldn't care less. I have seen when I do, sometimes I splurge and then regret. Although it is usually for my loved ones, i. Socialize more. I am becoming more recluse, j. Make time
inhuman treatment meted out to Dalits by upper castes/OBCs. Poor rich is an age old problem and I always did my bit till few years back by putting blankets on planning a routine habit.
the shivering bodies of the poor but incognito.
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own. A. What makes you to be one amongst 25 wonderful women of virtue?
On a unfateful day two of my students who were brothers lost their parents in a road accident and they suddenly That is for others to decide. Yet I have life fully with mirth and laughter, bringing smile to sullen faces, caring for my old parents, in laws, husband, kids and
became orphans. There was no one to look after them except their old grandma. I organized a fundraising for their grandchildren. My needs are limited but I am generous and not miser. I love to purchase for others who are dear to me. There is no monetary limit to it
support and announced a personal donation of one month salary. Teachers and staff joined on their own without except the money in my wallet. Lyrics/tunes of my songs were appreciated by noted film music director Usha Khanna who did an album of romantic songs
coercion. There was no support till then from principal/management.I was glad that their careers were made by my based on my creation. Similarly late Ravinder Jain took lyrics/composition for many Bhajan Albums. People like KaifiAzmi sahib said once “Nirmala ji
efforts. I cherish the adulation that I received from my students. My staff has always received my attention, be it your place is in Mumbai. Talented writers and composeres are in very short supply”. T. Series brought 5 albums of original Bhajans written and composed
daughter's marriage, medication, hospitalization, education etc. I call them and ask for their need and fulfil it as per by me. I must have done something out of ordinary in my writings to deserve this patronage. I write poetry in English too and have written more than 100
my own resources. so far.An anthology of poems is going to get published soon. Mr. Ruskin Bond appreciated my poetry so much that he wrote the foreward for my collection
Successes and Failures: of 75 English poems. I have written poems in Oriya language too. Therefore if all this narrative qualifies me as being wonderful, then I am. I don't think
that any contemporary poet is giving so much quality output continuously for past 25 years. This makes me one among 25 wonderful women of virtue.
I have my own priorities. My kids' up bringing when they were small, maintaining an efficient household, my
creative writing when they were on their own, helping people in need even without their asking. My other interests B. When did you find the sense of depersonalization in you?
have been cookery and dress designing. I think I have been very successful in bringing up my two fine kids. It is a I am basically a family oriented person. First it was parents' family, then in laws, kids, husband and the extended family on other side. I kept on doing
joy to see them emulating me in bringing up their kids. Friends and family say that I am a perfect host and my things for others as it brought me divine pleasure. I sought nothing in return except good behaviour. After facing many twists and turns and moral support
house is always spick and span. My husband and I have liked each other. Both of us give ample space to each other. by my husband I started looking at the worldly people. Yet becoming worldly wise was not my cup of tea. I can't enjoy artificial smile on the face and gossip
So I am successful as a wife too. I have written in detail about success in my creative writing. I feel I can qualify as behind one's back. I started changing, yet very slowly. I started withdrawing slowly from those who only brought tension. When my son became 14 and
fairly successful there too. I used to design dresses even as a college going and my batchmates loved them and also daughter 12, I suddenly started missing social interaction. I filled the vacuum by starting writing articles in newspapers and later poetry and there is a sense
followed my style of dressing up. I always took it as a compliment. of fulfilment.
It is difficult to point out one's own failures. Only others can do it. Yet what I can see as shortcomings which not C. How and what talents you use in spreading love, peace and harmony?
necessarily failures are:- My creative writing is either emotional, romantic or with a philosophical streak. Through my bhajans I spread peace and harmony. Through lullabies
a. I trust people on their face value, b. Sometimes loosing temper, c. Being blunt in saying truth. I was never affection and love through poems of romantic nature. My patriotic poems also spread love, peace and harmony.
diplomatic and always called a spade a spade, d. Yet I have substantially overcome these shortcomings gradually D. Do you feel you have a sense of making people feel happy? If yes- how do you make it.
Parents & Family: My father was an IAS officer of Orissa cadre. He was one of the most popular officers of Orissa with special interest in agri- development and
I am a cheerful person and I know that those who interact with me in any gathering always love to strike a conversation with me. I am jovial and very
developing culture, tourism and archaeology. I have a son (software engineer). My daughter is a university topper and is a professor in DAVV (University) friendly with them and I end up chatting with them for hours together. I am told often by my loved ones that I make them hear me with my interesting way
Indore. I have three grandkids from son, two daughters. My daughter has a son a daughter. of narration.
What more can you Contribute for Eradication of Inhumanity from our Society? E. Your personal view in building a perfect human being in you.
We have various forms of practised inhumanity in our society. Hindu-Muslims, upper caste including OBCs-Dalits, Poor-rich, animals, environmental I think I must:- a. Concentrate more, b. Not get bogged down on non-issues, c. Nurture my confidence even more, d. Do things of my choice, e. I enjoy
degradation etc. However the first one is the most important one. For me eradication of inhumanity either verbal or physical became a cause of concern. I must cooking new dishes more but get very little time from other activities, f. Though I am very decisive but at ties I feel I should ponder a little more before
have written on this issue 30-40 poems in Urdu. I was happy that both Hindus and Muslims liked it. In fact my Muslim fans and readers felt grateful as they could taking a decision, g. Be able to discriminate between real friends and mere acquaintance, Not waste money on superfluous purchases. I shop rarely but
see that there was somebody who was standing by them when their chips were down. I got trolled too by Hindu Vahini type but I couldn't care less. I have seen when I do, sometimes I splurge and then regret. Although it is usually for my loved ones, i. Socialize more. I am becoming more recluse, j. Make time
inhuman treatment meted out to Dalits by upper castes/OBCs. Poor rich is an age old problem and I always did my bit till few years back by putting blankets on planning a routine habit.
the shivering bodies of the poor but incognito.
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“Poetry uses many forms and conventions to suggest differential interpretation to words, or to evoke emotive responses. Rhythms are sometimes used to achieve
lyrical effects. Similarly, figures of speech such as metaphor, simile create a resonance between otherwise disparate images—a layering of meanings, forming
connections previously not perceived. Kindred forms of resonance may exist, between individual verses, mostly in their patterns of rhyme or rhythm” Says
honorable Poet Sweta Kumari.
Personal Profile:
Ms. Sweta Kumari is currently a research scholar at Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya, Bihar, an academician at the Literati Council Publication Division, India,
and an editorial member of the Global Literati, Journal. She is born and brought up in a small town of Rajauli in the Nawada district, Ms Sweta Kumari is a
poetess, and short stories writer. She has done her schooling from Hindi medium government school from her native place Rajauli itself. She has obtained her
Graduation and Post-Graduation with English from Magadh-University, Bodh-Gaya.
Persona:
I am a hard working woman and I never give up. I succeed after failure and I am proud of it. I am not sacred of any troubles and I am very patient at my work. I
always try to do innovative in my work and I have an instinct of learning new things from others.
Yours Achievements:
Ÿ Awarded Gold-Medal for topping the list among successful candidates in Post-Graduation in English at Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya for the academic
year 2012-2014.
Ÿ Awarded “Father Day Presentation 2019 Best Budding Poet of The Year” by Planet for the Budding Poets for her poem entitled “Knowing Our Father”. This
winning poem has been published in an international anthology entitled "Quills in a Brighter Horizon".
Ÿ Awarded the certificate for Outstanding Performance Poetry Recitation Award for her poem entitled “Penning Down the Unsaid: An Alleviation” by the
Literati Council, India in an International Conference, 15-16 June, 2019, on Widow's Problem and Their Solutions held at Vimal Bihar, Gokul Mathura.
Ÿ Awarded the Certificate of appreciation for writing best quote on the book, “Success at Your Doorstep” by the Literati Council, India.
Ÿ Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctorate in Record Breaking grom The Universal Tamil University for “The only female student poet to write most
Poems, Short Stories, Quotes, Micro Tales and Articles on Social Issues” on 27th July, 2019 in Chennai.
Ÿ Awarded the Universal Achiever Book of Record and Future Kalam's Book of Record of Being the Only Female Student Poet to Write 65 Poems, 25 Quotes,
7 Short Stories, 4 Micro Tales And Articles and Contributed her Creative Writeups to 35 Book Anthology and Magazine Focusing on Social Issues, Day to
Day Happenings in The Society, Love & Nature and To Receive Several National Recognition for the Same.
Ÿ Awarded India Star Passion Award 2019 for her Poetry and Writing, 15th August 2019.
Ÿ Awarded 2nd National Iconic Personality Award, Delhi, 18th Aug 2019 for her recognition, outstanding accomplishment & Individual excellence in her
chosen field of activity.
Ms. Sweta Kumari Ÿ Awarded Rajastariye Prabodhan Thakre Samajsudharak Purushkar 2019, Maharashtra.
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“Poetry uses many forms and conventions to suggest differential interpretation to words, or to evoke emotive responses. Rhythms are sometimes used to achieve
lyrical effects. Similarly, figures of speech such as metaphor, simile create a resonance between otherwise disparate images—a layering of meanings, forming
connections previously not perceived. Kindred forms of resonance may exist, between individual verses, mostly in their patterns of rhyme or rhythm” Says
honorable Poet Sweta Kumari.
Personal Profile:
Ms. Sweta Kumari is currently a research scholar at Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya, Bihar, an academician at the Literati Council Publication Division, India,
and an editorial member of the Global Literati, Journal. She is born and brought up in a small town of Rajauli in the Nawada district, Ms Sweta Kumari is a
poetess, and short stories writer. She has done her schooling from Hindi medium government school from her native place Rajauli itself. She has obtained her
Graduation and Post-Graduation with English from Magadh-University, Bodh-Gaya.
Persona:
I am a hard working woman and I never give up. I succeed after failure and I am proud of it. I am not sacred of any troubles and I am very patient at my work. I
always try to do innovative in my work and I have an instinct of learning new things from others.
Yours Achievements:
Ÿ Awarded Gold-Medal for topping the list among successful candidates in Post-Graduation in English at Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya for the academic
year 2012-2014.
Ÿ Awarded “Father Day Presentation 2019 Best Budding Poet of The Year” by Planet for the Budding Poets for her poem entitled “Knowing Our Father”. This
winning poem has been published in an international anthology entitled "Quills in a Brighter Horizon".
Ÿ Awarded the certificate for Outstanding Performance Poetry Recitation Award for her poem entitled “Penning Down the Unsaid: An Alleviation” by the
Literati Council, India in an International Conference, 15-16 June, 2019, on Widow's Problem and Their Solutions held at Vimal Bihar, Gokul Mathura.
Ÿ Awarded the Certificate of appreciation for writing best quote on the book, “Success at Your Doorstep” by the Literati Council, India.
Ÿ Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctorate in Record Breaking grom The Universal Tamil University for “The only female student poet to write most
Poems, Short Stories, Quotes, Micro Tales and Articles on Social Issues” on 27th July, 2019 in Chennai.
Ÿ Awarded the Universal Achiever Book of Record and Future Kalam's Book of Record of Being the Only Female Student Poet to Write 65 Poems, 25 Quotes,
7 Short Stories, 4 Micro Tales And Articles and Contributed her Creative Writeups to 35 Book Anthology and Magazine Focusing on Social Issues, Day to
Day Happenings in The Society, Love & Nature and To Receive Several National Recognition for the Same.
Ÿ Awarded India Star Passion Award 2019 for her Poetry and Writing, 15th August 2019.
Ÿ Awarded 2nd National Iconic Personality Award, Delhi, 18th Aug 2019 for her recognition, outstanding accomplishment & Individual excellence in her
chosen field of activity.
Ms. Sweta Kumari Ÿ Awarded Rajastariye Prabodhan Thakre Samajsudharak Purushkar 2019, Maharashtra.
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Ÿ Awarded India's Rising Star Awards 2019 as a poet, writer on 25th August 2019 at Bihar Chamber of Commerce &Industries, What more you can contribute to eradicate inhumanity from our society?
Patna.
With the advancement of technology and the world being such a materialistic, people are becoming more inhuman. It won't be so easy to eradicate it. But the
Ÿ Awarded Vivekananda Award” in Best Youth of the Year 2019 Category at Patna on 28th August 2019.
effort I can make is that I can raise humanity in them conveying thoughts through my writing poems and short stories.
Ÿ Awarded Incredible Indian Icon Award by Women Power Society (regd.), for her poetry and writings , Indore, 31st August 2019.
Ÿ Awarded Utter Pradesh Ratna Saman on 6th September 2019, Lucknow. A) What make you to be one among 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue?
Ÿ Awarded Rashtriya Ratna Award 2019 in Mumbai 21 sept 2019. Being a girl of a very small town like Rajauli, who studied from Hindi medium till intermediate wherein Pursuing PhD was a dream at that place and I
Ÿ Awarded Literoma Achiever Award 2019, 28th September 2019 in Kolkata. hardly heard people pursuing PhD there. And Today I am pursuing PhD in English, it really matters a lot. Besides being a poetess and short stories writer,
Ÿ Awarded India Star Youth Iconic Award-2019, 2nd October 2019. I am very active in academic activities. Not only that, whenever I think about myself that the way I had been patient in getting this higher education, and
my perseverance in academic career, creative writing and now the world recognition for the same. I didn't escape from the place I failed several times rather
Ÿ Awarded India's Shinning Star Award on 29th September 2019 at Delhi
I made my own space living at the same. These are the things that make me to be among 25 wonderful women of virtue.
Ÿ Two poems are published by Annual Magazine of SPARC (Society for Promotion of Arts & Culture), Karim City College,
Jamshedpur, 2016-17. Besides several poems have been published in reputed journals and national and anthologies. B) When did you find sense of depersonalization in you and how?
Ÿ Ten research Papers have been widely published in reputed National and International Journals and contributed papers in the edited books also, presented I still remember the day I felt myself being a different personality that never existed in me before. Then I was in graduation first year. All of a sudden, I
eight research papers in national and international seminars/conferences in India and participated actively in various workshops. didn't know what happened to me. It was about one o' clock at night, I didn't sleep and many thoughts were coming into my minds regarding life and
Ÿ Written about 80 poems and 8 short stories and is a regular national and international anthology contributor from may, 2019 and contributed her creative career. I took my pen and dairy, I just started writing. When I saw the dairy then I found that I composed about five poems. I was really amazed
write up to 50 anthologies. recognising my poetic writing ability. And I knew the very moment that I could do better in my life.
Inspirational Works C) How and what talent you used in spreading love, peace and humanity?
Many troubles came in my life, but I never panicked on the contrary, I faced those boldly. In fact, I got inspired from the same for tackling further obstacles Forgiving is what I call it panacea. It brings love, peace and harmony and of course humanity, too. And forgiving is the easiest thing (talent) ever I knew to
whether in academic or in personal life. Even, I had to knock the door of High Court for my PHD and I was not late for it. And today, I succeeded establishing lead a life happily and peacefully. On the top of that, I helped others and I had been polite with people despite they treated me badly or they had been
myself at a place, wherein I failed several times. unfair with me. As a matter of fact, I knew to remember only good things in life
Failure & Success D) Do you feel you have a sense of making people happy? If yes, how you make?
Yes, I do have a sense of making people happy as I didn't let my childishness go out from me. It is one thing that makes other
Many obstacles come in our life. Some of them completely break us. But a time comes when these experiences count much and make us feel the necessity of
happy. Besides, I don't idealize the things because I think it doesn't give happiness rather it takes away the inner peace of mind
obstacles in life.
and it often makes other angry when you are idealizing things while talking. And On the top of that if somebody is in bad mood
If I talk of failure in my life, I must say that's my real success. I experienced many troubles in my personal and more in my academic life. In fact, those troubles and or is sad owing to any unfavourable reason, I try to divert them and make him forget the present situation. And I don't talk any
failure taught me to face and resolve the problems ahead in life and that' s truly my success. such things that hurt others.
Family and Parents E) Your personal views in building a perfect human being in you?
I personally feel that I listen to others if they have to say, I try to understand the things they want to convey and treat them like
I have a small family including my father, mother, two sisters and my only brother. Every members of the family own progressive thinking. My parents are my
my own irrespective of caste, class, differences and position. On the top of that, ideology matters a lot in building a good
guide and they are always supportive towards my life and career.
human being. These days, humanity exists wherein people are with thoughts. Without having thoughts and ideas people can't
behave human. And it is the thoughts and ideology that truly builds a perfect human being in me.
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Ÿ Awarded India's Rising Star Awards 2019 as a poet, writer on 25th August 2019 at Bihar Chamber of Commerce &Industries, What more you can contribute to eradicate inhumanity from our society?
Patna.
With the advancement of technology and the world being such a materialistic, people are becoming more inhuman. It won't be so easy to eradicate it. But the
Ÿ Awarded Vivekananda Award” in Best Youth of the Year 2019 Category at Patna on 28th August 2019.
effort I can make is that I can raise humanity in them conveying thoughts through my writing poems and short stories.
Ÿ Awarded Incredible Indian Icon Award by Women Power Society (regd.), for her poetry and writings , Indore, 31st August 2019.
Ÿ Awarded Utter Pradesh Ratna Saman on 6th September 2019, Lucknow. A) What make you to be one among 25 Wonderful Women of Virtue?
Ÿ Awarded Rashtriya Ratna Award 2019 in Mumbai 21 sept 2019. Being a girl of a very small town like Rajauli, who studied from Hindi medium till intermediate wherein Pursuing PhD was a dream at that place and I
Ÿ Awarded Literoma Achiever Award 2019, 28th September 2019 in Kolkata. hardly heard people pursuing PhD there. And Today I am pursuing PhD in English, it really matters a lot. Besides being a poetess and short stories writer,
Ÿ Awarded India Star Youth Iconic Award-2019, 2nd October 2019. I am very active in academic activities. Not only that, whenever I think about myself that the way I had been patient in getting this higher education, and
my perseverance in academic career, creative writing and now the world recognition for the same. I didn't escape from the place I failed several times rather
Ÿ Awarded India's Shinning Star Award on 29th September 2019 at Delhi
I made my own space living at the same. These are the things that make me to be among 25 wonderful women of virtue.
Ÿ Two poems are published by Annual Magazine of SPARC (Society for Promotion of Arts & Culture), Karim City College,
Jamshedpur, 2016-17. Besides several poems have been published in reputed journals and national and anthologies. B) When did you find sense of depersonalization in you and how?
Ÿ Ten research Papers have been widely published in reputed National and International Journals and contributed papers in the edited books also, presented I still remember the day I felt myself being a different personality that never existed in me before. Then I was in graduation first year. All of a sudden, I
eight research papers in national and international seminars/conferences in India and participated actively in various workshops. didn't know what happened to me. It was about one o' clock at night, I didn't sleep and many thoughts were coming into my minds regarding life and
Ÿ Written about 80 poems and 8 short stories and is a regular national and international anthology contributor from may, 2019 and contributed her creative career. I took my pen and dairy, I just started writing. When I saw the dairy then I found that I composed about five poems. I was really amazed
write up to 50 anthologies. recognising my poetic writing ability. And I knew the very moment that I could do better in my life.
Inspirational Works C) How and what talent you used in spreading love, peace and humanity?
Many troubles came in my life, but I never panicked on the contrary, I faced those boldly. In fact, I got inspired from the same for tackling further obstacles Forgiving is what I call it panacea. It brings love, peace and harmony and of course humanity, too. And forgiving is the easiest thing (talent) ever I knew to
whether in academic or in personal life. Even, I had to knock the door of High Court for my PHD and I was not late for it. And today, I succeeded establishing lead a life happily and peacefully. On the top of that, I helped others and I had been polite with people despite they treated me badly or they had been
myself at a place, wherein I failed several times. unfair with me. As a matter of fact, I knew to remember only good things in life
Failure & Success D) Do you feel you have a sense of making people happy? If yes, how you make?
Yes, I do have a sense of making people happy as I didn't let my childishness go out from me. It is one thing that makes other
Many obstacles come in our life. Some of them completely break us. But a time comes when these experiences count much and make us feel the necessity of
happy. Besides, I don't idealize the things because I think it doesn't give happiness rather it takes away the inner peace of mind
obstacles in life.
and it often makes other angry when you are idealizing things while talking. And On the top of that if somebody is in bad mood
If I talk of failure in my life, I must say that's my real success. I experienced many troubles in my personal and more in my academic life. In fact, those troubles and or is sad owing to any unfavourable reason, I try to divert them and make him forget the present situation. And I don't talk any
failure taught me to face and resolve the problems ahead in life and that' s truly my success. such things that hurt others.
Family and Parents E) Your personal views in building a perfect human being in you?
I personally feel that I listen to others if they have to say, I try to understand the things they want to convey and treat them like
I have a small family including my father, mother, two sisters and my only brother. Every members of the family own progressive thinking. My parents are my
my own irrespective of caste, class, differences and position. On the top of that, ideology matters a lot in building a good
guide and they are always supportive towards my life and career.
human being. These days, humanity exists wherein people are with thoughts. Without having thoughts and ideas people can't
behave human. And it is the thoughts and ideology that truly builds a perfect human being in me.
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Vaishali Shriram Desai sees herself as an keen observer of human life, above all she portrays life through her paintings. In her paintings, inhabitants and
Vaishali Shriram Desai proceedings from different eras and level of existence are brought together in a landscape of life outside the concept of time. Vaishali's depiction of rich art and
cultural heritage is turned into striking art work and paintings. Her works of art often have undertones of entirety and agelessness
Profile:
Ÿ Vaishali Shriram Desai is a Artist by passion, love to enjoy doing different mediums like oil, acrylic, water and mix media, experimenting with colors, figures
and patterns.
Ÿ Highly influenced by rich heritage of Indian Art and Culture.
Ÿ Experimentation is the key, utilizing art as a limitless tool for expression of ideas and thoughts.
Ÿ She paints Landscapes etc. also and Fine arts too.
Ÿ Conveys the message of Indian art and culture and the rich heritage
Exhibitions:
Ÿ Prabhodhankr Thackeray Natygruha Art Gallery, Mumbai in 2014,2015, 2016&2017.
Ÿ Hotel Kohinoor Continental Art Gallery, Andheri, Mumbai in 2017 & 2018
Ÿ West 10 Art Gallery Kharghar, Navi Mumbai in 2016 & 2017.
Ÿ Lalit Kala Academy, Ahmedabad, Gujrat in 2017.
Ÿ Bhagode Ki Haveli, Udaypur, Rajasthan in 2018.
Ÿ Centre Mall, Seawood, Navi Mumbai in 2018.
Ÿ Art Enters Gallery, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai in 2018.
Ÿ Kalabhavan, Thane Festival in 2015.
Ÿ Espace Zen Art Gallery, Josselin, France in 2018.
Ÿ Corky Art, Munich, Germany in 2018.
Vaishali's Write-up
Vaishali Shriram Desai is a contemporary artist by passion and lives and works in Mumbai, India. Vaishali started painting at a very young age; she took up
painting more consistently in her growing years and her art work is highly inspired from her mother Pratibha Shriram Desai who herself is a painter. As a child she
received prizes for her innate talent. She has an admiration for nature and culture and her activities. She also enjoys unconditional support and inspiration from
her spouse Govind Manas Rawliya.
She enjoys doing different mediums like oil, acrylic, water and mix media. She loves to experiment with colors, figures and patterns. Her experimentation is the
key, and she utilizes art as a tool for the expression of ideas and thoughts. She is highly influenced by rich heritage of Indian Art and Culture. Her effervescent and
colorful, rich and vibrant paintings pay tribute to her vivacious native country.
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Vaishali Shriram Desai sees herself as an keen observer of human life, above all she portrays life through her paintings. In her paintings, inhabitants and
Vaishali Shriram Desai proceedings from different eras and level of existence are brought together in a landscape of life outside the concept of time. Vaishali's depiction of rich art and
cultural heritage is turned into striking art work and paintings. Her works of art often have undertones of entirety and agelessness
Profile:
Ÿ Vaishali Shriram Desai is a Artist by passion, love to enjoy doing different mediums like oil, acrylic, water and mix media, experimenting with colors, figures
and patterns.
Ÿ Highly influenced by rich heritage of Indian Art and Culture.
Ÿ Experimentation is the key, utilizing art as a limitless tool for expression of ideas and thoughts.
Ÿ She paints Landscapes etc. also and Fine arts too.
Ÿ Conveys the message of Indian art and culture and the rich heritage
Exhibitions:
Ÿ Prabhodhankr Thackeray Natygruha Art Gallery, Mumbai in 2014,2015, 2016&2017.
Ÿ Hotel Kohinoor Continental Art Gallery, Andheri, Mumbai in 2017 & 2018
Ÿ West 10 Art Gallery Kharghar, Navi Mumbai in 2016 & 2017.
Ÿ Lalit Kala Academy, Ahmedabad, Gujrat in 2017.
Ÿ Bhagode Ki Haveli, Udaypur, Rajasthan in 2018.
Ÿ Centre Mall, Seawood, Navi Mumbai in 2018.
Ÿ Art Enters Gallery, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai in 2018.
Ÿ Kalabhavan, Thane Festival in 2015.
Ÿ Espace Zen Art Gallery, Josselin, France in 2018.
Ÿ Corky Art, Munich, Germany in 2018.
Vaishali's Write-up
Vaishali Shriram Desai is a contemporary artist by passion and lives and works in Mumbai, India. Vaishali started painting at a very young age; she took up
painting more consistently in her growing years and her art work is highly inspired from her mother Pratibha Shriram Desai who herself is a painter. As a child she
received prizes for her innate talent. She has an admiration for nature and culture and her activities. She also enjoys unconditional support and inspiration from
her spouse Govind Manas Rawliya.
She enjoys doing different mediums like oil, acrylic, water and mix media. She loves to experiment with colors, figures and patterns. Her experimentation is the
key, and she utilizes art as a tool for the expression of ideas and thoughts. She is highly influenced by rich heritage of Indian Art and Culture. Her effervescent and
colorful, rich and vibrant paintings pay tribute to her vivacious native country.
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Vaishali dedicates her achievements in the field of art and painting to her mentor in 2015., Espace Zen Art Gallery, Josselin, France in 2018 and the most recent
and guide Sankar Thakur who himself and is a well-renowned artist and an one Corky Art, Munich, Germany in 2018.
accomplished painter.
Her few special artworks have transcended time and culture and have depicted
Vaishali sees herself as an observer and primarily portrays through her paintings their rightful place in art history. Her paintings behold the attention of art lovers,
the beauty of Indian Art and Culture and the traditional way of life. In her not just because they are beautiful, but because they hold within themselves a
paintings, people and events from different eras and level of existence are brought story, an event from history. Every brush stroke and drops of color and technique
together in a sight outside the notion of time. Vaishali's portrayal of rich art and used is like a story drawn on the canvas.
cultural heritage is turned into striking art work and paintings. Working in
Her rich cultural artwork draws the viewer into the narrative, inviting one to
acrylic paints and water colours she adds a bold colour palette and fluid style to
place himself in a scene within an imagined sequence of images and events. Her
give her art work a presence that captures the essence of the culture unrevealing
paintings seem like a still from a moving historical film, plucked out from an on-
Indian heritage in its most enthralling quality.
running spectacle of historical events. With utmost proficiency she invites us to
Her works of art often have undertones of entirety and agelessness. She intends view the world as an enchanted and revitalizing culturally rich experience.
her art work to depict the ethnic and simple, and yet colourful and vibrant images Through her paintings we experience our Indian culture and natural beauty with
of India's glorious past and rich cultural heritage. The artist says she hopes her a new sprawling and compelling perspective.
paintings gives people a feeling deep in sight into various cultures and traditions
Vaishali infuses ancient images with simplicity of form, color and line, resulting
of India through her painting's bright and fresh presentation.
in a powerfully modern work full of fresh vitality. She has made thousands of
Her distinctive personal style stems from the joy and peace she experiences and drawings using brush, pencil and pen and through her experiments in drawings
expresses in the vibrant spirit of the Indian culture. Her picturesque and realistic she has developed her own individual style of painting that have resulted in art
depictions of landscapes, birds, earth, sky, clouds, mountains, water, and flowers works that area visual feast.
are all brought to life with contrasting colours in stunning masterpieces.
The sensitivity, simplicity, soft and subtle colors used as well as the ethereal
Vaishali paints with soft pastel and her practiced technique conveys a sense of depiction has made her paintings a highly-regarded work which is renowned
proximity and harmony that people feel with the natural environment. She worldwide. In her paintings and her much-acclaimed, inimitable style she
applies the strengths of her medium to confidently achieve sparkling clear vibrant painstakingly breathes life into every detail.
tones.
Vaishali's many renowned and reputed national and international exhibitions
include Prabhodhankr Thackeray Natygruha Art Gallery, Mumbai in 2014,
2015, 2016 &2017., Hotel Kohinoor Continental Art Gallery, Andheri,
Mumbai in 2017 & 2018, West 10 Art Gallery Kharghar, Navi Mumbai in 2016
& 2017., Lalit Kala Academy, Ahmedabad, Gujrat in 2017., Bhagode Ki Haveli,
Udaypur, Rajasthan in 2018., Centre Mall, Seawood, Navi Mumbai in 2018.,
Art Enters Gallery, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai in 2018., Kalabhavan, Thane Festival
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Vaishali dedicates her achievements in the field of art and painting to her mentor in 2015., Espace Zen Art Gallery, Josselin, France in 2018 and the most recent
and guide Sankar Thakur who himself and is a well-renowned artist and an one Corky Art, Munich, Germany in 2018.
accomplished painter.
Her few special artworks have transcended time and culture and have depicted
Vaishali sees herself as an observer and primarily portrays through her paintings their rightful place in art history. Her paintings behold the attention of art lovers,
the beauty of Indian Art and Culture and the traditional way of life. In her not just because they are beautiful, but because they hold within themselves a
paintings, people and events from different eras and level of existence are brought story, an event from history. Every brush stroke and drops of color and technique
together in a sight outside the notion of time. Vaishali's portrayal of rich art and used is like a story drawn on the canvas.
cultural heritage is turned into striking art work and paintings. Working in
Her rich cultural artwork draws the viewer into the narrative, inviting one to
acrylic paints and water colours she adds a bold colour palette and fluid style to
place himself in a scene within an imagined sequence of images and events. Her
give her art work a presence that captures the essence of the culture unrevealing
paintings seem like a still from a moving historical film, plucked out from an on-
Indian heritage in its most enthralling quality.
running spectacle of historical events. With utmost proficiency she invites us to
Her works of art often have undertones of entirety and agelessness. She intends view the world as an enchanted and revitalizing culturally rich experience.
her art work to depict the ethnic and simple, and yet colourful and vibrant images Through her paintings we experience our Indian culture and natural beauty with
of India's glorious past and rich cultural heritage. The artist says she hopes her a new sprawling and compelling perspective.
paintings gives people a feeling deep in sight into various cultures and traditions
Vaishali infuses ancient images with simplicity of form, color and line, resulting
of India through her painting's bright and fresh presentation.
in a powerfully modern work full of fresh vitality. She has made thousands of
Her distinctive personal style stems from the joy and peace she experiences and drawings using brush, pencil and pen and through her experiments in drawings
expresses in the vibrant spirit of the Indian culture. Her picturesque and realistic she has developed her own individual style of painting that have resulted in art
depictions of landscapes, birds, earth, sky, clouds, mountains, water, and flowers works that area visual feast.
are all brought to life with contrasting colours in stunning masterpieces.
The sensitivity, simplicity, soft and subtle colors used as well as the ethereal
Vaishali paints with soft pastel and her practiced technique conveys a sense of depiction has made her paintings a highly-regarded work which is renowned
proximity and harmony that people feel with the natural environment. She worldwide. In her paintings and her much-acclaimed, inimitable style she
applies the strengths of her medium to confidently achieve sparkling clear vibrant painstakingly breathes life into every detail.
tones.
Vaishali's many renowned and reputed national and international exhibitions
include Prabhodhankr Thackeray Natygruha Art Gallery, Mumbai in 2014,
2015, 2016 &2017., Hotel Kohinoor Continental Art Gallery, Andheri,
Mumbai in 2017 & 2018, West 10 Art Gallery Kharghar, Navi Mumbai in 2016
& 2017., Lalit Kala Academy, Ahmedabad, Gujrat in 2017., Bhagode Ki Haveli,
Udaypur, Rajasthan in 2018., Centre Mall, Seawood, Navi Mumbai in 2018.,
Art Enters Gallery, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai in 2018., Kalabhavan, Thane Festival
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Beings an avid, devoted fabulous Poet Vandita Dharni, she is an elegant writer, a highly deep rooted poetic aspirant, all well reflecting in her fabulous poetry. The
journey called life is not inclusive without its fair share of success and failure. Her verses reflect a strong poignant range that encompasses many social issues.
Hence, the language covers a wide spectrum evolving from the archaic to the contemporary. Her recently launched book of poetry, “The Oyster of Love” is a
treasure trove of incredible poems depicting every nuance of love be it joy, passion, longing or despair
Personal Profile : As a child, I shared a close association with nature which led to me undertaking various excursions that involved extensive travelling to
beautiful locations with my parents in India and abroad. The mysterious mountains have been a favourite on my travel list thus it was only a calling that made
me put on my travelling boots and head out to these majestic marvels of nature. From the Titlismountains and the Alps in Switzerland to the majestic
Himalayas, each one rendered a charm of their own, drawing me closer to their mystique and grandeur. The literary spark was thus ignited in the lap of these
glorious heights of natural wonders. This naturally created an aura for the surreal beauty that nature has to offer. I have always tapped into these natural reservoirs
that add an ethereal appeal coupled with my personal experiences to enhance the subjectivity and emotive charm of my poetry. My mother's influence in my
formative years cannot be ignored. Literature was her forte and she had been a lecturer at her college for forty years. It was she who first introduced me to the
nuances of writing. She generated within me a desire for reading the classics and writing short literary pieces. As a young college student, I would sit in my
beautifully landscaped garden at the David Villa in Allahabad and that was the where my tryst with poetry really began. I knew the seeds of writing had
germinated but it took another fifteen years for the real poet within me to emerge. My marriage, domestic commitments and career took priority for those fifteen
years so my literary talents lay dormant for that time. It was in 2016 when I published my first anthology and as they say the rest is history!! I have never looked
back ever since. My supportive husband along with my two boys have been my backbone and have been inspirational to my literary pursuits which has helped
me evolve into the poet I am today. The poet being an inborn part of me helped me in earning many a laurel and distinction in the literary field. However the first
milestone that came my way was in the early stage of academic pursuits where I topped the ranks in the University of Allahabad at the post – graduate level in
the language of English. Thereafter, a dogged determination and a steely resolve to up the ante helped me in earning a much sought after honorary PHD degree
from the university in American Literature. An achievement that is dear to me as it proves that despite all odds, an academic accreditation is much its worth
despite the blood, sweat and tears one flows for it if I may express with literary connotations !! My linguistic and communication skills complimented me in
becoming the quintessential teacher, which now has become my forte over the decade. Its my absolute resolution to pay back to society and most significantly
the next generation the values, principles and morals I have learnt through my teaching. Each day is a new experience and the unbridled joy I receive is when my
students express their happiness at the end of the session to let me know I made a difference! Poetic expression is a natural extension of me.I have delved into the
quintessential beauty of nature and translated its richness into my poems. The metamorphosis as a writer in me has been consistent and gradual as I seek to
explore the unexplored. It has been a constant endeavor on my part to evolve and hone my inherent skills. This has led me to have a strong conviction to believe
that life is a continuous learning process and the journey doesn't end here.
Persona: It has been an innate trait for me to show a compassionate bent of mind that is deeply reflected in displaying a caring and sincere demeanour. Apart
from my love for poetry, my musical interests have served me well in various school cultural functions, A keen interest in fine arts is well reflected in a brush with
Vandita Dharni expressions painted on canvas. The avid reader in me coupled with a penchant for words have contributed in great measure to the literary world that has
benefitted at large with several articles, poems and short stories being published in National and International journals.
Achievements: It has been a humbling experience to have been bestowed with numerous recognitions that have only served as a constant reminder that the best
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