Mallika Joseph

யோகேஸ்வரி போன்றோரின் வெற்றி, ஒரு தனிநபரின் வெற்றி அல்ல; ஒட்டுமொத்தத் தமிழ்நாட்டின் வெற்றி! கல்விதான் எங்கள் அடையாளம் எனப் பறைசாற்றும் பண்பட்ட சமூகத்தின் வெற்றி!

If you can’t feed children, whats the use of a healthy state finance and six lane roads?

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Our Hon’ble Chief Minister Thiru @mkstalin has made a fervent appeal that the occasion of his birthday should be used to enlighten the people about the Union Govt's assault on our language and our state's rights. Heeding his advice to party cadre, I'm sharing an interview of mine from 2022 on Hindi imposition. "To say that you must drop English to learn Hindi is exactly the retrograde kind of taking India into the dark ages logic that has led to this government's economic failure." தமது பிறந்தநாள் கொண்டாட்டத்தைக்கூட நமது மொழி மற்றும் மாநில உரிமைகளுக்கு எதிரான ஒன்றிய அரசின் தாக்குதலை மக்கள் மன்றத்தில் கொண்டு சேர்க்கப் பயன்படுத்த வேண்டுமெனக் கேட்டுக் கொண்ட உன்னதத் தலைவர், மாண்புமிகு முதலமைச்சர் திரு. @mkstalin அவர்களின் ஆணைக்கிணங்க , தமிழ்நாட்டின் உயிர் பிரச்சனையாம் 'இந்தி திணிப்பு' குறித்து கடந்த 2022ஆம் ஆண்டு செய்தியாளர்களின் கேள்விக்கு அளித்த விளக்கத்தை பகிர்கிறேன். "ஆங்கிலத்தை விடுத்து இந்தியில்தான் அனைவரும் பேச வேண்டும் என்று கூறுவது நாட்டை கற்காலத்திற்கு அழைத்துச் செல்லும் பிற்போக்கு மனப்பான்மை"

Following our Hon'ble CM's rallying call on the twin issues of Hindi imposition & delimitation which affect our lives & our rights, and his suggestion that we use his birthday as a moment to take our ideology to the people, I'm sharing a clip from the MBIFL Lit Fest in Kerala where I answered my co-panelist @ShashiTharoor's question on our discontents with the three-language formula. "If you insist on a three-language policy, then what you are effectively saying is that the Hindi heartland cannot be taught English even as a second language and therefore gets to have a one-language policy and non-Hindi speaking states like Tamil Nadu and Kerala should have a three-language formula just because they (the North) will know only Hindi - Why should I need a three-language policy?" தமிழ்நாட்டின் உயிர் பிரச்சனையாம் மொழித் திணிப்பிற்கும், உரிமை பிரச்சனையாம் தொகுதி மறுசீரமைப்பிற்கும் எதிரான உரிமைக் குரல் எழுப்புவதற்கான களமாக  தமது பிறந்தநாளைப் பயன்படுத்திக்கொள்ள வேண்டும் எனக் கேட்டுக்கொண்ட நமது தாய்மொழி காக்கும் தலைவர், மாண்புமிகு முதலமைச்சர் திரு. @mkstalin அவர்களின் கட்டளைக்கிணங்க, கடந்த 2023ஆம் ஆண்டு, கேரளாவில் நடந்த MBIFL நிகழ்வில் நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர் திரு. சசி தரூர் அவர்கள் எழுப்பிய மும்மொழி கொள்கை குறித்த தமிழ்நாட்டின் நிலைப்பாடு குறித்த கேள்விக்கு நான் அளித்த விடையை இங்கு பகிர்கிறேன் "மும்மொழிக் கொள்கையை நிர்ப்பந்திப்பதன் மூலம் ஒன்றிய அரசு இந்தி பேசும் மாநிலங்களில் ஆங்கிலத்தைக் கற்பிக்காமல், இந்தி என்கிற ஒரு மொழிக் கொள்கையைப் பின்பற்றச் செய்துவிட்டு, இந்தி பேசாத தமிழ்நாடு போன்ற மாநிலங்களில் மட்டும் மும்மொழி கொள்கையைத் திணிக்கிறது. ஆங்கிலம் கற்க முடியாதவர்களுக்காக நாங்கள் இந்தி கற்க வேண்டுமா?"

Thank U for all your Love and Support 🙏🏼 #HindiImposition #HTPsong #Mozhiporesong #TrendingNow #Hinditeriyadhupodasong Tamil Nadu

Happy to share my latest article in @WISCOMP_India Peace Prints journal. It’s a conversation with Visaka Dharmadasa thats reflecting the journey of women mediators and peace builders. @venuwan @GPPAC @GPPACSA wiscomp.org/peaceprints/PP…

Stand Against Exclusion: No to Doha 3! The Doha 3 meeting excludes Afghan women and CSOs, demanded by the Taliban. History must not repeat. The UN must revise the agenda to include women, or say NO to Doha 3. No women at the table. - No women on the agenda. - #BoycottDoha3

Was happy to facilitate the training writeshop capturing stories of change. Amazed at the wealth of work undertaken by our members at @GPPACSA @GPPAC

It's really nice to finally have our GPPAC South Asia in-person meeting after COVID. While we missed some of our friends I am happy the rest could make it. There's only so much networking that can happen over Zoom.😉 Thank you @Nishchalnath and CSAS for the excellent arrangements

I consider myself privileged for the opportunity to return to my alma mater, the prestigious 186-year-old Madras Christian College, to deliver the Dr Chandran Devanesan Endowment Lecture as part of the Dept of Political Science's year-long diamond jubilee celebrations

@UnderSecStateJ In addition India, would you be visiting just Delhi or also travel to other places? Would love to meet if you are visiting Chennai.

Jharkhand’s 50,000 + workforce of skilled women masons 👷‍♀️ have played a pivotal role in helping the state achieve open-defecation-free status. 🔗 Read the story of #RaniMistris who have broken gender stereotypes: wrld.bg/O9Cy50NhJLB #IWD2023 #HumWomaniya

When news of my intervention to help Treithusha (the Sri Lankan Tamil refugee rank-holder), secure admission was circulated, I received a request about another young refugee, Saritha, who also required assistance. This young woman, who lives in the Dindigul refugee camp, had scored 578/600 marks in the board exams, and wanted to pursue B. Com (I.T.). Since there was no college offering such a course locally, the girl wanted to study in Madurai, having selected the Yadava College, where such a course was offered. When I sought help from the college administration, they informed me with deep gratitude that my father had been instrumental in getting the college established (which I was not aware of till then), and that they would provide not only the admission AND hostel facility, but would do it at no cost - and hence not allow me to pay for anything! I am deeply thankful to the Trustees and the Principal for their kindness, and sense of gratitude for help received almost 50 years ago. Through divine grace, our family has been blessed for many generations with the good fortune of helping many children get admission into schools or colleges and paying their fees. I frequently meet people, even Professors, IAS officers and Judges, who mention receiving my forefather’s support in some form during their educational progress. As in other aspects, I am merely following in the footsteps of my forefathers, with the basis of the enormous good will they left behind. I believe that we will someday live in a world where there is enough social equity that such interventions will no longer be needed. Until we get to that point, we each must do what we can, to the best of our ability... But far more than admission support or financial assistance, the right guidance and mentorship is of utmost importance for dis-advantaged students, especially young women (from marginalised communities or refugees). As a society we must create an environment where they are motivated to study, achieve, and excel – as much as children of privilege are motivated to do so by their families and communities. This is why I am a firm believer in the policy of reservations. Although it might be inefficient in terms of resource-allocation in the short term, it creates forerunners; it creates a pipeline. The beneficiaries of such reservations – many of whom will be pathbreakers and first-timers - will serve as relatable-examples, guides, and mentors for future generations... In that context, the career guidance that Treithusha & her parents found from our 30-minute discussion is of far greater value in my view, than the support towards admission, hostel facility access, and fee payments that we were able to obtain for Saritha, or indeed the many others we help every year.

@MRajamuruganips @tamiluniv @CICTOfficial Thank you for sharing! Enjoyed listening to it very much!

‘அற்றைத் திங்கள்- வலையொலியில் தமிழொலி’ - ஓர் அறிமுகம்.. attraithingal.com. open.spotify.com/episode/5o6Dxd… #தமிழின்இனிமை #தாய்மொழி #பாரதிதாசனார் #அற்றைத்திங்கள் #சங்கஇலக்கியம் #கடையெழுவள்ளல்கள் #பாரி #அங்கவை #சங்கவை ⁦⁦⁦⁦@tamiluniv⁩ ⁦@CICTOfficial⁩ ⁦⁦

From #MsUmmeSalmaTarin - China markets a “Green BRI,” pointing to its compliance with baseline protection laws and SDG alignment. However, due to poor regulation in most participating countries, the BRI has largely resulted in environmental degradation. #IPCD2023 #TPF_Chennai

"The oceans are linked. Man does not live in isolation. There is equilibrium in the commons, and if it is not respected, we risk destroying it," says Amb. Tariq Karim @TariqKa64089875 in his special address. “We must adopt a regional cooperative approach.” #IPCD2023 #TPF_Chennai

From Dr M Shiham Adam @M_Shiham_Adam - Countries in the Indo-Pacific must maintain biologically sustainable fish stocks in the face of rapid growth of the fishing industry. #IPCD2023 #TPF_Chennai

More from #SriHansRajVerma, “The role of women is very important - they hold the repository of native knowledge. Tamil Nadu is the origin point for self-help groups. We must continue to empower women through alternative options for sustainable livelihood.” #IPCD2023 #TPF_Chennai