Future Potential Women Candidates
Indira Raveendran
Area of Expertise: Law, Politics
Bio: Indira Raveendran is a lawyer and CPI leader. She is the member of CPI State Council and Kerala Mahila Sanghom state working president. She is also a legal consultant and expert for handling gender issues.
Resources: http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/newsletter/enews/NewsDetails.asp?id=37540
Swapna George
Area of Expertise: Law, Politics
Bio: Swapna is an advocate and a politician represented congress party. She is also the General secretary of District Congress Committee (DCC) and the Member of Youth Commission, Thiruvananthapuram. Her interest includes gender related issues of media representation and public seminars.
M. C Josephine
Area of Expertise: Politics, Gender Issues
Bio: M. C Josephine is the Chair Person of the Kerala State Women’s Commission and Greater Cochin Development Authority. She is also the the vice president of All- India Mahila Association and central committee member of Communist Party of India (Marxist). She has been active in gender issues and panel discussions in television channels.
Resources: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/josephine-is-womens-panel-chief/article18579032.ece
P. P Divya
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Divya is the vice president of Kannur district Panchayat. She is also a social worker and a youth leader of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI). She is an expert for panel discussions in television debates.
Resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm1ebZhScME
Jazla Madassery
Area of Expertise: Politics, Media
Bio: Jezla Madassery is a student, anchor and the Vice President of KSU in Malappuram district. She is also the former Jawahar balajanavedi state vice president at Indian National Congress.
Resources:https://www.facebook.com/jazlabeenu.madasseri?lst=100013709284447%3A100007496048153%3A1517479804
Karishma M. A
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Karishma is a graduate and young politician.She is the Councillor at Thiruvananthapuram corporation. LDFs Karishma represents the Anamugham ward in Thiruvananthapuram.
Noorbina Rasheed
Area of Expertise: Law, Gender, Politics
Bio: Noorbina Rasheed is a politician and a lawyer. She is the National General Secretary of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and was the former member of the State Women’s Commission.
Resources: http://www.kvartha.com/2013/11/women-leaders-in-muslim-league-might-be.html
M. Haripriya
Area of Expertise: Politics, Gender Activities
Bio: Haripriya is the State General Secretary of Mahila Congress. She is also the Member of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).
Resources: http://www.jaihoon.com/15659.htm?doing_wp_cron=1509261627.8290579319000244140625
Shama Mohamed
Area of Expertise: Politics, Dentist, Journalist, Entrepreneur
Bio: Shama Mohamed is a Dentist, Journalist, Anchor, Entrepreneur and a politician. She is a member of Indian National Congress and professionally a dentist. She is a spoke person and also an anchor.
Resources: https://twitter.com/drshamamohd?lang=en
Mridula Gopi
Student Politician
Bio: Mridula Gopi is the first women chairperson of Kerala’s Maharaja’s college in 2017. She Contesting from the Students Federation of India, Mridhula has become the first woman Chairman of the college’s Student’s Committee in seven decades.
Bindhu Shivadasan
Area of Expertise: Politics, Social Work
Bio: Bindu Shivadasan is the President of Mattathur Gram Panchayat in Thrissur district of Kerala, has successfully transitioned from being an accomplished Kudumbashree member to a respected panchayat leader.
Resources: https://www.thebetterindia.com/37086/keralas-nursery-for-future-women-politicians-kudumbashree/
V. P Rajeena
Area of Expertise: Politics, Law
Bio: V. P Rejeena is an advocate and an active worker in SFI Malappuram district president, state vice president, central committee member. Currently she is an active worker in DYFI. In the past 6 years she working as DYFI state joint secratery and vice president.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/V.P.RAJEENA
Omana Johnson
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Omana Johnson is a politician and a nurse. She is the mahila forum state president at Human Rights Mission kerala. And Former Staff Nurse at Al Sadiq Hospital Saihat KSA.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/omana.johnson.773?lst=100013709284447%3A100013536394378%3A1520852444
R. Syama
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: R. Syama is the state committee member at Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and CPIM Kozhenchery area committee member. Former is the the district president of SFI Pathanamthitta.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/rshyama.sfi?fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab
Geetha Chandran
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Geetha Chandran is a politician. She is the president at Mahila Congress.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009194838830
Neethu
Student Politician
Bio: Neethu is a youth politician. She is the Arrikode block committee member at DYFI and the area joint secretary at Students Federation of India (SFI). She is also the Malappuram state committee member at SFI.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/neethu.kunhatta?fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab
Fathima Thahilia
Area of Expertise: Religion, Gender Activities, Politics, Law
Bio: Fathima Thahilia is a lawyer and student activist. She is the National Vice President at MSF — Muslim Students Federation. She is the former State President at MSF Haritha girl’s wing of Muslim Students Federation (MSF) and former Member of Gender Justice Committee at The Kerala State Higher Education Council. She is also the former Senate Member at University of Calicut.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/Thahiliya?fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab
Anju S. R
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Anju is a politician and BA, LLB graduate. She is the corporation Councillor at Communist Party of India represented Muttathara ward in Thiruvananthapuram.
Resources: http://www.corporationoftrivandrum.in/council&cid=2015016707801
Krishnaveni G. Sharma
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Krishnaveni is the general secratery at Kollam district congress committee and sate wise president at INTUC. She is the Ex. President from 2016 at District President Mahila congress and state president at Kerala State INTUC Women’s Workers Council.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/krishnaveni.gsharma?lst=100013709284447%3A100005000886462%3A1520590591
Deepthi Mary Varghese
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Deepthi Mary Varghese is a politician and a lawyer. She is the former National secretary at Indian Youth Congress and central government council at CAT. She is also an Advocate at Supreme Court of India and High Court of Kerala.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/deepthimaryvarghese?lst=100013709284447%3A100001239792441%3A1520593388
Athira Prasad
Student Politician
Bio: Athira Prasad is a student and youth politician. She studies MA History at Maharajas College Ernakulam. She is also works at Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and Student Federation of India (SFI). Sh
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100014755320199&fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab
Syama Kundamkuzhi
Student Politician
Bio: Syama is a graduate from Nehru Arts and Science college, Padannakad. She works at Student’s Federation of India (SFI).
O. M Shalina
Area of Expertise: Law, Social Work, Politics
Bio: O. M Shalina is a lawyer and a social activist. She is a media watcher and represented Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is the BJP Mahila Morcha State Secretary & Advocate at High Court of Kerala. Her interests and work cover law, social works, politics and media representation.
Resources: https://twitter.com/shalinaom?lang=en
Anu Thomas
Student Politician
Bio: Anu Thomas is a graduate and a youth politician. She works at Democratic Youth Federation of India in Wayanad district. She graduate from Sree Snakaracharya University of Sanskrit.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/anuanna.thomas.3?lst=100013709284447%3A100004307048988%3A1520658097
V. R Monisha
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Monisha is a youth politician and works at Indian National Congress. She is the congress mandalam general secretary and youth congress block secretary. She studied at Sreenarayana College, Kollam.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/aadyamonish.monisha?lst=100013709284447%3A100007404698226%3A1520848795
Mily Sara Varghese
Student Politician
Bio: Mily is a youth women politician. She is the district committee member at Students Federation of India (SFI), Ranni block committee member at Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), and Area committee vice president and college unit executive member at SFI at Konni.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/mily.varghese.9?fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab
Aritha Babu
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Aritha Babu is the member at district panchayat at Alappuzha and the mandalam secretary at Indian Youth Congress .
Resource: https://www.facebook.com/Aritha-Babu-170279599984094/
Vaishnavi Sailesh
Student Politician
Bio: Vaishnavi Saliesh studies BA in sociology at KNM Govt. Arts and Science College Kanjiramkulam. She is the former Unit president of dalawa, mannady mekhala at Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), Adoor Block committee member at Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and Mannady mekhala committee member at Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI).
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/lekshmi.sailesh?lst=100013709284447%3A100009787865106%3A1520660739
A. H Ramsheena
Student Politician
Bio: Ramsheena is a BA economics graduate and left side youth politician. She is the district secretary member at SFI in Malappuram district, Ponnani block committee member at Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and branch member at CPIM Kerala. She is also the Palappety Mekhala Treasurer at DYFI.
Babitha Jayan
Area of Expertise: Politics, Teaching
Bio: Babitha Jayan is a teacher and a young politician. She is the member at district panchayat Alappuzha represented UDF. She is actively involved in the social works and was the block panchayat president at the muthukulam panchayat .
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/babitha.jayan.1?fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvxSSjeaF2M
Alshifa Muhammed
Student Politician
Bio: Alshifa is a student and young politician. She works at Kerala Students Union (KSU). She studies BBA with LLB 5 yrs integrated course at Kerala University.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/alshifa.muhammed?lst=100013709284447%3A100003126307291%3A1520846107
Radha Surendran
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Radha Surendran is a politician. She is the vice president of Pallipad Grama Panchayat at Panchayat Department. She represented UDF.
Reshma Mariam Roy
Student Politician
Bio: Reshma is a young politician. She is the Vice precident at Konni area committee at Students Federation of India (SFI), Vice precident at Sfi VNS college and President at Aruvapulam local committy at SFI. She is a social Social Worker and worked at National Service Scheme (India).
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/reshma.mariam.14?lst=100013709284447%3A100009293713317%3A1520853894
S. R Remya Ramesh
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Remya Ramesh is the Pattom ward Councillor represented BJP. Remya, a postgraduate in Hindi who has also completed BEd. As councillor, one of the first tasks for Remya will be to address the issues in her neighborhood; breeding of mosquitoes and unmindful dumping of waste top the list. Her focus will be to provide proper road, streetlights and a system for proper waste management to her ward.
M. A Vidhya Mohan
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Vidhya Mohan is a young ward Councillor of Thaycaud represents LDF. She is a post graduate. Vidhya focus on issues like drinking water and improving the condition of schools to check drop out rate.
Chinchu. I
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Chinchu is a teacher turned politician. BJPs Chinchu is the ward Councillor represented Perunthanni Ward in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. She was the teacher at Vivekananda Public School. She done many developments in Perunthanni ward such as road tarring, road concreting and other constructions.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/perunthannibjpunit/posts/755167391279912
Rakhi Ravikumar
Area of Expertise: Politics, Law
Bio: Rakhi Ravikumar is the Deputy Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram corporation. She is the member of Communist Part of India (CPI)elected to the corporation from the Vazhuthacaud ward. She worked as the current financial stability of the Corporation to ensure the development of basic facilities and address the issues of waste management and stray dog menace, among others. She also practicing lawyer at the District Court in Vanchiyoor.
Asha Nath G. S
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Asha Nath is the Pappanamcode ward Councillor represents BJP in Thiruvananthapuram corporation. She is a BSc Chemistry graduate and has worked in a private firm. Her main campaign is development of Pappanamcode ward and to solve the issues such as drinking water facility and repair of road etc.
Resources: https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/300716/pappanamcode-in-bjp-kitty.html
Akhila V. Nair
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Akhila V. Nair is a young politician and holds a B-tech in IT and an MBA. She is a congress ward committee member and also was a UDF candidate in the 2015–16 Thiruvananthapuram Corporation council election.
Sindhu Rajeev
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Sindhu Rajeev is the mahilamorcha mandalm president at Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP). She was one of the candidate in 2015 corporation election and she has been a Kudumbashree chairperson at the place for 15 years. Her husband is sitting Councillor of Nettayam ward M R Rajeev, who is a BJP candidate for the Vazhottukonam ward in Thiruvananthapuram corporation.
Resources: https://www.nyoooz.com/news/thiruvananthapuram/246501/here-its-a-family-affair/
Jishna Das
Student Politician
Bio: Jishna Das is a young politician and professionally a cashier at Manappuram Finance limited. She is the area Secretariat member at Student Federation of India (SFI), block committee member nattika at DYFI and SFI unit secratery at Kazhimbram.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/jishna.das.1?lst=100013709284447%3A100006768545257%3A1521019388
Lasitha Palakkal
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Lasitha Palakkal is an RSS activist. She works at Rashta Sevika Samiti and the district secretary at Yuva Morcha Kerala.
Varsha K. K
Student Politician
Bio: Varsha is a student and a young politician. She works at Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) in Mayyil mc and student at KMM Govt Women’s college, Kannur.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/varsha.mayyil.1?lst=100013709284447%3A100008936282897%3A1521021308
K. Simi
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: K. Simi is a politician and works at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is the vice president at Mahila Morcha Thiruvananthapuram district.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/simi.aji.39?fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab
Sreelakshmi Vasudhevan
Student Politician
Bio: Sreelakshmi Vasudhevan is a graduate and a young politician. She is the kunnamkulam block committee member at Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and local committee president at Students Federation of India (SFI).
Meera Nourin
Student Politician
Bio: Meera Nourin is a student and a young politician works at students Federation of India (SFI). She studed Maths at Christ college, irinjalakuda.
Resources:https://www.facebook.com/meeranourin.kalakkat?lst=100013709284447%3A100006741284280%3A1521023715
Anusree.E
Student Politician
Bio: Anusree is young politician works at Student Federation of India (SFI). She studied Civil Engineering at Government Polytechnic,Perinthalmanna. She was an area committee member at SFI Perinthalmanna.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/anusree.melatur?lst=100013709284447%3A100004914035413%3A1521539531
Shiny Mathew
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Shiny Mathew is the standing committee chairperson for town planning in Kochi Municipal Corporation . She represented UDF.
Resources: https://cochinmunicipalcorporation.kerala.gov.in/web/guest/standing-commitee-chairman
Anaswara
Student Politician
Bio: Anaswara is a graduate and a young politician. She is the Arikode area committee member at Student’s Federation of India (SFI). She studied Electronics and Communication engineering at EKC Engineering
College, Manjeri
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/anaswara.ps.7?fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab
Gracy Joseph
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Gracy Joseph, development committee chairperson at Kochi Municipal Corporation represents UDF.
Resources:https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151210/nation-current-affairs/article/road-safety-tops-agenda-kochi
Poornima Narayan
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Poornima Narayan, a social activist and professor of SCMS College. She is the standing committee chairman for finance at Kochi Municipal Corporation. Poornima, an academician, has vast experience in the social service sector and she has been working among women belonging to the socially excluded groups, especially along the coastal areas and indigenous communities.She represents CPM.
Gomathi Augustine
Area of Expertise: Gender issues
Bio: Gomathi Augustine is the leader of Pembalai Orumai, a women’s union that had carried out widespread agitation to ensure rights of women plantation workers. . In 2015, Gomathi was elected from the Nallathanni division to the Devikulam block panchayat. She was a member of CPI(M). She quite the CPI(M), accusing the party of not working for the workers’ welfare.
Resmi Subhagan
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Resmi is a young politician and member at CPIM, Kerala. She is the district committee member at Vanithasahithy, block convener at SAMA, district committee member and block vice president at DYFI. She is the former member at Hospital Employees Union CITU and former Staff Nurse — Labor and Delivery at Ananthapuri Hospitals And Research Institute.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/resmi.subhagan?fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab
Magline Peter
Area of Expertise: Social Work
Bio: Magline Peter is a social worker, an active community leader and the state Covenor of the Theeradesha Mahila Vedi, the women’s wing of the Kerala Swathantra Malsya Thozhilali Federation (KSMTF or Kerala Independent Fisher workers Federation). She has been key in evolving the strong women’s movement among the fisher people. Magline has a humbling ability to switch from the local to the global, from the seemingly to the massive. Magline herself has participated in agitations with Sardar Sarovar project- affected villagers in the Narmada valley, with dalit and tribal people fighting for land right across India, with people affected by industrial pollution, with the women’s movement.
Resources: http://www.tehelka.com/2009/08/raise-high-the-roof-beams/?singlepage=1
Mini Shajar Khan
Area of Expertise: Social Work, Politics
Bio: Mini Shajar Khan is a social activist and the member of Socialist Unity Center of India (SUCI). She is actively involve in the social issues and television debates.
Resources: http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2017/apr/09/jis
Mini Mohan
Area of Expertise: Social works, Politics
Bio: Mini Mohan is a social activist and a media watcher. She works in the Indian National Congress and Project Coordinator at Business Intellence Manger. She is a social worker and studied Mass Communication, Sociology and Psychology at Kerala University.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/minimohankerala/about?lst=100013709284447%3A100002154919951%3A1522049272
Haritha S. Sundar
Area of Expertise: Social Issue, Student politician
Bio: Haritha Sundar is MA in Mass Communication and Journalism from EFL University, Hyderabad. She is the CWC and NEC Member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad(ABVP).
Resources: https://twitter.com/harithasundar?lang=en
Syamily Sasikumar
Student Politician
Bio: Syamily is an active young politician. She is the state committee member at Students Federation of India (SFI) and state vice president at Balasangam. She was the children’s prime minister at District Child Welfare Society in Alappuzha.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/shyamily.sasikumar?fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab
Ansamma Sabu
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Ansamma Sabu is the block president at Mahila Congress in Kaduthuruthi, Kerala. She is also worked at Jesus youth, an International Catholic Movement approved by the Holy See.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/ansamma.sabu?lst=100013709284447%3A100002792466938%3A1522837632
Adithya R.S
Student Politician
Bio: Adithya is an active young politician. She hold the charges of local committee secretary at Students Federation of India (SFI) and area committee member in Palayam at SFI. She was the University Union Councillor at Govt College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram represented Students Federation of India (SFI). Adithya was also the unit president and local committee president at Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI).
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/adithya.neethuz?lst=100013709284447%3A100008086838995%3A1522826875
Rakhi Kaleshkumar
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Rakhi is a politician. She is the DCC member at Kottayam district. She was the general secretary at KSU and IYC in Kottayam at Indian National Congress. Rakhi was also the ex-president at Vazhapally Grama Panchayat.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/rakhi.kaleshkumar?lst=100013709284447%3A100007446210506%3A1522838796
Akshara S. Raj
Student Politician
Bio: Akshara is a student and a young politician. She is the Trivandrum district committee member and Palayam area vice president at Student’s Federation of India (SFI). She is the unit president in Central Uviversity of Kerala at SFI. She is also the vice president at students council of centraluniversity of Kerala.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/aksharas.raj.3?fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab
Sudha Kurian
Area of Expertise: Politics, Teaching, Social work
Bio: Sudha Kurian is a politician, teacher and a social worker. She is the general secretary at Mahila Congress. She is actively worked in the Indian National Congress.
Resources: http://kpcc.org.in/member/2315/sudha-kurian/gallery.html
https://www.facebook.com/sudha.kurian.9?fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab
Shilpa Surendran
Student Politician
Bio: Shilpa Surendran is a active young politician. She is the Kerala state committee member at Students Federation of India (SFI) and local committee member at CPIM. She is also the general secretary at Mahathma Gandhi University.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/shilpa.surendran.12?fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab
Asha Sanil
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: UDF’s Asha Sanil is the member of the Ernakulam district panchayat representing Koothattukulam Division. She is also the planning member and mahila congress president at
Ernakulam district.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/asha.sanil.9?lst=100013709284447%3A100002815824356%3A1522838776
Beena R. C
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Beena is the Councillor at Attukalrepresented BJP. Her main campaign is development of Attukal ward in Thiruvananthapuram and she solve the issues such as drinking water problems in her ward.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/beena.rc.1?fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab
Vaheeda. U
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Vaheeda is an advocate and a politician. She is one of the active member in the Mahila Congress. Vaheeda is the state general secretary of Mahila Congress at Indian National Congress.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005026309125&fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab
Sneha R. V Nair
Area of Expertise: Acting, Politics
Bio: Sneha R. V Nair is a young politician and actress. She is the state wise president at KSU and a post graduate in Political Science. She is a familiar face among the television spectators through her characters portrayed in tv shows and serials. She received the special jury mention by Kerala State Film Award 2014 for her acting brilliance portraying the role of Deepa in the telefilm ‘Koodumattam’.
Resources: http://cinetrooth.in/2016/08/13/sneha-r-v-nair-malayalam-actress-profile/
https://www.facebook.com/sneharvnairhpd
Sheeja Madhu
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Sheeja Madhu is corporate member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is the Councillor at Thiruvananthapuram corporation.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/sheeja.madhu.102?lst=100013709284447%3A100010855095633%3A1523079411
Swapna
Area of Expertise: Research, Politics
Bio: Swapna is a political researcher, political analyst and research writer. She is the secretary of AICC Vichar Vibhag (Intellectual Wing) at Indian National Congress. She is the Chairman at Society for Social Vision — SSV and Writer at Congress Ka Sandesh.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/swapna.patronis.7?lst=100013709284447%3A100005361910911%3A1523010038
Shobha Sudeesh
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Shobha Sudeesh is a politician. She is the KPCC executive member at Indian National Congress. She was the panchayat president in munroethuruthu, Kerala and the general secretary of KPYCC at Indian Youth Congress.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/shobha.sudheesh?fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab
Minimol Joy
Area of Expertise: Politics
Bio: Minimol Joy, Councilor of Mangulam division cochin corporation and district secretary in Mahila Congress at Ernakulam district. She is an LLB graduate and wish to participate in high court of Kerala.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/minimolpalarivattom?fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab
Dhanya Raman
Area of Expertise: Social issues, Tribal activism
Bio: Dhanya Raman is a dalit activist working for dalit and tribal people especially women and children. Dhanya Raman has witnessed the harsh realities of thousands of women and children who battle adversity every day of their lives. Working along with dalit she was able to understand their difficult situations and was able to understand their real needs.
Resources: https://medium.com/women-in-kerala-media/dhanya-raman-a4a60ab7bfd
Vidhya Sangeeth
Area of Expertise: Law, Politics
Bio: Vidhya Sangeetha a socially committed and determined woman politician. She is a lawyer, who represents the Communist Marksist Party (CMP) in the panchayat council. She is in the Bar counsil of kerala started career as the advocate in the Highcourt of Kerala under the junior ship of Adv. K.V.Sohan . Started politics in the year 2010 as the Thrissur District panchayath member from mulamkunnathkavu Division and started fight against corruption.
Resources: http://advvidhyasangeeth.blogspot.in/2014/07/adv-vidya-sangeeth-against-chief.html
http://www.tehelka.com/2015/10/the-hot-seat-doesnt-pack-much-punch/
Neethu Ajith
Young Politician
Bio: Neethu Ajith is a young politician. She is the area vice president and district committee member at Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI). Neethu studied BA Finance & Economics at NSS College Pandalam.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/neethu.ajith.96?lst=100013709284447%3A100009211092141%3A1525417975
Arya S.R
Student Politician
Bio: Arya is a student politician. She was the chairperson at Kerala University Union. Currently she is the state joint secretary at Students Federation of India (SFI).
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/arya.s.sr.1?lst=100013709284447%3A100004801182503%3A1525418579
Oormila Mohandas
Student Politician
Bio: Oormila is a young and active politician at DYFI. Currently she is the block vice president of Democratic Youth Federation of India at Alappuzha district . She was the area vice president and Mekhala joint secretary and Mekhala secretary at DYFI. She was also the executive member and area secretary at Balasngham at Alappuzha district.
Resources: https://www.facebook.com/urmilaa.mohandas?fref=pb&hc_location=friends_tab
Anita Pratap
Area of Expertise: Journalism, Writing, Politics
Bio: Anita Pratap is an expatriate Indian writer and journalist. In 1983, she was the first journalist who interviewed LTTE chief V. Prabhakaran. She won the George Polk award for TV reporting for her television journalism related to the takeover of Kabul by the Taliban. She was India bureau chief for CNN. She has written the book Island of Blood based on Sri Lanka. In 2013 she was presented with the Shriratna global award by the Kerala Kala Kendram an organisation associated to the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi. She was nominated as the Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Ernakulam, Kerala for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Resources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Pratap
Saritha
Student Politician
Bio: Saritha, student politician and B.A Malayalam third year student at Vivekananda College Kunnamkulm. She is the Thrissur district committee member at Students Federation of India and kunnamkulam area joint secretary at SFI.
Indulekha Joseph
Area of Expertise: Law, Religion, Politics
Bio: Indulekha Joseph is an advocate at Kerala High Court and one of the leaders of Kerala Catholic Church reformation movement (KCRM). She contested in the 2016 Assembly Election. She is on a mission to fight corruption and vote bank politics. She was contest in Poonjar as an independent candidate.
Resources:
http://www.mathrubhumi.com/tv/ReadMore/24600/indulekha-joseph-poonjar/E
