Vijayarajamallika Explained

Vijayarajamallika
Birth Date:1985 3, df=yes
Occupation:Writer, activist, teacher
Birth Name:Manu J Krishnan
Nationality:Indian
Birth Place:Muthuvara, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Spouse:Jashim

Vijayarajamallika, known as Daivathinte Makal, is a transgender poet in Malayalam literature,[1] She is a writer, teacher, social worker, inspirational speaker, and activist.

Early life, family and education

Vijayarajamallika was born in 1985 at Muthuvara, Thrissur district, Kerala, India, to Kaniyamkonatth Veettil Y. Krishnan, a retired superintendent of Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB); and Jaya Krishnan, a teacher.[2]

Her primary education was at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Puranattukara. She completed a bachelor of arts degree in English Literature and History from St. Thomas College, Thrissur with the second rank from the University of Calicut in 2005. In 2009 she completed Master of Social Work (MSW) from Rajagiri College of Social Sciences.

Vijayarajamallika describes herself as being "a woman in my heart…even though I was in the male body". Vijayarajamallika is an intersex person with Klinefelter syndrome or 47 XXY, which she discovered at the age of 32 after doing Karyotyping from Government Medical College, Kozhikode.[3] She says that "knowing that she is an intersex is the proudest moment in her life"

She was married to Jashim, a software engineer. It was a controversial love marriage. The parents and relatives of Jashim were opposed to the marriage which was held in the office of Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad state committee at Thrissur.[4] [5]

Career

Daivathinte Makal (Daughter of God), her first collection of poetry, has been included in the syllabus of a course at the Department of Malayalam at Madras University.[6] [7] The poem, "Maranantharam" from Daivathinte Makal was included in the curriculum of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala,[8] and another poem, "Neelambari" from Daivathinte Makal, was included in the curriculum of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit. "Maranantharam" a notable poem from this book was translated into English by N. P. Ashley and was published in the book The World that Belongs to Us by Harper Collins.[9] [10] [11]

Vijayarajamallika is the founder of Sahaj International, India's first transgender alternative learning center[12] [13] [14] [15] which worked in collaboration with the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) at Kochi. She winded up Sahaj International as Kerala Government incorporated transgender education through the Kerala State Literacy Mission.

Aan Nadhi (Male River), her second poetry collection, was published by Mythri Books Thiruvanathapuram. It describes the life and struggles of LGBTIAQ+ people with special reference to transgender and Intersex communities. Aan Nadhi was significant in contributing ten new words to Malayalam Literature.

Vijayarajamallika's autobiography Mallikavasantham is the first transgender autobiography in Malayalam literature.[16] She won the Swami Vivekanadhan Yuva Prathibha Award for literature in 2019[17] instituted by the Kerala State Youth Welfare Board for this autobiography.[18] It also bagged the first ever Leela Menon literary award in the category of autobiography.[19] [20]

"Aanalla Pennalla Kanmani nee"[21] is a lullaby penned by Vijayarajamallika[22] which is reported to be the first intersex lullaby[23] [24] in the history of World Literature.

Daivathinte Makal won the Yuvakala Sahithi Vayalar Award in 2019. The State of Kerala has honored her for her contributions and achievements[25] in the field of literature from the transgender community during the ‘Varnapakittu 2019[26] ’, the first-ever transgender arts festival organized by the social justice department.

Ormayil Ragini[27] is an yearly event organized by Vijayarajamallika in memory of actress Ragini.[28]

Bibliography

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kerala's first transwoman poet Vijayarajamallika to tie knot . Mathrubhumi.com . 2020-01-12 . 2020-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101011921/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/books/authors/kerala-s-first-transwoman-poet-vijayarajamallika-to-tie-knot--1.4102941 . dead .
  2. Web site: MALLIKAVASANTHAM. Readwhere . en-US. 2020-02-22.
  3. Web site: ഇന്റര്‍ സെക്‌സും ട്രാന്‍സ്ജെന്‍ന്ററും ഒന്നല്ല; രണ്ടാണ്. aksharamonline.com. Intersex and transgender are not one in the same; Two. ml . unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20200223074240/http://aksharamonline.com/health/vijayarajamallika/intersex-and-transgender. 2020-02-23. 2020-02-23.
  4. News: Transgender poet Vijayarajamallika gets married. The Hindu . September 7, 2019 . December 28, 2020.
  5. Web site: മാറ്റത്തിന്റെ മണിമുഴക്കം ! മലയാളത്തിലെ ആദ്യ ട്രാൻസ്ജെൻഡർ കവി വിജയരാജമല്ലിക വിവാഹിതയായി; വരൻ സോഫ്റ്റ്വെയർ എഞ്ചിനീയർ . Rashtradeepika.com . 7 September 2019 . ml. The bell of change! Malayalam's first transgender poet Vijayarajamallika gets married; Groom Software Engineer .
  6. Web site: മദ്രാസ് സർവ്വകലാശാല പാഠ്യപദ്ധതിയിൽ വിജയരാജമല്ലികയുടെ കവിതാസമാഹാരം . Azhimukham.com . 3 August 2019 . ml. A collection of poems by Vijayaraja Mallika in the Madras University syllabus .
  7. Web site: Transgender poet Vijayaraja Mallika's book included in Madras University syllabus. Mathrubhumi.com. en. 2020-02-21. 2020-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20200529211941/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/books/books-news/transgender-poet-vijayaraja-mallika-s-book-included-in-madras-university-syllabus--1.4016831. dead.
  8. Web site: Transgender's Poem finds its place in MG University syllabus. en. 2020-02-21. YouTube.
  9. Web site: 2020-08-01. Opening Up Identity: How A Diverse Anthology Of Queer Poetry Came To Be. 2020-10-02. HuffPost India. en.
  10. News: Rangnekar. Sharif D. . 2020-08-08. 'Desire crosses borders of different kinds': Akhil Katyal. en-IN. The Hindu . 2020-10-02. 0971-751X.
  11. Web site: 2020-09-29. How Being Queer Is A Very Personal Experience That Needs Less Of The Labelling . womensweb.in. 2020-10-02. en.
  12. News: India opens first transgender school. 2016-12-30. BBC News. 2020-02-21 . en-GB.
  13. Web site: Kerala Is Making History Once Again by Starting India's First Transgender School. 2016-12-18. The Better India. en-US. 2020-02-21.
  14. Web site: Kerala To Open First Transgender School In The Country. en. YouTube. 2020-02-21.
  15. Web site: Kerala launches India's first transgender school. asianetnews.com. Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd . en. 2020-02-21.
  16. Web site: Interview with Transgender poet Vijayaraja Mallika. en. 2020-02-21. YouTube.
  17. Web site: സ്വാമി വിവേകാനന്ദൻ യുവപ്രതിഭാ പുരസ്കാര വിതരണം . Swami Vivekananda Youth Talent Award Ceremony . KSYWB.kerala.gov.in . 2020-10-02 . ml-IN .
  18. Web site: Malasian text . ml.
  19. Web site: ലീലാ മേനോൻ സാഹിത്യപുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു. 27 January 2021.
  20. Web site: പുഴ. പ്രഥമ ലീലമേനോൻ സാഹിത്യ പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു പുഴ.കോം - നവസംസ്കൃതിയുടെ ജലസമൃദ്ധി. 29 January 2021 . 2021-02-21. en-US.
  21. News: Muringatheri. Mini. 2020-09-01. Malayalam lullaby for intersex child takes social media by storm. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-10-02. 0971-751X.
  22. Web site: 'A call for inclusion of intersex kids': Kerala's renowned transwoman poet on her lullaby. September 6, 2020 . Vandana . Mohandas . OnManorama.com . 2020-10-02. en.
  23. Web site: T.. Ramavarman . August 24, 2020 . Neither boy nor girl, it's 'not a sin sweetheart' . Times of India. indiatimes.com . 2020-10-02 . en.
  24. Web site: September 7, 2020 . T. . Ramavarman . Ramanan's Radha returns to sing lullaby in Tamil for intersex baby . en. Times of India. indiatimes.com . 2020-10-02.
  25. Web site: TG KALOLSAVAM-VARNAPAKITTU 2019- SPECTRA-SPECIAL EDITION. swd.kerala.gov.in. Social Justice Department, Government of Kerala.
  26. News: Transgender arts festival from today. 2019-11-08. The Hindu. 2020-02-21. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  27. Web site: Cancer awareness; remembering Travancore sisters. 2020-12-28. The New Indian Express.
  28. Web site: cinematters. 2015-12-08. The 6th edition of "Ormayil Ragini" is on 26 December 2015. 2020-10-02. oldmalayalamcinema.wordpress.com . en.
  29. Web site: പുരുഷന്റെ വിയർപ്പിനും രക്തത്തിനും കൊതിച്ചു, ഉള്ളിൽ നഗ്നയായി അട്ടഹസിച്ചു; എന്റെ ലൈംഗിക കാമനകളെ എങ്ങനെ അടക്കും'?. Keralakaumudi.com . ml . Lusting for the man's sweat and blood, laughing naked inside; How can I suppress my sexual urges'?.
  30. Web site: 'ആണല്ല പെണ്ണല്ല', മിശ്രലിംഗരായ കുഞ്ഞുങ്ങള്‍ക്കൊരു താരാട്ട് പാട്ട്; മോഹിനിയാട്ടത്തിലൂടെ ദൃശ്യാവിഷ്‌കാരം . 'Not a man, not a woman', a ballad for mixed-sex children; Visualization through Mohiniyattam . 2020-10-02. TheCue.in . 30 August 2020 . ml.
  31. Web site: ലേഖകൻ. മാധ്യമം. 2021-08-26. വിജയരാജമല്ലികയുടെ ആറാമത് പുസ്തകം 'ലിലിത്തിന് മരണമില്ല' പ്രകാശനം ചെയ്തു Madhyamam. 2021-12-29. www.madhyamam.com. ml.
  32. Web site: വിജയരാജമല്ലിക അഭിമുഖം: ഞാൻ പ്രളയത്തിന്റെ പുത്രിയല്ല; എനിക്ക് ശേഷം പ്രളയമെന്ന് വിശ്വസിക്കുന്നില്ല. TheCue.in. ml. Vijayarajamallika Interview: I am not the daughter of the flood; I don’t believe there will be a flood after that. December 31, 2019.
  33. Web site: യുവകലാസാഹിതി വയലാർ കവിതാ പുരസ്ക്കാരം വിജയ രാജമല്ലികയ്ക്ക്. aimnews.in. Aim News. ml. Vijaya Rajamallika wins Vayalar Poetry Award. 2020-01-12. 2020-01-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20200112213306/https://aimnews.in/archives/7710. dead.

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