Sheela Balaji
Sheela Balaji | |
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Nationality | Indian |
Education | Stella Maris College |
Occupation | Managing trustee of an NGO |
Employer | AIM For Seva |
Known for | preserving rice varieties |
Spouse | T. K. Balaji |
Parent(s) | T. S. Srinivasan, Prema Srinivasan |
Relatives | TVS family Venu Srinivasan (brother) T. V. Sundram Iyengar (grandfather) |
Sheela Balaji leads the Indian educational nonprofit organization (NGO) AIM For Seva. She is the recipient of the Nari Shakti Puraskar award. She is the grand-daughter of T. V. Sundram Iyengar.
Life
Balaji is the managing trustee and chair of AIM For Seva[1] which runs a large school in Manjakkudi in Tamil Nadu and also has 100 hostels across India.[2] She is also responsible for the Swami Dayananda Educational Trust.[3]
She started plantation of indigenous varieties of rice .[4] In 2011, her book Swami Dayananda Saraswati: Contributions & Writings, was published.[5]
In 2013, Balaji organized a festival in Manjakkudi dedicated to grains, which led to the rediscovery of old rice varieties.[4] In 2015, her book Without a Second: Concepts of Non Duality was published.[6]
In 2018, Balaji was awarded the
References
- from the original on 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ a b "Meet Ms. Sheela Balaji, #NariShakti Puraskar 2017 awardee". PIB India. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Our Chairperson & Managing Trustee". sdet.in. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ a b "This Woman's Preserved 30 Indigenous Rice Varieties & Is Making Sure You Get a Grain of History Too!". The Better India. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Pre-publication notice for Swami Dayananda Saraswati: Contributions & Writings" (PDF).
- ISBN 978-93-80049-83-0. Archivedfrom the original on 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ "Nari Shakti Puraskar - Gallery". narishaktipuraskar.wcd.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ "International Women's Day: President Kovind honours 39 achievers with 'Nari Shakti Puraskar'". The New Indian Express. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-08.