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Patricia Mukhim
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Patricia Mukhim is an Indian social activist, writer, journalist[1][2] and the editor of Shillong Times,[3] known for her social activism.[4] A recipient of honours such as Chameli Devi Jain award,[5] ONE India award,[6] Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry FLO award, Upendra Nath Brahma Soldier of Humanity award,[7] Siva Prasad Barooah National award and North East Excellence award,[8] she was honored by the Government of India, in 2000, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[9]
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Patricia Mukhim was born in Shillong, Meghalaya. She had a difficult childhood as her parents divorced when she was young and was brought up by her single mother.[10][11] She was educated in Shillong, and obtained graduate degrees in Arts (BA) and education (BEd).[5] She started her career as a teacher but turned to journalism in 1987 as a columnist and, since 2008,[11] as the editor of the Shillong Times,[5][6] the first English-language daily in Meghalaya.[8][12] She also contributes articles to other publications such as The Statesman,[8] The Telegraph,[12][13][14][15] Eastern Panorama and The North East Times.[5][16][17]
Patricia Mukhim is the founder of Shillong, We Care a non-governmental organisation which was involved in the fight against militancy in Meghalaya.[6][8] She was a member of the National Security Advisory Board of the Government of India[2][8] and a member of the National Foundation for Communal Harmony, under the Ministry of Home Affairs, India.[8][12][16][17] She is a former member of the Governors of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication.[6]
Mukhim is credited with several articles on the socio-political milieu of Meghalaya.[18][19] She has contributed a chapter to book on matriarchy by Heide Göttner-Abendroth[4] under the title, Khasi matrilineal society - Challenges in the 21st century[20] and is working on a book, When Hens Crow.[4] She is the author of the book titled Waiting for an Equal World - Gender in India's Northeast.
Patricia Mukhim is a divorcee and has three children, two of her children having died earlier.[11]
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Patricia Mukhim received the Chameli Devi Jain Award in 1996 from the Media Foundation, New Delhi.[8][16][17] The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) conferred on her their FLO award for excellence in journalism in 2008.[8][16][17] A few months later, in 2008, she received the Upendra Nath Brahma Soldier of Humanity award.[7][8] The next year, in 2009, she received the Siva Prasad Barooah National Award.[8] One year later, the Government of India included her in the Republic Day honours list for the civilian award of Padma Shri.[9][11][16][17] In 2011, she was selected for the Northeast Excellence Award.[8] She received the O.N.E. India award in 2014.[6] In 1995, she was honoured with the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediaperson.[21]
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