Sister Jesme
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dr. Sister Jesme
| image = Jesmi.jpg
| birth_name = Jesme
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|11|06|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Thrissur, Kerala, India
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Nun, Writer, Teacher
| parents =
| awards = Awarded for best 10 book by Balasahithya Institute in 2009{{cite web|url=http://ksicl.org/|title=KSICL – ബാലസാഹിത്യ ഇന്സ്റ്റിറ്റ്യൂട്ട് – Kerala State Institute of Children's Literature|website=ksicl.org}}|
}}
Sister Jesme is an Indian Catholic nun and writer. She is known as Dr. Sister Jesme.
Biography
Sister Jesme was born on 11 June 1956, in Kerala.
Sister Jesme decided to become a nun when she was in college. She graduated with rank from the University of Calicut and completed M. Phil. She has a doctorate in English Literature.
She worked as a teacher and joined as vice principal of Vimala College, Thrissur from 2002 to 2005. In 2005, she joined St. Mary's College, Thrissur as Principal and served there till 2008. She resigned from her post as Principal.
She was a member of the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel (CMC) which she was forced to leave because of emotional torment, after 33 years as a nun.,{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6897388-amen/ |title= Amen: The autobiography of a nun by Sister Jesme}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/in-these-metoo-times-the-protesting-nuns-are-making-history-like-sister-jesme-did-a-decade-ago/article25007207.ece|title=There is spiritual fire in the sisters|first=Shilpa Nair|last=Anand|date=21 September 2018|work=The Hindu}}{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/180918/nuns-sister-joins-stir.html|title=Nun's sister joins stir|date=18 September 2018|website=Deccan Chronicle}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mouthshut.com/product-reviews/Amen-The-autobiography-of-a-nun-Sister-Jesme-reviews-925713440|title=Amen The autobiography of a nun - Sister Jesme Reviews and Ratings - MouthShut.com|website=mouthshut.com}} Her life as a nun and her experiences within the Catholic Church in Kerala are recounted in her book, Amen - The Autobiography of a Nun,{{cite book|author=Sister Jesme|title=Amen: The Autobiography of a Nun|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lt-X29WPBgIC|date=18 June 2009|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-81-8475-733-0}}{{cite book| author = Sister Jesme| title = Amen: the Autobiography of a Nun| date = 2009-06-01| publisher = Penguin Books India| isbn = 978-0-14-306708-5 }} The Indian Express reviewing the book states, it "details the humiliation, sexual abuse and mental torture at the seminary (Congregation of the Mother of Carmelites).{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/a-nun-s-story/426508/|title=A Nun's Story - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/sister-jesme/239895|title=Sister Jesme|website=outlookindia.com}}
Books
- 2018- Veendum Amen (Amen Again) Autobiography Part-2
- 2016- Penmayude Vazhikal (The paths of womanhood) Novel.
- 2015- Geil Holy Hell & I Article Collection
- 2013- Mazhavil Maanam (Rainbow Sky) Article Collection.
- 2012- Pranaya Smarana (Amorous Memories) Novel.
- 2011- Amen (Tamil Version) Kalachuvadu Publishers.
- 2011- Njanum Oru Sthree (I too am a woman) Article collection.
- 2009- Amen (Malayalam)
- 2009- Amen (English Version) by Penguin Books.{{cite web|url=https://penguin.co.in/book/non-fiction/amen-2/|title=Amen|website=Penguin India}}
- 2009- Amen (Hindi Version) by Penguin Books.
- 2009- Amen (Marathi Version) by Mehta Publishers.
- 2005- At the foot of the cross (Anthology of poems) English Version.
- 2004- Narrative Aesthetics: A case Study' (Literary Theory & Criticism)
- 2003- Rhapsody (Anthology of poems in English)
- 1999- A Cascade (Anthology of poems in English)
References
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Sources
- [https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/sister-jesme/239895 outlookindia.com]
- [https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/truth-should-come-out-ex-nun-jesme-two-cases-rocked-church-kerala-83972 thenewsminute.com]
- [https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/in-these-metoo-times-the-protesting-nuns-are-making-history-like-sister-jesme-did-a-decade-ago/article25007207.ece thehindu.com]
- [https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/20090309-sins-of-the-fathers-739134-2009-02-26 indiatoday.in]
- [http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/a-nun-s-story/426508/ archive.indianexpress.com]
- [https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Amen-Oru-Kanyasthreeyude-Atmakadha/Sister-Jesme/Q808507161 booksamillion.com]
- [https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/180918/nuns-sister-joins-stir.html deccanchronicle.com]
- [http://www.marunadanmalayali.com/interview/news-person/interview-with-sister-jesme-52185 marunadanmalayali.com]
- [https://penguin.co.in/book/non-fiction/amen-2/ penguin.co.in]
External links
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- {{cite book| author = Sister Jesme| title = Amen: the Autobiography of a Nun| date = 2009-06-01| publisher = Penguin Books India| isbn = 978-0-14-306708-5 }}
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Category:Women educators from Kerala