Daughter of Shri. Kochu Kesava Pillai and
Smt. Parvathy Pillai, born at Edayaranmula on 2nd October 1943, M.A. B.Ed High School Teacher (Retd).
Enrolled as a Member of Students Congress Committee, N.S.S. College, Pandalam in 1963, was, President Students representative to N.S.S. Hindu College Union, Changanacherry (1965-1968), President, District Mahila Congress (I) Committee Alappuzha (1976) and Aranmula Mandalam Congress Committee (1978-80); General Secretary, Kerala Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee (1982); Executive Committee Member, Pathanamthitta District Congress Committee (1983).
Was, President, Pournamy Mahila Samajam, Edayaranmula, 1971; President, Kulanada Block level Mahila Samajam Union, 1976; President District Mahila Samajam Union, Pathanamthitta 1983; Convenor, Bharat Sevak Samaj, Mahila Wing; Pathanamthitta Dist; Vice President B.S.S. Pathanamthitta; Member, Indian Association for Women's Studies New Delhi; Member, Friends of the Soviet Union (1985); DRDA Member, Pathanamthitta (1985); Vice President, Women's Council, Pathanamthitta, Member District Development Committee Pathanamthitta; Member, State Social Welfare Advisory Board (1986); Director Board Member Aranmula Service Co-operative Bank (1988); General Secretary, KANFED Pathanamthitta Dt. (1989); Director Board Member, State Resource Centre KANFED; Member Aranmula Panchayat (1988); Member Pathanamthitta District Council (1991-93); Vice President, Pamba Parirakshana Samithi, Kozhencherry; Vice President Kozhencherry. Taluk Telephone Subscribers and Users Association; Vice President, Kerala Passengers Association, Kozhencherry; Vice President, Darpanam Kala Sahithya Samskarika Samithi Arankula; Trustee, Puthupally Yogasram Trust; Member District Bhakshyopadesaka Samithi Pathanamthitta, State Convenor, Kanfed-Paristhithi Wing (1994); Executive Committee Member, Hindu Matha Mahamandalam; Executive Member, Agri-Hort, Society, Pathanamthitta.
Served as Member, Mangalam Kala Sahithyavedi Advisory Board, Kerala Pradesh Madya Varjana Samithi (1995), and Kerala State Social Welfare Advisory Board (1995); Was, Treasurer, Pathanamthitta District Ayurveda Hospital Souhrida Samithi; Vice President, Child Welfare Committee Pathanamthitta Dt., Vice-President Anthar Desiya Sarvamatha Samskariaka Samithy, Pathanamthitta; Vice-President, Progressive Library, Edayaranmula; Was President, Rajiv Gandhi Abhilash Charitable Society, Pathanamthitta Dt., Kerala Pradesh Labour Welfare Congress, Pathanamthitta District Level Mahila Samajam Vanitha Co-operative Society (1998). Was Executive Committee Member, 'World Parliament of Religions 2001 held at Kanyakumari.
Received KANFED Sarada Krishnayer State Award for Best Social worker (1989); Bhasha Adhyapaka Disitrict Award for Best Teacher (1989); Sreemathy Kalyanikuttyamma State Award for Best Social worker (1994).
Now serves as General Secretary, Kerala Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee (from 1982) and Member, K.P.C.C. Executive Committee (from 2000)
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