Geeta Ilangovan

Geeta Ilangovan
Geeta Ilangovan
Born (1971-01-01) 1 January 1971
Coimbatore, India
OccupationFilm director
Writing career
LanguageTamil
GenreNon-Fiction

Geeta Ilangovan is an Indian journalist, writer and filmmaker of short films and documentaries which tackle social and gender based issues.[1]

Education

She is from Tiruppur.[1] She earned a degree in nutrition science from PSG College, Coimbatore where she met her husband.[1] She then earned an M.A. in journalism at Madurai Kamaraj University, despite resistance from her family.[1]

Ilangovan then applied for the Indian Information Service exam conducted by the UPSC for journalism postgraduates. In 1998, she gained an all-India ranking of 2.[1]

Career

Filmmaking

Her first short film 'Little space' (2007), about children with mental illness, won the SCARF India award.[1][2] In 2014, it won 2nd best documentary in the Chennai Women's International Film Festival.[3] Her 2010 film Agrinaigal (2010) is about the struggle of transgender people to find dignified employment.[1] She made three conversational films for children regarding myths and issues around menstruation, and caste discrimination including the one on 'honor killing', in 2018.[4]

Writing

Ilangovan primarily writes non-fiction. Her article on women panchayat leaders, published in Tamil magazine Aval Vikatan, won the Sarojini Naidu Award and 200,000 cash prize for best reporting of women in panchayat raj (from Hunger Project-India) in 2005.[1] Her essays were published under the title, "Dupatta Podunga Thozhi" by Her stories Publication.[5] She has also spoken about her work to students at schools.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Spreading positive vibes". The New Indian Express. Chennai. 15 November 2010.
  2. ↑ Trackitteam, Web (10 March 2023). "THE MEDIA FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARD | Scarf India". Scarf India.
  3. ↑ "Chennai women's International film festival". The Times of India. 22 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "NIS celebrated International Women's Day on 8th March 2022". National Institute of Siddha. 9 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Henry, Nikhila (16 March 2023). "Off With the Dupattas: Why TN Tribal Students Discarded Scarves To Beat Sexism". TheQuint.
  6. ↑ Indiablooms (17 March 2023). "Tamil Nadu: Girls fling dupattas in air to welcome feminist writer Geeta Ilangovan; video goes viral | Indiablooms - First Portal on Digital News Management". Indiablooms.com. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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