| Name |
Kanimozhi |
| Profession |
Poet,
Politician |
| Native
place |
Chennai |
| Year
of Birth |
1968
|
| Nationality |
Indian |
| Education |
*
Presentation Convent, Church Park
* Masters in Economics from Ethiraj College for
Women |
| Family |
Father:
Mu. Karunanidhi
Mother: Rajathi Ammal
Husband: G. Aravindan
Son:Adhityan |
| Famous
step- brothers |
*
Mu.Ka. Stalin
* Mu.Ka. Azhagiri |
| Appointment
to Rajya Sabha |
"This is my first step into active politics. I
am overwhelmed by the confidence reposed in me
by my party and leaders. I will perform to my
best ability." |
| Political
agenda |
*
taking up issues of the poor.
* fighting for women's empowerment and the 33
per cent reservation for them. |
| Areas
of interest |
Rural
development, environment, culture, arts, education
|
| Marriage
date |
August
21, 1997 |
| Favourite
books |
The Last Mughal -William Dalrymple
Chennai, not Madras - A. R. Venkatachalapathy
Aazhi Sool Ulagam - Joe D Cruz
|
| Favourite |
Sports:
Football
Director: Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski
and she likes Iranian cinema. |
| Other
favourites |
Polish
director Krzysztof Kieslowski and Iranian cinema.
|
| Previous
jobs |
*
as a sub-editor of The Hindu in Chennai in 1992
- 1997. She worked with the arts section of the
newspaper, the Friday Review, till 1997.
* Was in charge of Kungumam, a Tamil weekly.
* Was Features Editor of the Tamil publication,
local newspaper, Tamil Murasu, in
Singapore |
| Columnist |
Works
as a columist in 'The Week' |
| Tamil
Maiyam |
Co-manages
the Tamil Maiyam, an organisation to promote Tamil
literature, arts and culture |
| Karuthu.com |
a
forum for free expression of views was started
by her along with Karthi Chidambaram |
| Her
views |
* If the chastity is only for women, then
they should decide about it.
* While I like Thiruvalluvar for lot of
things, I don't like few of his view. I should
be allowed to view my opinions without being labeled
as an enemy of Tamil or Tamil Culture.
|
| Her
first marriage |
“So
many women go through their lives struggling.
I was among the lucky few who had the opportunity
to come out of something I didn’t want to be in.”
|
| Religious
beliefs |
“It’s
not easy being a non-believer. You don’t have
anything to hold on to.” |
| Literary
works |
*
Karuvarai Vasanai
* Agathinai, Paarvaigal
* Karukum Marudani |
| Music
Album |
Created
an album called 'Silapathigaram' with Kanimozhi
being the lyricist and Bombay Jayashri composing
the music. |
| Assets |
*
a commercial building in the Central Business
District of Anna Road worth Rs. 1.61 crores
* bank deposits to the tune of Rs. 6.58 cr
* shares worth Rs. 3.5 lakhs in Westgate Logistics
(P) Ltd
* Jewellery worth Rs. 3.61 lakhs |
| Car |
Toyota
Camry |
| Documentary |
Working
on a documentary on her father's career spanning
over six decades, which also includes views from
people like V.P.Singh, Cho etc. |
| About
Srilankan Tamil Issue |
“If a government wants to fight against a militant
group, it can do so, but please don’t wage a war
against the people. Though they are Tamils, they
are living in Sri Lanka under their governance.
You can’t have my government opening fire on me,
or clamming economic bans upon me. So I stand
by the Tamils and their suffering. There is an
issue and it has to be looked at in the right
way and with honesty. They are my people and speak
my language. So it hurts me more.” |
| Award |
Rotary
award, 'For the Sake of Honour' award from The
Hindu |
| About
her father |
* “Whenever I wanted him, he has been there for
me. He has been a very good father. I can talk
just about anything with him, be it books, or
a latest film, politics, or about my friends or
even share old memories. Maybe he never came to
my school on a parent’s day but you learn to accept
that.”
* "Parasakti
is her father's best work, also likes his Tanga
Tamil and Thirukural Orai."
|
| About
her mother |
"She
is a strong woman. She has been a great support
through the ups and downs in my life. She has
been a tower of strength for me."
|
| Her
father about her |
*
Declared her as his 'Literary heir'
* "She has my poetic ability, literary craving,
love for the Tamil language and the ability to
work hard." |
| Organized |
Chennai
Sangamam - Namma Theru Vizha (Our Street Festival)
showcasing Chennai’s long-lost traditional art
forms |
| Facts |
*
She will be the second member from Karunanidhi's
family to enter the Rajya Sabha after the DMK
chief's nephew the late Murasoli Maran.
* Her first marriage with a Sivakasi
businessman of Ayya Nadar family while she was
studying for her Masters ended in divorce.
* Her mother owns Tamilkani publications, which
is worth Rs.20.76 lakh and Royal Furniture
* Has cordial relationships with Mu.Ka.
Stalin and Mu.Ka. Azhagiri.
* She was born when the World Tamil Conference
was taking place in Madras(Chennai) in 1968. Her father
was then the state PWD minister in Annadurai’s
first DMK ministry
* She is an ardent lover of and a recognized
expert in Sangam literature
* She actively took up the cause of freedom of
expression on several occasions, including when
actor Kushboo was hounded by sections of the political
class for articulating views on pre-marital sex.
* she did a film appreciation course in Pune
* she loves visiting old shrines. |
