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Nalini Jameela

Indian writer

Nalini Jameela (born c.&#;) is an Indian best selling author,[1]sex worker activist and former sex worker from Thrissur, Kerala. She is the author of the books The Autobiography of a Sex-worker () and Romantic Encounters of a Sex Worker ().

She is the coordinator of the Sex Workers Forum of Kerala (SWFK)[2] and is a member of five non-governmental organisations (NGO).[3] She received Special Jury mention at the 51st Kerala State Film Awards for costume design for her work in the film, Bharathapuzha.[4][5]

Biography

Nalini Jameela was born c.&#;[1] in Kallur village, Thrissur, India.

She worked in the fields planting and harvesting crops[6] until her husband died of cancer when she was aged [7] This left her with no means of supporting her two young children.[8] A sex worker[7] named Rosechechi introduced her to sex work.

Rosechechi arranged her first client, a senior police officer, and she met him in a guesthouse in Trissur that was frequented by politicians. When leaving the guesthouse in the morning she was arrested by the police and beaten.[8]

She had left school after the 3rd grade when she was about seven.[1] In the s she furthered her education at the Kallur Government School, eventually reaching the 12th grade.[9]

In she became coordinator of the Sex Workers Forum of Kerala (SWFK),[9] Under her leadership the SWFK held protest marches to draw attention to the plight of street-based sex workers.[10]

Jameela is a member of the five non-governmental organisations (NGO).[3] At the fourth meeting of the AIDS Counselling Program in Bangalore, she called on the government not just to distribute condoms, but to provide an education to sex workers and their children.[11]

Works

Autobiography of a Sex Worker

In Jameela wrote the autobiographical book Oru Lyngikathozhilaliyude Atmakatha[12] (Autobiography of a Sex Worker) with the aid of sex work activist I.

Gopinath.[1] The book sold 13, copies, ran to six editions within days of publication.[13] Originally written in Malayalam, the book was translated to English in by J. Devika,[14] and into French the following year by Sophie Bastide-Foltz.[15] The book created massive movements in society,[11] and led to many debates and controversies in Kerala.[3] The book was condemned by feminists, who claimed it glorified sex work, and by conservatives who thought the subject should not be publicised.[1]

Romantic Encounters of a Sex Worker

In Jameela's second book Romantic Encounters of a Sex Worker[16] was published.

The book was translated into English by Reshma Bharadwaj,[6] and also translated into Gujarati, Bengali and Tamil.[3] The book includes eight stories from the s to the s,[10] telling of the relationships she developed with her clients.[13]

Documentary

Sanjeev Sivan, younger brother of noted film director Santosh Sivan, made a minute documentary film, Sex, Lies and a Book, in about Jameela's life.

The documentary was a joint venture of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Public Service Broadcasting Trust. Jameela appeared in the film.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ abcde"Indian prostitute mum sparks storm with book".

    Online biography for kids The language is simple to read and grasp. I remember the tone in which they said it, like standing on some high heaven and judging the worms of this earth. A former sex worker, a bestselling author, an activist and now receiver of the Kerala State Film Awards. There are indeed limitations of expression and articulation but the book presents a poignant story of a sex worker, her travails and tribulations as also the world view from her point of view.

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  2. ^Ittyipe, Minu S. (30 July ). "The life of the Silenced". Tehelka.

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  6. ^ abcde"നളിനി ജമീലയുടെ ആത്മകഥ അഭ്രപാളികളില്‍" [Nalini Jameela's autobiography]. (in Malayalam). 26 October Retrieved 10 March
  7. ^"51st Kerala State Film Awards: The full winners list".

    17 October Retrieved 25 October

  8. ^"നല്ലനടപ്പുകാരി ചമയാനില്ല; എന്റെ ജീവിതം ആരെയും ബോധിപ്പിക്കാനുമല്ല: നളിനി ജമീല". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 25 October
  9. ^ abJameela, Nalini (16 May ). "In a new book, Nalini Jameela breaks taboos and writes about her romantic encounters as a sex worker".

    Biography for 2nd graders: Rosechechi arranged her first client , a senior police officer, and she met him in a guesthouse in Trissur that was frequented by politicians. It is not that the members of this society actually practice what they preach - only that they bury their truths under layers of "respectability" and an excessive willingness to point the finger at others. In the third book, Oru Lyngikathozhilaliyude Pranaya Pusthakam The Love Book of a Sex Worker , Nalini talks about some of her special love affairs and her life, after publishing her autobiography in Gursharan Bhalla.

    . Retrieved 10 March

  10. ^ ab"Indian prostitute reveals all in gripping autobiography". South China Morning Post. 25 July Retrieved 16 May
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    "The life of the Silenced". Tehelka - The People's Paper. Archived from the original on 14 March Retrieved 10 March

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  19. ^ ab"ഞങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് കോണ്ടം മാത്രം പോര: നളിനി ജമീല" [Don't just give us condoms, give us life: Nalini].

    (in Malayalam). Retrieved 10 March

  20. ^Jameela, Nalini () []. Oru Lymgikathozhilaliyude Atmakatha (in Malayalam).

    Nalini jameela biography for kids pictures Opinion Two-Bit Faultlines Loading Simultaneously, she campaigns for greater legal and medical protection for sex workers, argues against criminalization, and calls out the double standards wherein only sex workers are faced with social stigma, as if they exist in a detached bubble, as if their clients are not existing members of society who are completely ignored by those who scorn sex work. The Autobiography of a Sex Worker gives us an insight into the world of sex workers. It's not easy for an eighteen-year-old girl to find shelter.

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  22. ^Roy, Nilanjana S. (6 July ). "Giving a Voice to the Voiceless in India".

    The New York Times. Retrieved 14 June

  23. ^Jameela, Nalini ().

    Nalini jameela biography for kids It starts with her dropping out of school to do labour work to support her family, leading to her getting thrown out of her family because she fell in love with someone she shouldn't have. The book could have been a little shorter. This book contains her stories and experiences with different clients, the class differences among the sex workers, the brutality faced by them etc. Anyway, this is a thought provoking read for anyone wanting to know more about sex work and workers rights in the south.

    Autobiographie d'une travailleuse du sexe (in French). Translated by Bastide-Foltz, Sophie. Actes Sud. ISBN&#;.

  24. ^Nair, Preetha S. (5 July ). "'Proud' sex worker Nalini Jameela pens her second book". India Today. Retrieved 27 October