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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
‘Am I a Chosen One?’ is an autobiography - a bold and truthful presentation of a courageous woman's journey through life. Shy and nervous during girlhood days, the writer found herself to be in 'wonderland' after attaining motherhood! The writing is in stream-of-consciousness style, taking the reader through the labyrinth of the author's thoughts, ideas and experiences.
“This attempt”, writes the author in her preface, “just reveals how an ordinary woman, initially timid and diffident became brave and self-confident later. In a nutshell, my unwavering faith in God guided me through all my sufferings. The thought that sharing my experiences could be beneficial to others, goaded me into taking up this labour of love…… After reading this autobiography, if some get inspired to lead an honest life; to live with the true coordination in their thoughts, words, and deeds; to replace fear of God with LOVE OF GOD, I would feel amply rewarded for my effort.”
Alice K Jose
Mrs. Alice K. Jose, a Malayali, was born and bred in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. She had been in the teaching field for four decades including seven years as Principal of Higher Secondary Schools. Starting her career in Coimbatore she had also worked in Mettur, Madras (now Chennai), Salem and Bangalore.
Born in 1946, she graduated (B.A. Economics) from Nirmala College for Women, Coimbatore in 1965. She did her post- graduation (M.A. English Literature) in Government Arts College, Coimbatore and became a Lecturer in English in Sri Avinashilingam Home Science College for Women in the same city. She served there for seven years from 1969 to 1976. She completed her B.Ed. in 1983.
In 1989, she compiled a concise English-English-Tamil dictionary through Sura’s Publications in Madras. Subsequently, it had many editions.
For the past many years, she has been writing on social and religious issues, some of which have been published in dailies and weeklies. They can be viewed at http://alicekjose.blogspot.com
In 2014, her autobiography in Tamil - Naan Thernthedukkappattavala? (Am I a Chosen One?) was published by notionpress.com
In 2023, she published her book titled Sublime Gleanings, again through notionpress.com
Deeply inspired by Gandhiji’s life, Mrs. Jose has consciously spread the Mahatma’s principles among many people, including thousands of students through her long teaching career.
Mother of three, she is a proud teacher to countless. At present, she lives with her husband in Bangalore. She can be reached at alicekjose@rediffmail.com
