Jaya Krishna Das from Chennai, a Multi-talented Personality Inspiration to many won the Award of Super Singer.

Jaya Krishna Das from Chennai, did her schooling in Rosary Matriculation School under the missionaries. With a Beautiful Smile on her face   she said " Even today I look back at my school days with happy memories as we had dedicated teachers to teach and guide us from LKG to High School.  After graduating from The Govt. College for Women Trivandrum, I did my M.A. in Sociology from Loyola College Trivandrum."

 She moved to Delhi after her marriage as her husband was a Paediatric Doctor in Delhi. On Deputation by the Govt of India her husband was sent to Nigeria and she accompanied him.  She started her career abroad after she joined the Ministry of Education in Nigeria. She was the Chief Examiner of the State, Member of the Board of Studies and Head of Department too.  The results of the students from average to outstanding made everyone to   realise how passionate she was with her teaching job. For 8-9 years, she was there and when she left everyone missed her as she had to return back to India for her parents. Being the only child, she believed that it is her duty to support her parents by staying with them and pitching in to make their life happy and comfortable.

She is   a Soft Skills Trainer and   has conducted   many workshops for engineering students along with her team members. The idea is to help youngsters to communicate effectively and to build confidence which will enable them to have a positive attitude and overcome hurdles that cross their path

She is also an NLP Trainer. (Neuro Linguistic Practitioner). A multi-talented personality. She   is also   a Story Teller as she   shares her experiences to communicate in an interesting and unique style. One of her storytelling sessions is there on YouTube under the title ‘Story Telling Series – An Unforgettable Experience by Ms Jaya’ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URJGodmGb7Y).

 

She is   a resident of Mandavelli   Pakkam in Chennai. Her independent bungalow has always been   well-maintained, both inside and outside. She says " I am a Street Champion as I have walked around my street and talked to people one on one, door to door, to discuss and work towards making the streets bin-less with "zero   garbage". On   Sundays with her team members  she has cleaned up the streets.  She is a very active member in the neighbourhood to inspire others to pursue civic issues and find solutions to solve   them. The advent of street champions article came in The Hindu Downtown newspaper. newspaper.

 She joined Dignity Foundation Group which is a non- profit organization dedicated to provide senior citizens an enriching set of opportunities to lead a more dignified, secure, joyful and fulfilling life. Dignity Foundation has created a set of services for the elders like Elder Helpline, Professional Counselling, Loneliness Mitigation Trips, Free Legal Clinic, Ration supply to poor and old people, medical check- up and awareness programs for the poor. Dementia Day Care Centre for unader privileged senior citizens in the slums has also been started to provide various services. B

eing an active member gives her opportunities to help senior people in many ways. She loves motivating others and building confidence in people who fear that they cannot do new things because of their age. She believes that age has never been an issue with her   as she has always been active sharing her knowledge and experience with others to make life healthier and happy for them.

 

After she became a member, she participated in several events. Participated in the Fireless Cooking Competition as Judge in Abhiramapuram  Centre and Thiruvanmiyur Centre in Chennai to encourage senior citizens to try out new skills. During the festive season she have participated in skits, music and dance programs and encouraged the members to join and have fun. Being supportive initiated change of attitude amongst the members. At Women’s Christian College, she took part in a skit to convey to the students the importance of wearing a helmet for their safety and survival. It was well appreciated as there was a message for the students. In commemoration of World Alzheimer’s Day, a walkathon was organized at the Besant Nagar beach to raise awareness about this disease. As many as 87 Dignity members and 232 students from DG Vaishnav College took part holding placards with slogans creating awareness about Alzheimer’s. Again, encouragement and support made many seniors to walk with them. She participated in several events, both sport and cultural event at the Intergenerational Sport and Cultural Event with DG Vaishnava College students and Dignitaries and won prizes too

n 2018   The Govt. College for Women, Trivandrum from where she was graduated celebrated the Diamond Jubilee. She received an Award from the Home Science Department for her excellence in her achievements. Out of 60 nominees, 13 were shortlisted and  she was lucky to be a Winner.  With excitement she conveyed her thought "For me it was a dream come true and even today I cherish that moment"

In 2019 Ooruni Foundation in Chennai, had an event ‘Working Women Achievers Award’ at Kalaivanar Arangam. Out of 600 plus nominees 100 women were shortlisted and she was lucky to get awarded as an Achiever in the Phoenix category. A memorable day in her life and a proud moment for her. Recently she took part in a Theatre Workshop conducted by Dignity Foundation. As a senior citizen she realised there is so much to learn in technology and this workshop helped her  a lot as it was an online workshop. It was connected with people from all over India. As part of the workshop, everyone   had their roles to play plus be the production crew for their play as well. She also   participated in an International Play which was showcased on the 30th of Oct.  Later on 4th Dec it was showcased in Brazil   as part of the Global Festival. The donations received   helped the senior citizens who had Corona and also for those seniors who need help during this challenging time.                                                                                                                                            

 

She says "Life   is full of challenges. I am a senior citizen who is staying alone as my husband and parents have passed away & my two sons are not with me. Last year after the COVID-19 set in all of us had a tough time trying to cope with the situation. Since I couldn’t step outside   my   house   I   took up online classes   for underprivileged students. As a Volunteer I am helping my students to improve on their fluency in English. She feels satisfied when we she sees the improvement. During the Corona time she reached out to the people who were in need with  ration distribution for a slum couple.  

She is a member of the Lions Club Mudras where they jointly work on projects to help students, widows & senior citizens.  Recently for the Bharathi Foundation in Rajapalayam  in  Tamilnadu, she was able to contribute three boxes of clothes to meet the requirements of students & older people. More than 44 villages were covered.  Recently at the Kalyan Nagar Association meeting with the police officials she decided to have streetwise groups to look into local issues. She initiated a group for her street in 4thTrust Cross Street with 18 members & they are looking into issues like segregation of waste, street light issue, roadside clean-up & similar problems. Every day she cleans the roadside & footpath so people around admire the cleanliness outside. She likes to be a role model for others to enunciate. The more we can contribute the better we will feel.

Music has always been her passion. In school she used to sing English songs and she was part of the school choir too. Then she studied Carnatic Music from the famous Carnatic Singer Chembai Vaidyanathan’s disciple Mani   from Coimbatore. Later she learnt Light Music, went for audition and became an AIR Artiste too.  She is an active member in several karaoke groups, have done stage programs. Last year in the month of July, she had participated in an All-India Music Competition conducted by Dignity Foundation. Out of 160 participants from all over India 10 were shortlisted as WINNERS. She stood   Winner along with nine others. She feels more inspired when people openly appreciate her efforts and give her mementos, certificates and awards.  Recently she took part in   online music competitions. In SUR SAMRAGNI Online Singing Competition 2021, her name is in the Special Recognition List. She got a SPECIAL RECOGNITION CERTIFICATE.  In SUPER SINGER, Bollywood Singing   Competition 2021, she is a Winner in the Age Group 56 & above. In Magic Book of Record BEST ACHIEVER’S   AWARD - 2021, she was selected for two   awards, BEST SINGER AWARD & the second award for EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD & BEST SOCIALIST AWARD. So thankful to get recognition for all the efforts put in all these years. Every award   boosts her   to soar to the next level. She believes " A person who gets recognition for her work will always do much more than what is expected. Self-worth is so vital to one's happiness. Working for success will make you a master but working for satisfaction will make you a legend!"

She confidently says "To be healthy and happy we should keep learning and improving ourselves. Learning is an ongoing process. With so many achievements and awards the ending year has recognised her efforts with SDP WOMEN ACHIEVERS AWARD 2021