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Sister Jesme

Sister Jesme is an Indian Catholic nun and writer. She is known as Dr. Sister Jesme.

Biography

Sister Jesme was born on 11 June , in Kerala.

Kerala nun autobiography Sister Jesme was born on 11 June , in Kerala. Sister Jesme decided to become a nun when she was in college. She graduated with rank from the University of Calicut and completed M. Phil. She has a doctorate in English Literature. She worked as a teacher and joined as vice principal of Vimala College, Thrissur from to

Sister Jesme decided to become a nun when she was in college. She graduated with rank from the University of Calicut and completed M. Phil. She has a doctorate in English Literature.

She worked as a teacher and joined as vice principal of Vimala College, Thrissur from to In , she joined St. Mary's College, Thrissur as Principal and served there till She resigned from her post as Principal.

Kerala nun autobiography pdf Amen is an autobiography of a nun, something that’s very apparent from the name. Sister Jesme, born in , realized that she wanted to spend her life in service to Jesus when she was in her late teens. She completed all those courses and compulsory tests that you are supposed to do if you want to become a nun, for years and years apparently.

She was a member of the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel (CMC) which she was forced to leave because of emotional torment, after 33 years as a nun.,[2][3][4][5] Her life as a nun and her experiences within the Catholic Church in Kerala are recounted in her book, Amen - The Autobiography of a Nun,[6][7] The Indian Express reviewing the book states, it "details the humiliation, sexual abuse and mental torture at the seminary (Congregation of the Mother of Carmelites).[8][9]

Books

  • Veendum Amen (Amen Again) Autobiography Part-2
  • Penmayude Vazhikal (The paths of womanhood) Novel.
  • Geil Holy Hell & I Article Collection
  • Mazhavil Maanam (Rainbow Sky) Article Collection.
  • Pranaya Smarana (Amorous Memories) Novel.
  • Amen (Tamil Version) Kalachuvadu Publishers.
  • Njanum Oru Sthree (I too am a woman) Article collection.
  • Amen (Malayalam)
  • Amen (English Version) by Penguin Books.[10]
  • Amen (Hindi Version) by Penguin Books.
  • Amen (Marathi Version) by Mehta Publishers.
  • At the foot of the cross (Anthology of poems) English Version.
  • Narrative Aesthetics: A case Study' (Literary Theory & Criticism)
  • Rhapsody (Anthology of poems in English)
  • A Cascade (Anthology of poems in English)

References

Sources

External links

  • Sister Jesme (1 June ).

    Amen: the Autobiography of a Nun. Penguin Books India. ISBN&#;.