Smt. Kanimozhi
| Name | Smt. Kanimozhi |
| Father's Name | Shri Karunanidhi |
| Mother's Name | Shrimati Rajathi Karunanidhi |
| Date of Birth | 05/01/1968 |
| Birth Place | Chennai (Tamil Nadu) |
| Maritial Status | Married |
| Spouse Name | Shri G. Aravindan |
| No. of Children | One Son |
| State Name | Tamil Nadu |
| Party Name | Dravida Munnetra Kazagham |
| Permanent Address | 14-1, First Main Road, CIT Colony, Mylapore, Chennai. 600004 Telephone : {044}24670606, Mobile: 0944498197 |
| Present Address | C-601, Swarna Jayanti Sadan, Dr. B.D. Marg, New Delhi 110001 Telephone : 23795057, 23793646, Mobile: |
| Email id | kanimozhi[at]sansad[dot]nic[dot]in |
| Educational Qualifications | M.A. ( Economics) |
| Profession | Politician, Poet, Journalist |
| Positions Held | July 2007 Elected to Rajya Sabha Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Health and Family Welfare Sept. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Rural Development Aug. 2008 onwards Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women May 2008 onwards Member, Parliamentary Forum on Children Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Human Resource Development |
| Freedom Fighter | No |
| Books Published | In Tamil: (i) Karuvarai Vaasanai, (ii) Agathinai, (iii) Paarvaigal and (iv) Karukkum Marudhani; her literary works have been translated into various languages like English, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu by the Dravidian University |
| Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests | Has organised Tamil folk art festivals called Chennai Sangamam-Thiru Vizha, Namma Theru Vizha (Our Street Festival) showcasing Chennai's long-lost traditional art forms (the only Festival of India that belongs to people of all religions, as well as to the non-believers), the harvest festival of Tamil antiquity - the Pongal re-discovering itself as urban thanksgiving. Chennai Sangamam had a successful third edition in January 2009; scripted a dance drama called 'Silapathigaram, the woman of substance';also interested in the welfare of differently-abled people and the transgenders |
| Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation | |
| Countries Visited | Singapore, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Italy, Australia, France, U.S.A., Thailand and Germany |
| Other Information | Has organized Job Fairs in various districts of Tamil Nadu which began as an experiment in June 2008 at Kariyapatti, a village in Virudhunagar District; by December 2008, job fairs held in rural areas had provided jobs to about 50,000 unemployed youth spread across four districts, namely Nagercoil, Vellore, Udhagamandalam and Virudhunagar; plans to conduct similar job fairs all over Tamil Nadu |
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