Indian mother scripts global inspiration on Women's Day
The unique haiku poetry book has verses written by women from across the world. This year a 23 year old HIV positive single mother from India P Chandrakala got her poem featured to mark International Women's Day.
A 23 year old HIV positive single mother from a small village near Yerraguntla town in Andhra Pradesh has got her poem featured in a global publication being released in London to mark International Women’s Day.
This collection of poems – See Me, Hear Me, Read Me – is a celebration of the resilience, humour and hope of women everywhere, but it also highlights the struggles they face on a daily basis.
The Indian woman featured in the book is P Chandrakala. She is HIV positive and is a single mother of a four-year-old boy who is also positive.
The high point of her struggle has been getting her own house under Indira Awas Yojana, a shelter scheme for most vulnerable groups, through a collective campaigning.
“Not respected in society, burdens HIV positive women isolated unite and fight for our rights,” said Chandrakala highlighting the struggles that a HIV woman has to undergo.
See Me, Hear Me, Read Me takes as its inspiration, the complexity of what it is to face the world as a female and the simplicity of a Japanese haiku, a three-line form of poetry where the poet shares their thoughts, feelings and mood.
The writers, women from all ages, backgrounds and ethnicities, have found that more unites them than divides them.
Chandrakala, is an inspiration and example of how woman can evolve from victims to survivours and then into change makers with support and advocacy.
The unique haiku poetry book has verses written by women from across the world and have been recited by women with international fame for their achievements in different fields. They include among others Dame Judi Dench, Julie Waters, Yoko Ono, Carol Ann Duffy and Bonnie Greer.
The Indian woman featured in the book is P Chandrakala. She is HIV positive and is a single mother of a four-year-old boy who is also positive.
Chandrakala’s story is an inspiration for HIV support network called WINS, which is active in Andhra Pradesh with support from ActionAid. She works as a community outreach counselor.
She was driven away from her in-laws home after her husband passed away due to HIV related illnesses. Homeless and without any support, she was able to gather courage with the help from fellow HIV positive women.
The high point of her struggle has been getting her own house under Indira Awas Yojana, a shelter scheme for most vulnerable groups, through a collective campaigning.
“Not respected in society, burdens HIV positive women isolated unite and fight for our rights,” said Chandrakala highlighting the struggles that a HIV woman has to undergo.
See Me, Hear Me, Read Me takes as its inspiration, the complexity of what it is to face the world as a female and the simplicity of a Japanese haiku, a three-line form of poetry where the poet shares their thoughts, feelings and mood.
The writers, women from all ages, backgrounds and ethnicities, have found that more unites them than divides them.
Chandrakala, is an inspiration and example of how woman can evolve from victims to survivours and then into change makers with support and advocacy.
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