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'''Chinna Pillai''' is from [[Pulliseri]],<ref name=vv/> a small village near [[Madurai]]. She started a very successful banking system in the villages in [[Tamil Nadu]] and is a champion trying to reduce poverty and debt grievances by empowering women.<ref>{{cite news|title=Woman Achiever|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/03/23/stories/2002032301540200.htm|accessdate=9 March 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=23 March 2002|first=Vidyashree |last=Dharmaraj}}</ref> Her intent efforts in leading a savings unit among women in the debt stricken village of Pullucheri became so successful that soon many groups sprung in the region with equal effectiveness. The Kalanjiam, [[microcredit]] movement received a huge boost from her dedication and contributions, reaching out to many women living under poverty.<ref>{{cite news|last=Doraisamy|first=Vani |title=Chinna Pillai to embark on a major mission|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/24/stories/2007012416461000.htm|accessdate=9 March 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=24 January 2007}}</ref>
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}'''Chinna Pillai''' is a community leader from [[Pullisheri|Pulliseri]],<ref name="vv">{{Cite news |last=Menon |first=Rasmesh |date=15 January 2001 |title=The Negotiator |publisher=Rediff |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2001/jan/15spec.htm |access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref> a small village near [[Madurai]], Tamil Nadu, [[India]]. She had started a very successful banking system in the villages of [[Tamil Nadu]], and has made many contributions to attempt to reduce poverty and debt grievances by empowering women.<ref>{{cite news|title=Woman Achiever|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/03/23/stories/2002032301540200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041128120312/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/03/23/stories/2002032301540200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 November 2004|access-date=9 March 2013|date=23 March 2002|first=Vidyashree |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|last=Dharmaraj}}</ref> She made efforts in starting a savings unit among the women of the village of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Pullucheri]]. Chinna Pillai is [[Literacy|illiterate]] and can only sign her name. She was recognized as a leader because of people find her negotiation skills effective. She bargained on behalf of workers and eventually the employers realized that there may be some benefit in paying higher wages.
Chinna Pillai is illiterate and can just sign her name. She was recognised as a leader because of her skills as a negotiator. She bargained on behalf of workers and eventually the employers realised that there may be some benefit in paying higher wages. Although one objected when she did not know her place and she led a bid to take the contract for fishing the local pond. This had traditionally been the reserve of local rich landowners so they hit back when they won the contract. They refused to employ them for other work - so they went to work outside the village. The group now farm their own fish.<ref name=vv>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2001/jan/15spec.htm|title=rediff.com Special: Chinnapillai is one of the five winners of the Streeshakti award|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2020-04-19}}</ref>


==Recognition==
==Recognition==
Chinna Pillai was one of five women to receive the [[Stree Shakti Puraskar]] in 1999. In a picture perfect moment for the press, then-Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] bowed down in respect and [[Pranāma|touched her feet]] while presenting her with the award.<ref>{{cite news|title=On an EQUAL footing|date=5 March 2005|first=Anitha |last=Rajachandrasekaran|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/03/05/stories/2005030500910100.htm|accessdate=10 March 2013|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> She received [[Padma Shri]] for her service in 2019.<ref>{{cite news|title=Padma Awards 2019 Announced: Full list of awardees|date=25 January 2019|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/padma-awards-2019-announced-full-list-awardees-95673|accessdate=25 January 2019|newspaper=The NEWS Minute}}</ref>
Chinna Pillai was one of five women to receive the [[Stree Shakti Puraskar]] in 1999. In a picture perfect moment for the press, then-Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] bowed down in respect and [[Pranāma|touched her feet]] while presenting her with the award.<ref>{{cite news|title=On an EQUAL footing|date=5 March 2005|first=Anitha |last=Rajachandrasekaran|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/03/05/stories/2005030500910100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120070357/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/03/05/stories/2005030500910100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 November 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=10 March 2013}}</ref> She had received the [[Padma Shri]] for her service in 2019.<ref>{{cite news|title=Padma Awards 2019 Announced: Full list of awardees|date=25 January 2019|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/padma-awards-2019-announced-full-list-awardees-95673|access-date=25 January 2019|newspaper=The NEWS Minute}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:03, 3 December 2024

Chinna Pillai is a community leader from Pulliseri,[1] a small village near Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. She had started a very successful banking system in the villages of Tamil Nadu, and has made many contributions to attempt to reduce poverty and debt grievances by empowering women.[2] She made efforts in starting a savings unit among the women of the village of Pullucheri. Chinna Pillai is illiterate and can only sign her name. She was recognized as a leader because of people find her negotiation skills effective. She bargained on behalf of workers and eventually the employers realized that there may be some benefit in paying higher wages.

Recognition

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Chinna Pillai was one of five women to receive the Stree Shakti Puraskar in 1999. In a picture perfect moment for the press, then-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee bowed down in respect and touched her feet while presenting her with the award.[3] She had received the Padma Shri for her service in 2019.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Menon, Rasmesh (15 January 2001). "The Negotiator". Rediff. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ Dharmaraj, Vidyashree (23 March 2002). "Woman Achiever". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 November 2004. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  3. ^ Rajachandrasekaran, Anitha (5 March 2005). "On an EQUAL footing". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Padma Awards 2019 Announced: Full list of awardees". The NEWS Minute. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
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