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Sister Jesme

Sister Jesme is an Indian Catholic nun and writer.

Kerala nun autobiography pdf The Catholic nun who made headlines with her controversial autobiography in Malayalam might continue to baffle the Church with her book now released in English. In her book, the nun recounts her odd and agonising experiences for 30 years of convent life, which includes sexual exploitation and mental torture by her superiors. The nun after the release said, "money, power and sex are still corrupting the church" and "the greed for wealth is permitting evil to creep in. The church does it all the time. They had done it to another sister in Kerala after diaries containing details about abortions in the church and illicit sexual relations were discovered," she said.

She is known as Dr. Sister Jesme.

Biography

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.

Kerala nun autobiography To learn more, view our Privacy Policy. To browse Academia. The book unfolds the sexual harassment that she faced in the convent at the hands of both priests and Nuns. She alleges that the Church alternately tried to bribe her not to write the book and threaten her. She raises very important issue of the status of women within the Catholic Church.

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.

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&#;.