DATIN PADUKA MOTHER MANGALAM IYASWAMY IYER
The co-founder and president of Pure Life Society
The co-founder and president of Pure Life Society, Mother Mangalam,
as she is popularly known, was awarded the Merdeka Award 2010 for the
education and community category.
She was selected for her outstanding contributions in promoting the welfare of the underprivileged and fostering national unity.
It was World War II that had a great impact on the way Mother Mangalam approached life.
She
saw poverty all around her and people barely having enough food to
eat, leading her to reflect on life and death. It was then that she
resolved not to marry and have children, as she felt there were so many
others who needed her help.
Together with her spiritual mentor,
Swami Satyananda, they set up Pure Life Society in 1952. PLS has become
a symbol of hope and a home for orphans and underprivileged children.
Source:
http://allmalaysia.info/2011/03/08/100-memorable-malaysian-women/
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