A. Mangalam

Datin Paduka A. Mangalam A/P S. Iyaswamy Iyer or better known as Mother Mangalam is a co-founder and the life chairman of the Pure Life Society.[1] She is known as the "Malaysian Mother Teresa".[2]

Mother Mangalam
Born
A. Mangalam A/P S. Iyaswamy Iyer

17 May 1926
Singapore
EducationRaffles Girls' School and Saradhamani Girls' School
OfficeCofounder of Pure Life Society

Early life and education

Mother Mangalam was born in 1926 in Singapore. She went to Raffles Girls' School and Saradhamani Girls' School. She obtained a Cambridge School Certificate at the Canossian Convent.[3]

Career

Mother Mangalam came to Malaya in 1948. She passed a teacher's training course and taught at a Tamil school in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.

She along with her mentor, Swami Satyananda founded the Pure Life Society in 1949. She was called 'Sister Mangalam' when she started working for the foundation. The title 'Mother' was bestowed upon her in 1985 by the society.[4]

She authored three books, the first entitled Dew Drops on a Lily Pad, the second being History of Kuala Lumpur Schools in Tamil and the third book is entitled Mother. She has been a publisher of Dharma Quarterly since 1961.[5]

She was appointed a member of Moral Education Committee of the Curriculum Development Centre. She was also appointed a member of the National Advisory Council for the Integration of Women in Development (NACIWID) by the Ministry of National Unity and Social Development.[1]

She served as a Vice President of the Malaysia Inter-Religious Organization. Since 1986, she has been an Advisor for Inter-Faith Spiritual Fellowship.[2]

She received the Pingat Jasa Kebangsaan from the Sultan of Selangor in 1955, the Tun Fatimah Gold Medal from the National Council of Women's Organizations in 1977 and the Kesatria Mangku Negara by the Yang di Pertuan Agong in 2002.[6] She was also a recipient of the Merdeka Award in the Education and Community category for the year 2010.[7]

References
  1. "INSPIRING STORY OF MOTHER MANGALAM – BACMag". bacmag.bacs.edu.my. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. "'Mother Mangalam' is Honored on her 88th Birthday". www.mormonnewsroom.sg. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. "pls-founder-bio". purelifesociety.org.my. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  4. "Merdeka Award".
  5. "Mother Mangalam's book of poems - News | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  6. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  7. "Do small things with great love - Mother Mangalam ⋆ The Malaysian Times". www.themalaysiantimes.com.my. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
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