User:DrChitraHK/sandbox
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| Spouse | Krishnan Sivakumar |
| Children | Son Dinesh and Daughter Gayathri |
Dr. Chitra living in Hong Kong is an IT professional, researcher, educationist, innovator, lecturer, web designer, App developer, author, poet, journalist, editor of magazines, dramatist, news reporter, event organisor and radio broadcaster. She was born to Meiyappan and Sakunthala. She began her as Software engineer at Chennai and presently an entrepreneur developing App as incubator of Hong Kong Science and Technology Park.
Early Life and Education
[edit]Dr. Chitra was born in Chinnalapatti, Dindugal district, Tamil Nadu. Father being in a Government service, she was brought up in Chennai. After completing school education in Durga Nursery, Kodambakkam and Sri. RKM Sarada Vidyalaya Higher Secondary School, T. Nagar, joined Meenakshi College for Woman, Kodambakkam and completed B.Sc Mathematics (1986) with distinction and 8th Rank in Tamil Language in University of Madras.
After doing one year from Master of Mathematics in the same college, she switched over to Master of Computer Application (MCA) seeing the future prospects in IT industry. After marriage, came back to complete second year of Master of Mathematics. In 1990, she obtained First Rank in University of Madras in MCA degree. After a break of 25 years of education, she joined for Ph.D course and completed with perseverance in a period of 3 years in 2017.
Career
[edit]Started the career Lecturer at Meenakshi College for Woman after a short term work as Software Engineer for Sherif Travels and Cargo Ltd, Chennai for two months before getting the MCA results. After moving to Bengaluru, worked in Zenith Controls and Systems Ltd for short while and joined Bharat Electronics as Deputy Engineer. In 1995, she got the AOTS Alumni scholarship for a year to get on job training at Shigeru Information Services Ltd. In 1996 moved to Hong Kong to join her husband. After working in Super Logic Technology Limited, Hong Kong for 6 months joined as Analyst Programmer at CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd. After 10 years of service at CLP, she took a career break for few years to work in her own company Globe Impex HK Ltd and then started another venture of Aham Solutions HK Ltd to develop Apps.
During all these work, she joined as a part-time lecturer at SCOPE, City University of Hong Kong to teach Information Systems to students of Staffordshire University, UK.
Presently working as Editor of NAARI The Woman magazine.
Personal Life
[edit]Her husband Krishnan Sivakumar is an executive of a Trading organization. He sources goods from China to African countries. Dr. Chitra has two children, a son Dinesh and a daughter Gayathri.
As a Researcher
[edit]During her Ph.D study, she published papers in conferences and journals.
- Journal/Conference Publications
- Sivakumar, C. and Kwok, R.C.W., 2017. Course Design based on Enhanced Intercultural Transformation Theory (EITT): Transforming Information Systems (IS) Students into Inventors during Academic Exchange. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 40(1), p.19.
- Chitra, S., Kwok, R.C.W. and Hao, Y., 2016, June. Empowering undergraduate Students to Create during Academic Exchange-a Case in Hong Kong. In The 19th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (p. 49). (Best paper nomination on IS Education Track)
- Chitra, S. and Kwok, R.C.W., 2016, June. Social Persuasive Education Cloud Model-a Case Study. In The 19th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (p. 117).
- Chitra, S., Kwok, R.C.W., Wong, C.C.K. and Cheung, T.C.H., 2015. Education Cloud Maturity Code. In The 18th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems PACIS (p. 114).
As an Educationist
[edit]She was coordinator for opening and running an International school for Asian expats in Guangzhou, China from 2014-2017. She is lobbying to get an Indian School in Hong Kong for more than 12 years now.
As an Innovator
[edit]Through her Aham Solutions HK Ltd start up, she developed different products. Her Globolo App, a language learning App to learn more than 10 languages through your native language got selected for Elevator Pitching Contest in Hong Kong in 2017. Her Mr. Property App, linking property management office to residents of an estate is another product which as approved for developing fund through Incu App of Hong Kong Science and Technology Park in 2018.
As an Editor
[edit]She was founder and editor of a Tamil E-magazine named Hong Kong Tamil Malar from 2013-2018. Presently the editor of NAARI The Woman, a lifestyle magazine for woman published in Hong Kong and circulated in Hong Kong and Greater Bay Area.
As a Linguist
[edit]- Mandarin Dictionaries (Mandarin to Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Nepalese)
Mandarin - Tamil Bi-lingual Dictionary
- Mandarin - Hindi Bi-lingual Dictionary
- Mandarin - Telugu Bi-lingual Dictionary
- Mandarin - Kannada Bi-lingual Dictionary
- Mandarin - Malayalam Bi-lingual Dictionary
- Mandarin - Napalese Bi-lingual Dictionary
- Cantonese Indian Languages Dictionaries
- Cantonese - Tamil Bi-lingual Dictionary
- Cantonese - Hindi Bi-lingual Dictionary
- Cantonese - Telugu Bi-lingual Dictionary
- Cantonese - Kannada Bi-lingual Dictionary
- Cantonese - Malayalam Bi-lingual Dictionary
- Cantonese - Bengali Bi-lingual Dictionary
- Cantonese - Gujarati Bi-lingual Dictionary
- Cantonese Asian Language Dictionary (Nepalese)
As an author
[edit]Her first publication was during her first year study at college in the year 1983. From then on, 12 books have been published in languages including Tamil, English and Japanese.
Contribution to Tamil Literature through Books
[edit]| Published by | Book Name |
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| Mappillai Pathipagam | Benjamin Franklin |
| Mappillai Pathipagam | Ariviyal methai Galileo |
| Palaniappa Brothers | Viyakka Vaikum Japan |
| Palaniappa Brothers | Vaal Muzhaitha Kadhai |
| Manimegalai Prasuram | Siruvargalukkaga Ullaga Sirukadhaikal |
| Manimegalai Prasuram | Vidaakandan kodaakandan |
| Manimegalai Prasuram | Japaniya nadodi kathaigal |
| AOTS Alumni, Chennai | Learn Tamil through Japanese |
| Dayal Publications | Basic Yoga written by renowned Yoga master TA Krishnan (worked as Translator) |
Contribution in Other languages
[edit]Some Publications where in other languages like Japanese and English. Her book on Management Information Services was published by Tata Mcgraw Hill, India.
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| Conquer the mind in Japanese language |
| Raaz, in English (about orphans of war) |
| RAAZ - Story of an war orphan in Chinese Language |
As a Journalist
[edit]She is honorary reporter of Dinamalar Tamil Newspaper since 2006. She had contributed for student pages about Science and Technology of Tamil newspaper Daily Thanthi.
List of Series written in Tamil Newspapers/magazine
- From 1990 to Present
- Sagasa Nayagan (about Jackie Chan) in Chutti Vikadan (23 parts)
- Chinese Astrology in Jodhidakesari of Virakesari, Sri Lanka (12 parts)
- Cloud Computing in Student Page of Daily Thanthi (4 parts)
- Wikipedia in Student Page of Daily Thanthi (4 parts)
- Face Book in Student Page of Daily Thanthi (4 parts)
- List of Contributions in print media
| Type of Media | Names of Media |
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| Tamil Newspapers | Dinamani, Dinakaran, Dina Eithazh, of India, Veera Kesari of Sri Lanka |
| Magazine | Gokulum (India), Chutti Vikadan (India) INDIAN (Hong Kong) ADESIFLAVA (Hong Kong) African Tamil Saral (Congo) |
| Web Magazine | Thinnai, Muthukamalam, Tamil Sigaram |
Media Works
[edit]Started media carrier the time when she was in university. Thanks to the Cricket craze that made her start writing. Cricter lovers of 80s still remember the last ball bowled by Chetan Sharma in Sharjah World Cup and Javed Miandad hitting the sixer to take Pakistan to victory. The write up sent to AIR gave her the opportunity to present Sports Round up programme. Recent years she kept myself busy acting as honarary reporter for Tamil Daily Dinamalar and project co-ordinator for RTHK Radio programmes.
She was editor for a Tamil E-magazine of Hong Kong - Tamil Malar since 2013 registering various Indian events happening in Hong Kong and encouraging Tamil writers.
Presenter and Participation
[edit]Presented various programmes in All India Radio, FM Japan, Polimer TV, China Radio International, Metro Radio. Participated in Vijay TV and Doordarshan, Delhi.
As Broadcaster in Hong Kong
[edit]- Radio Television Hong Kong - Community Involvement Broadcasting Service - Project Co-ordinator
- From 2015 to Present
- Indian Voices from Hong Kong
- CCG-CIBS Quiz Contest
- Indian Instrumental Dhamaka
- Indian Folk Mela
- Indian Voices from Hong Kong - 2
- Indian Instrumental Dhamaka - 2
- Indian Devotional Sandhya
- Holy Gita in Tamil
- CCG-CIBS Quiz Contest – 2
- Indian Mahatma Saga
- Indian Classical Chamthkar
- CD Releases
- From 2015 to Present
- Indian Folk Mela
- Indian Devotional Sandhya
Art and Culture
[edit]Organised workshops and booths to promote Indian culture to the residents of International City at events organized by Hong Kong Government, UNESCO and other associations.
As dramatist, has written the script and directed children drams for Tamil Cultural association.
- Drama/skit staged and acted in Hong Kong
- Unmaiye Un Villai Enna? (2 hours, story of Harishchandra enacted by children between the age of 5-12)
- Manathil Urudhi Vendum (30 minutes, By Children)
- Poruthamanavar (15 minutes, By Children)
- Bhaktha Prahaladan (20 minutes, By Children), 2000
- Maya Thurigai (30 minutes, Won first prize in Drama Festival (Translated in English and enacted by School children won Creativity award among 600 schools in Hong Kong)
- Merchant of Venice in Tamil (30 minutes, all women group) Thenali Raman (30 minutes, By Children)
- Suthi Suthi Vandhiha (30 minutes, By adults)
- Tamizharvam (20 minutes, By Children)
- Appadi Ippadi Pesi (30 minutes, By Children)
- Walter the Wise (30 minutes, By Children for Tamil Cultural Association)
- Madhavi the Wise (10 minutes, By Children for Kannada Sangha Hong Kong)
- Subramaniya Bharathi, Kathakalatchebam, By Children for Tamil Cultural Association)
Awards and Recognition
[edit]- Best Creativity award for drama named Magic Paint Brush in English (Enacted by children of Po Leung Kok Ngong Po Lin College from among 600 teams of Hong Kong)
- Kuvempu Award for contribution to Media, 2014 (Kannada Sangha of Hong Kong)
- Media Contribution, 2014 (Tamil China Radio International, Beijing)
- Service Award, Hong Kong Computer Society, 2015
- Community connector, The Zubin Foundation, 2017
- Hind Rattan Award, 2017
- Entrepreneur Wonder Woman, Hindu Temple, Hong Kong 2019
Philantropic Activities
[edit]She brings community together to serve the needy. Major work was done during 2004 Tsunami in organising material Collection. Fund raising was done for sponsoring children education for Udavum Karangal, Chennai by Tung Chung Community in 2016 and Charity collection for India Development Fung, 2017.
