Pushpa Preeya

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{{short description|Indian scribe, IT professional and volunteer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Pushpa Preeya
| image = Pushpa preeya (sq cropped).jpg
| caption = receiving the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]]
| birth_date = Pushpa Preeya
| other_names = Pushpa Nagaraj
| birth_place = [[Bangaluru]], [[Karnataka]], India
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]]
| occupation = [[scribe]], IT professional
| known_for = writing exams for visually impaired people
| spouse =
| relatives =
}}

'''Pushpa Preeya'' also known as either '''Pushpa NM ''' or '''Pushpa N. M.''' is an Indian scribe, IT professional, social activist and volunteer. She is well known for her voluntary service of writing exams for visually impaired people.<ref name="indiatimes">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/human-interest/meet-pushpa-preeya-the-woman-who-has-written-1000-exams-for-the-disabled-in-the-last-10-years-367568.html|title=Meet Pushpa Preeya - The Woman Who Has Written 1000 Exams For The Disabled, In The Last 10 Years|date=2019-05-20|website=indiatimes.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>

== Biography ==
She was born and raised up in [[Bangaluru]], Karnataka. She comes from a very humble background facing financial difficulties at her young age.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/meet-b-luru-woman-who-has-been-writing-exams-disabled-decade-76349|title=Meet Bangaluru woman who has been writing exams|website=www.thenewsminute.com|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> She also revealed that she and her brother had to beat all obstacles and odds to build a life for themselves during an interview with ''[[India Times]]''.<ref name="indiatimes"/>

== Career ==
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| quote = "Visually impaired people are humans too, people forget that sometimes. They have a disability in a particular part of their body, not in heart."
| source = —Pushpa Preeya.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/meet-pushpa-preeya-scribe-decade|title=Meet Pushpa Preeya scribe of the decade|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>
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Pushpa pursued her career as an exam scribe in 2007 and it was one of her friends who motivated her to write exams for differently abled people.<ref name="indiatimes2">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/she-scribed-657-exams-in-10-years-for-the-disabled/articleshow/62867188.cms|title=She scribed 657 exams in 10 years for the disabled | Bengaluru News|website=The Times of India|date=2018-02-11|author=Sunitha Rao R.|access-date=2020-12-20}}</ref> In 2007, she responded to the request of few NGOs to write exams for blind people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/175115/bengaluru-woman-differently-abled-scribe-nari-shakti-puraskar/|title=B'luru Woman Has Written 1000+ Exams - Not for Herself, but for the Differently-Abled!|date=2019-03-15|website=The Better India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> She also completed diploma in computer science and pursued master's degree from the [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]].

As of 2019, she was reported to have completed writing over 1000 exams for visually impaired people since 2007.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2019/0904/The-woman-who-s-appeared-for-700-plus-exams-to-help-disabled-students|title=The woman who’s appeared for 700-plus exams – to help disabled students|date=2019-09-04|work=Christian Science Monitor|access-date=2020-04-18|issn=0882-7729}}</ref> She also maintains a [[Facebook]] blog page for blood donors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2017/dec/24/giving-a-write-hand-to-needy-students-1735709.html|title=Giving A write hand to needy students|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> She received the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] for the year 2018 from the Indian President [[Ram Nath Kovind]] on 8 March 2019 coinciding with the [[International Women's Day]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thelogicalindian.com/exclusive/pushpa-preeya-scribe-nari-shakti-puraskar/|title=President Awards Nari Shakti Puraskar To 'Exam Scribe' Who Has Written Over 600 Exams For Differently-Abled People|last=Goled|first=Shraddha Goled|date=2019-03-11|website=thelogicalindian.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/~/president-gives-away-nari-shakti-puraskar-woman-marine-pilot-commando-trainer-receive-loudest-cheers/India/news/1522459.html|title=President gives Nari Shakti Puraskar, woman marine pilot, commando trainer receive loudest cheers|publisher=uniindia.com|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/president-confers-nari-shakti-awards-on-44-women/739961.html|title=President confers Nari Shakti awards on 44 women|date=9 March 2019|work=The Tribune|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[List of firsts in India]]
* [[List of people from Karnataka]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Scribes]]
[[Category:Indian activists]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]
[[Category:People from Karnataka]]
[[Category:People from Bangalore]]
[[Category:Indira Gandhi National Open University alumni]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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