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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|1|1}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Coimbatore]], India<br />
| occupation = Film director<br />
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
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'''Geeta Ilangovan''' is an Indian journalist, writer and filmmaker of short films and documentaries which tackle social and gender based issues.<ref name="positive vibes">{{cite news |date=2010-11-15 |title=Spreading positive vibes |work=The New Indian Express |publication-place=Chennai |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/2010/nov/15/spreading-positive-vibes-203029.html}}</ref><br />
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== Education ==<br />
She is from [[Tiruppur]].<ref name="positive vibes" /> She earned a degree in nutrition science from [[PSG College of Arts and Science|PSG College, Coimbatore]] where she met her husband.<ref name="positive vibes" /> She then earned an M.A. in journalism at [[Madurai Kamaraj University]], despite resistance from her family.<ref name="positive vibes" /><br />
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Ilangovan then applied for the [[Indian Information Service]] exam conducted by the [[Civil Services Examination|UPSC]] for journalism postgraduates. In 1998, she gained an all-India ranking of 2.<ref name="positive vibes" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
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=== Filmmaking ===<br />
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Her first short film 'Little space' (2007), about children with mental illness, won the [[SCARF India]] award.<ref name="positive vibes" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scarfindia.org/the-media-for-mental-health-award/|title=THE MEDIA FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARD &#124; Scarf India|first=Web|last=Trackitteam|work=Scarf India |date=10 March 2023}}</ref> In 2014, it won 2nd best documentary in the [[Chennai Women's International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2014-05-22 |title=Chennai women's International film festival |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/chennai-womens-international-film-festival/articleshow/35467049.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref> Her 2010 film ''Agrinaigal'' (2010) is about the struggle of transgender people to find dignified employment.<ref name="positive vibes" /> She made three conversational films for children regarding [[Culture and menstruation|myths and issues around menstruation]], and [[Caste system in India|caste]] discrimination including the one on '[[honor killing]]', in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 March 2022 |title=NIS celebrated International Women's Day on 8th March 2022 |url=https://nischennai.org/main/nis-celebrated-international-womens-day-on-8th-march-2022/ |website=National Institute of Siddha}}</ref><br />
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=== Writing ===<br />
Ilangovan primarily writes non-fiction. Her article on [[Panchayati raj|women panchayat leaders]], published in Tamil magazine [[Vikatan|Aval Vikatan]], won the [[Sarojini Naidu Award]] and 200,000 cash prize for best reporting of women in panchayat raj (from [[Hunger Project]]-India) in 2005.<ref name="positive vibes" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Three journalists selected for Sarojini Naidu award |url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/three-journalists-selected-for-sarojini-naidu-award_241478.html |website=Zee News |language=en |date=13 September 2005}}</ref> Her essays were published under the title, "Dupatta Podunga Thozhi" by Her stories Publication.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Henry |first1=Nikhila |title=Off With the Dupattas: Why TN Tribal Students Discarded Scarves To Beat Sexism |url=https://www.thequint.com/south-india/tamil-nadu-sexism-tribal-students-scarf-dupatta-geetha-ilangovan |website=TheQuint |language=en |date=16 March 2023}}</ref> She has also spoken about her work to students at schools.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Indiablooms |title=Tamil Nadu: Girls fling dupattas in air to welcome feminist writer Geeta Ilangovan; video goes viral {{!}} Indiablooms - First Portal on Digital News Management |url=https://www.indiablooms.com/news-details/N/88062/tamil-nadu-girls-fling-dupattas-in-air-to-welcome-feminist-writer-geeta-ilangovan-video-goes-viral.html |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Indiablooms.com |date=17 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of Indian writers]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A%207vzvpyqZI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_7vzvpyqZI](via youtube.com) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513041845/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A%207vzvpyqZI |date=2023-05-13 }}<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN661_2N7cA The Life Journey of Geetha Ilangovan | Vili விழி – Episode No. 129 | Tamil America TV] (via youtube.com)<br />
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