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{{Short description|Indian librarian and social worker}}
{{Indian name|Sathyanarayan|Mundayoor}}
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'''Sathyanarayan Mundayoor''' also known as '''Uncle Moosa''' is a educationalist and social activist from [[India]]. Born in [[Kerala]], Satyanarayanan has been working in [[Arunachal Pradesh]] for the last forty years. He received India's fourth highest civilian honor [[Padma Shri]] in 2020 for spreading education in Arunachal Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web|last=TOD|first=Team|date=2020-03-25|title=Journey of Satyanarayan Mundayoor to Padma Awards is Inspiring|url=https://thatsokdude.com/journey-of-satyanarayan-mundayoor-to-padma-awards-is-inspiring/|access-date=2021-08-27|website=Thatsokdude|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-26|title=Meet Uncle Moosa Who Quit His Govt Job To Provide Affordable Education To Children In Arunachal|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/meet-uncle-moosa-who-quit-his-government-job-to-provide-affordable-education-to-children-in-arunachal-pradesh-505037.html|access-date=2021-08-27|website=IndiaTimes|language=en-IN}}</ref>

==Career==
Sathyanarayan Mundayoor was born at Arangodukara Mundayoor Mana in [[Thrissur district]] of Kerala, India.<ref name="Kesari">{{cite web |title=അര്‍ഹരെ തേടിയെത്തുന്ന പത്മാ പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങള്‍ |url=https://kesariweekly.com/7898 |website=Kesari Weekly |date=19 February 2020|language=ml}}</ref> After his education he came to Mumbai for work. In 1979, he left his job as a Revenue Officer in Mumbai and came to Lohit in Arunachal Pradesh.<ref name="Mathrubhumi">{{cite news |last1=ലേഖകൻ |first1=സ്വന്തം |title=അരുണാചലിലെ ‘അങ്കിൾമൂസ’ വായനയുടെ പ്രചാരകൻ |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/india/unclemoosa-sathyanarayan-mundayoor-1.4476253 |work=Mathrubhumi |language=ml}}</ref> Since then he has been promoting education and reading in the state. There he started spreading education as a social worker. Till 1996 he worked as an education officer in Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya. While working as education officer at Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya, he organized many book exhibitions.{{cn|date=December 2021}} He founded the first community library in Etalin, at the top of the Dibang Valley.<ref name="civilsocietyonline">{{cite web |title=Sathyanarayanan Mundayoor - Civil Society Magazine |url=https://www.civilsocietyonline.com/mega-hall-of-fame/sathyanarayanan-mundayoor/ |website=www.civilsocietyonline.com}}</ref> Within two years the Etalin Library split and grew into a library network in the Lohit district. in 2007, as part of the Lohit Youth Library Movement, in collaboration with the Association of Writers and Illustrators for Children (AWIC) and the Vivekananda Trust he started his first Bamboosa Library in the government town of Tezu.<ref name="IndiaTimes">{{cite news |title=Meet Uncle Moosa Who Quit His Govt Job To Provide Affordable Education To Children In Arunachal |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/meet-uncle-moosa-who-quit-his-government-job-to-provide-affordable-education-to-children-in-arunachal-pradesh-505037.html |work=IndiaTimes |date=26 January 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref> Under his leadership Thirteen libraries were opened in Wakro, Chongkham, Lathaw and Anjow.<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/> Each library has over 10,000 books ranging from comics to novels. He also started the Home Library movement to deliver books for children to homes. He has written a book for children in Malayalam about the folk culture of Arunachal Pradesh.<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/> In 2020 he has been awarded [[Padma Shri]] by the Indian government.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet The Padma Shri Awardee Who Quit His Government Job To Promote Education|url=https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/sathyanarayan-mundayoor-the-padma-shri-awardee-who-quit-his-government-job-to-promote-education-2177177|access-date=2021-08-27|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-26|title=TIME8 News {{!}} Meet Arunachal's Padma Shri Awardee Uncle Moosa: A Remarkable Journey From Govt Job To Crusader For Education|url=https://www.time8.in/meet-arunachals-padma-shri-awardee-uncle-moosa-a-remarkable-journey-from-govt-job-to-crusader-for-education/|access-date=2021-08-27|website=TIME8 News|language=en-US}}</ref>

Uncle Moosa is the pen name he took while writing a column in a local newspaper.<ref name="civilsocietyonline"/>

==Awards and honours==
* Arunachal Governor’s Silver Medal for meritorious services to the youth<ref name="ntlf">{{cite web |title=Padma Shri Sathyanarayan Mundayoor's schedule for NASSCOM Technology & Leadership Forum 2020 |url=https://ntlf.sched.com/speaker/shri_sathyanarayan_mundayoor.20lp5ziy |website=ntlf.sched.com}}</ref>
* He was featured in the ‘Amazing Indians’ series in the Times Now TV in 2012<ref name="ntlf"/>
* He was included in the ‘Civil Society Hall of Fame’ in 2016<ref name="ntlf"/>
* In 2020, he received India's fourth highest civilian honor [[Padma Shri]]{{cn|date=December 2021}}

==References==
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[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in social work]]
[[Category:Social workers from Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:People from Thrissur district]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Social workers from Kerala]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

Satyanarayanan Mundayoor - Revision history

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