K. Sumathi

Professional Qualification

B.L [Madras Law College, Madras 1983 -1989]

Bar Council

August 1989 Tamil Nadu Bar Council

Area of Practice (Specialized Area)

·Civil and Criminal [original side and appellate side]

·Matrimonial Offences

·Crime against women

·Gender justice issues

·Offences relating to dowry

·Offences relating to dowry death

·Sexual crimes

·Domestic & Work place harassment

Criminal Jurisdiction

Criminal cases

Literary Works:

·‘KAL MANDAPAM”: Her 1^st Novel won the best book award ‘ILAKKIYA SINDHANAI” for the year 2001 as the novel dealt with the life of men who eke out their livelihood by carryingdead bodies and performing the last rites and ceremonies for the departed souls.

·Short story அwமாwas one of the best stories of the year2015andwascompliedbyஇல&கியசிrl:தைன2015 collection.

·Literary Articles in the Deepavali Malar of “Anandha Vikatan” and “Amudha Surabhi” won heavy appreciations.

Special interviews

Her interviews in “AnandhaVikatan” on classical musicians of Padmasri Smt. Aruna Sairam, Padmasri Dr.Prabha Atre, Pt. Rajan Mishra and Pt. Sajan Mishra,Tamil Scholar Thiru. Jayaraj of Srilanka, Professor Dr.D.Gnanasundaram and Smt. Vani Jayaram are few to name.

Script writer

Script writerofaminiDocumentaryonShri.SubramaniaSiva[Indian Freedom fighter]

LegalBasedT.V shows

Mangayar Choice[ By AVM productions] which dealt with common mans legal issues and solutions.

Television Programs

Ms. SUMATHI’sparticipationintheprogram“SeithigalSwasipathu Cho’’ with Mr.CHO.S. Ramasamya weekly news analysis program on the television stood testimonyfor her competence to analyse politicalandpublicissuesandplaceargumentswithMR.Choon

CURRENT AFFAIRS.

Television Shows

Her speeches in Tamil Patti Mandramincludes her performanceunder the auspices of Dr.Avvai Natarajan, Professor Dr.D.Gnanasundaram, ProfessorSolomonPappiah,Shri.IraianbuIAS, Mr.Suki Sivam, K.Bhagyaraj,andotherliterarygiants.SheAnchored the program“Bhakthi”in Vijay Tv for 8 years.

ForeignProgram [USA]

Visited USfrom01.03.2010to20.03.2010asdelegatefromIndiaand participated in the International Visitors Leadership Program sponsored by US State Department on the subject “WOMEN AND JUSTICE”.

Foreign Tamil LiteraryPrograms

TravelledtoMalaysia,Indonesia, Srilanka, Kuwait, Dubai and U.S on many occasions.

S FOUNDATION

Thetrustcreatedon her initiative

She is the founder Trustee of S FOUNDATION an organizationwhich pioneered the program “Marathal Thagumo”, A tribute to honour the glory and supreme sacrifice of the Indian Armed Forces. SheConducts anannualeventforstudentsatcollegeandschoollevel and they are given the privilege of showcasing their talents before Officer of the Indian Armed Forces and awarded memorable prizes.