Eby J. Jose
Eby J. Jose (born 28 March 1972) is a journalist and human rights activist from Kizhathadiyoor village, Pala, Kottayam District in Kerala, India.
His wife Sindhu is an employee at the LSG department and he is the father of five children – Liya Maria, Diya Ann, Evana Elza, Joseph Kurian and Catherine Rebecca.
[citation needed] A student politician-turned-journalist and social worker, Eby has to his credit the titles of several magazines like Pala Times, Kera Sabdam, Information Today, India Monitor and Dil Se.
Eby had a role in the campaigns against drugs, pan masala, and single digit lottery in Kottayam and Delhi.
Padma awards have been instituted to honor the great sons of India who give rich contribution to the development of the country.
He had already written to the President of India and Prime Minister requesting not to give Padma award to film and sports personalities in future.
Eby's protest against a recent liquor advertisement by Padmasree award winner and actor Mohanlal was hot news for national and international media.
On the contrary, Eby had a sweet experience from the distributors of Rajanikanth's latest movie Sivaji in Kerala.
Eby wrote to Johny Sagarika, who had the distribution rights in Kerala and the agency withdrew those posters and issued fresh ones.
Shocking visuals aired by Surya TV years before, portrayed a man being drowned by another in Padmatheertha pond in Thiruvananthapuram.
If you ask him which is his masterpiece campaign, Eby will point his finger to a well kept and clean national flag in his room.
For the past 15 years, this young man has been engaged in relentless fight to ensure that the tri colour always flown high.
Recently, Babu M. Pallissery MLA withdrew the national flag from his web page after an alert from Eby.
After reading a letter sent by Eby, the company withdrew its advertisement featuring tri colour printed on the eyelids of a model.
The Foundation has met the President of India and has demanded that strict action be taken in cases of insult to the National Flag.
Zee News – "Hum Bharat Ke Log; Kartavye Nibhayein, Rashtra Banayein" initiative launched on 2 October 2011, in association with Ministry of Youth Affairs (NYKS & NSS) is a unique campaign with an objective of invoking people's thought on the importance of performing their duties for building up the Nation and motivating them to own up their dutiesand act in accordance.As per this campaign Eby J. Jose selected as Responsible Citizen .
9) Eby J. Jose has proposed to set up a free school to instruct citizens on the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and their duties to the nation.
A study conducted by Mahatma Gandhi National Foundation has found that a majority of people are not sufficiently aware of their Constitutional rights.
Even many of those young persons who choose and already chose political and social careers were not adequately aware of these aspects and this was the cause for lack proper perspective in their approach.
Eby J. Jose authored a Malayalam biography of the late president Narayanan, titled K.R.Narayanan Bharathathinte Suryathejassu.
The script would be based on a biography of the late President written by Eby J. Jose, who is also General Secretary of the K R Narayanan Foundation.
The Foundation has planned to distribute the DVD copies of the creative work to all schools, colleges and public libraries.
