Mumbai: Sister Lucy Kurian, founder and director of the Maher movement and a family member of Kannur Kolayadu Vaachakal, has been named as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by the New York-based AIM 100 magazine. Sister Lucy was chosen for this prestigious 2019 honor by a jury of eminent personalities in an international poll. The Sister was also listed in 2018. Pope Francis, Michelle Obama, the world’s youngest ruler, Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin, US Rep. Nancy Pelosi, New Zealand Prime Minister Jessica Anderson, and the Dalai Lama. Sister Lucy Kurian is 35th.
Born on September 10, 1955, Sister was educated at St. Xavier’s School, Kolayad and later in Mumbai. She joined the Holy Cross monastery in 1977. In 1980, he made them fast. She joined Hope in 1989, an organization founded by Sister Noelin Pinto of the Holy Cross Convent to help women who are victims of various forms of abuse.
Founded in Pune in 1997, the Maher Movement provides shelter to 2,000 orphans across the country. Maher is an all-pervading love service that goes beyond caste-based politics. In Ernakulam, near Mulanthuruthy, Perumbilli is home to the mother and mother of negligent boys and girls, Maher Snehakiran of Old Girls, Maher Snehakiran of Men and Maher Sneha Keeran.
In 2017, Sister Lucy Kurian founded the Interfaith Association for Service to Humanity and Nature in Pune. The organization has over 198 members from 8 countries. In 2016, Sister Lucy Kurien won the Nari Shakti Award, the highest honor for women in India. She has won over 100 state and international awards including the Neerja Bhanot Award, Jijabhai Achievers Award, Sree Sathya Sai Award for Human Excellence – ‘Unity of Religions’, Women’s Woman of the Year and Leadership Award. Recently, Sister Lucy Kurien met with Pope Francis.
