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Marshia Khandakar Ameen

Marshia Khandakar Ameen (Momi) popularly known as Momi madam was a lecturer in Mankachar College, South Salmara Mankachar district of Assam.

Early life and education
She was born on 1 January 1947 at Mankachar to Khandakar Dabiruddin Ahmed, a high school teacher and Fatema Bibi, a homemaker. She is the sixth of their eleven children. Since childhood Marshia is an emotional as well as hard working girl which helped her to develop a very determined character in the later life. She started primary schooling at the Velunnesa Girls Lower Primary School. Then she completed matriculation from J. M. H. S. School, Mankachar. After matriculation her elder brother Dr. Khorshed Alam took her to Shillong where he was working as a lecturer in St. Edmund's College, for further studies. Marshia got admitted into the St. Mary’s at Shillong for her Intermediate Arts (I. A.). But after six months Dr. Alam was recruited by the Gauhati University as a professor and the siblings moved to Guwahati. In Guwahati Marshia got admitted in the Handique Girls College and completed her I. A. and B. A. After the completion of her degree she took admission in the Gauhati University. There she completed her Master of Arts (M. A.) in Assamese literature. She is a very good writer, a speaker and has a niche for recitation of poems since her school days. She has been a voracious reader under the able guidance of her father.

Career
In 1972 she joined the nascent Mankachar College which was just getting started by the intellectual people of Mankachar. The then MLA of Mankachar Mr. Zahirul Islam and other college committee members approached her to join the college as there were shortage of teachers at the moment. She joined the college and started to teach Assamese literature along with her elder sister Ms. Delwara Khandakar, M. A. who was already teaching Assamese language there. She actively participated in the foundation of the college right from collecting donations to admitting students, especially women students who were not encouraged to pursue higher studies at that time by the society. She was the Head of the Assamese Department of the college right till her retirement. She conducted many seminars, talks and other literary activities at the college. She is widely acknowledged and popular for her oratorical skills. She always encouraged her students to choose righteous and honourable path in their lives. During NAAC assessments her department was highly rated. She has written numerous papers, articles and poems for different magazines state wide. She has written and lectured specifically on the topic of women empowerment and their development. In 2007 after completion of 35 years of service she retired from Mankachar College. After retirement she is still active in her social life and graces many meetings and seminars with her informative lectures.

Personal Life
On 16 January 1977 she married Mr. Obay dul Ameen who was a High School teacher in the A. A. Latif Girls Institution, Mankachar and also formerly in Don Bosco School, Tura. Mr. Obay dul Ameen has been associated with sports all through his life as a player, a sports instructor and a sports organiser. They have three children, first a son Mr. Nekib Ul Ameen, second a daughter Ms. Jerin Ameen and third a son Mr. Nashid Ul Ameen. She keeps herself busy in gardening and reading besides being a great company to her husband.