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Joshua Devaratnam
Joshua Devaratnam is the Founder/Chief Editor a.k.a Chief Inspiration Officer of The Courage Catalogue. A regular Nick Vujicic himself, he found his true calling in healing the world with inspirational content
Kristene Silva Marie
Kristene Silva Marie is the Lead Copy Editor at The Courage Catalogue. A nocturnal creature by nature, easily excitable and with a knack of talking a little too much, editing seems the only way to calm her major coffee jitters down and put her endless words to good use.
Daniel Louis
Daniel Louis is the Social Media Designer & Publisher at The Courage Catalogue. He’s always equipped with a toothy smile be it in real life or in pictures, and he’s usually singing his way into the hearts of many.
Diandra Raj
Diandra is a Copy Editor a.k.a Word Ninja at the Courage Catalogue. She's also an educator by profession, foodie by nature. Socially awkward yet relatively sociable, an ambivert she is. Someone who loves the outdoors, hit her up for a hike or a trip to the waterfalls anytime! Just be sure to do some cafe hunting after that too ;)
Lim Jo Ann
Jo Ann is an Copy Editor a.k.a Grammar Samurai at The Courage Catalogue. If there is an animal that she can relate to, it will be Koala (they sleep for up to 20 hours a day!) Three words that Jo will use to describe herself are loud, talkative and humorous. She always jokes that standup comedy will be her next job.
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A dancer and writer, Zara Jayne Marimuthu lives for art through words and movements. Her first published work was for a local Malaysian newspaper, The Star, under the MyStarJob section in 2014 and she has written for indie and university publications in Melbourne such as The Bowen Street Press Review and RMIT’s The Catalyst. She occasionally surfs and plays around with her film camera while spending too much on coffee because she cannot do work from home to save her life. With her love for the arts, she hopes to push creative boundaries and inspire others through the message behind each work.
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Samuel James Sivanathan and his wife, Teoanna Ponniah have been married for 15 years and they have four children between the ages of 5 – 14 years. A former vice-principal & secondary-level teacher, Samuel had served in the Malaysian international and private school industry for 8 years. However, at the end of 2018 he felt prompted to move to a faith-based non-profit organization. He has been in this non-profit for a year now and is currently serving as a regional manager for South Asian countries like India, Nepal, Bhutan and Pakistan. He and Teoanna are well equipped to do healing ministry involving marriages, parenting, parenting special needs children and broken sexuality.
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If there’s ever 5 words that would sum up Shoby, well, here it is – children, art, food, coffee and God! Shobana Chandran, or fondly known as Shoby is a mother of two, and teaches Speech and Drama at a reputable drama centre named Julia Gabriel Centre for Learning. She teaches children as young as 6 months right up to teens. She is very much involved in training teachers both in schools and in churches on creative ways to teach children. Her forte would definitely be in the area of storytelling. Something she can’t live without is coffee! This coffee addict is also an artist – she sings, plays the piano, or keyboard, she loves performing and is a painter! Though she may seem to be an extrovert, Shoby always claims to be an introvert. This ‘introvert’ has a passion to lead and therefore it has led her to hold different leadership positions both at work and in her passion for God’s work.
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Jessy Selvadorai is a writer at The Courage Catalogue. With her own share of personal experiences and challenges in life, she hopes to help anyone else facing similar situations with possible solutions through her articles on self-help.
By day, she is a content expert at American Express, and manages complaints and service recovery requests. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her dad, writing songs and writing articles. Jessy believes songs as well as articles provide a no-judgment avenue for expressing personal opinions and feelings in an unfiltered manner.
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"In the end, I am just a girl with a dream". Abigail strongly believes in the power of pursuing your passions. "When passion is your drive, no obstacle will be too difficult for you to overcome. When passion is your drive, it becomes an internal force that pushes you forward no matter how tired you may be on the outside". Because she chose to pursue her passions, Abigail is a law graduate with a Masters in International Law. Additionally, she worked as a Community Officer for Wong Chen for about 2 years where she saw the political battle from the frontlines and was part of the campaign that made a significant change in the elections. Abigail is now focused on pursuing a lifelong career in the legal field as a litigator. "I've just started. There have been tough times. There is a lot I still don't know. The goal is to learn as much as I can, not be afraid to make mistakes and keep moving forward."
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Sobana Baskaran is a writer at The Courage Catalogue. She has a profession in the education and digital marketing field, and has a background in classical dancing. Some of her other passions include singing, baking and cooking. Sobana maintains a positive take on life because she knows God’s timing is perfect and He knows best. She wishes to spread love and encouragement through her writing, and make the world a happier place with her smile.
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