{"id":36590,"date":"2024-03-15T07:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T01:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&#038;p=36590"},"modified":"2024-03-15T10:19:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T04:49:29","slug":"madhalasa-iyer-princeton-student-merging-literature-and-science-to-change-mindsets","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/madhalasa-iyer-princeton-student-merging-literature-and-science-to-change-mindsets\/","title":{"rendered":"Madhalasa Iyer: The Princeton student merging literature and science to change mindsets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>(March 15, 2024) <\/strong>Indian-origin, Texas-based Madhalasa Iyer was appalled when she learned that in her district, a 13-year-old African-American boy was forced by his peers to drink his own urine. They even recorded the inhuman incident while yelling racial slurs at the victim. As she read the news and discussed the hate crime with her friends, Madhalasa learned of many more instances of discrimination and racism in her own district.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2019, to help change societal mindsets, she founded Team Motley, an initiative emphasising the importance of solidarity for human equality. As part of her drive, she wrote a book titled &#8216;Motley&#8217; to drive home the message of social equality. Later, the scope of her organisation expanded to include advocacy for environmental action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to her work on social discrimination and the environment crisis, Madhalasa is working on a manuscript on phytomedicine to emphasise the benefits of ancient medicinal techniques.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36623\" style=\"width: 549px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36623\" class=\"wp-image-36623 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Madhalasa-Iyer-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Madhalasa Iyer | Global Indian\" width=\"539\" height=\"539\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 539px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 539\/539;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36623\" class=\"wp-image-36623 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Madhalasa-Iyer-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Madhalasa Iyer | Global Indian\" width=\"539\" height=\"539\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-36623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madhalasa Iyer<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The author, researcher, speaker, and environmentalist has received several awards for her multifaceted talent, including recognition for her writing by the Alliance for Artists and Writers and the New York Life Foundation, as one of the six teen artists and writers chosen across the US.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, as one of the Coca-Cola Scholars, Madhalasa Iyer was awarded a $20,000 college scholarship for her contributions to bring positive change in her community. She is currently pursuing neuroscience at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princeton University<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI work on things that I am genuinely passionate about and this keeps me motivated,\u201d Madhalasa tells <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global Indian<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>What does Team Motley do?<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an international initiative, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/motley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Team Motley<\/a> distributes books, stories, and artworks promoting acceptance, inclusion, and biodiversity to children and youth worldwide. These materials are created by teenagers who aim to share positive messages on these themes with children across the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe started by publishing our own children\u2019s book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Motley-Madhalasa-Iyer\/dp\/B0B8R4834K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Motley<\/a>, which discusses discrimination on a broader level, seeking to combat racism and bias in our society,\u201d Madhalasa shares.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She and her team have successfully established Team Motley\u2019s chapters in Texas and Washington State in the US, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and Ismailia and Cairo in Egypt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talking about Motley\u2019s other branch, environmental advocacy, Madhalasa remarks, \u201cIt was already a big part of my life considering I grew up watching my grandmother build our own greenhouse. I have participated in environmental advocacy since 2018 but added it to Team Motley in 2022.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36605\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36605\" class=\"wp-image-36605 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/c-MadhalasaIyer__motleyCover_1658770000546-640x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Madhalasa Iyer | Global Indian\" width=\"525\" height=\"840\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 525px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 525\/840;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36605\" class=\"wp-image-36605 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/c-MadhalasaIyer__motleyCover_1658770000546-640x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Madhalasa Iyer | Global Indian\" width=\"525\" height=\"840\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-36605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover image of Madhalasa Iyer&#8217;s book Motley<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supported by grants from nonprofits such as Discovery Education, American Service Alliance, the Hershey Foundation, USC Shoah, and the National Century Foundation, as well as through community fundraising, Team Motley now has more than 2,500 participants in five countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emphasising on changing mindsets for making life of youngsters easier, Madhalasa remarks, \u201cChildren are often the most susceptible to society\u2019s opinions and social influences. Therefore, building a community of acceptance will promote inclusion for future generations, regardless of their skin colour or ethnic background.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For its impactful work, her Team Motley has received several awards and recognition from organisations such as the Plano ISD Diversity and Inclusion Board.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madhalasa attributes the success of her initiatives to her team members at Team Motley.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Merging science with writing<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although Madhalasa is currently pursuing Neuroscience at Princeton, she is passionate about creative writing as well. She has attended the Iowa Young Writers Studio and the Sarah Lawrence Writing Camp (sponsored by the National Anthony Quinn Foundation with a merit-based scholarship). In these programmes, the budding writer got an opportunity to develop her writing skills by garnering tips and advice from the luminaries from the world of writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Merging her interest in science and her passion for writing, Madhalasa Iyer has published scientific work at IEEE, Journal of Student Research, Mentoring in Medicine Journal, and the Curieux Academic Journal.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36611\" style=\"width: 603px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36611\" class=\"wp-image-36611 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/c-MadhalasaIyer__20220729224028_1659153370074.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Madhalasa Iyer | Global Indian \" width=\"593\" height=\"515\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/c-MadhalasaIyer__20220729224028_1659153370074.jpg 593w, https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/c-MadhalasaIyer__20220729224028_1659153370074-480x417.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 593px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 593px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 593\/515;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36611\" class=\"wp-image-36611 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/c-MadhalasaIyer__20220729224028_1659153370074.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Madhalasa Iyer | Global Indian \" width=\"593\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/c-MadhalasaIyer__20220729224028_1659153370074.jpg 593w, https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/c-MadhalasaIyer__20220729224028_1659153370074-480x417.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 593px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-36611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madhalasa Iyer while receiving an award<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the purpose of bringing the benefits of phytomedicine (herbal medicine with therapeutic and healing properties) to the fore; she is working on a manuscript on the subject. \u201cIt explores use of phytomedicine techniques in the ancient Chinese traditional medicinal practices, Vedic Indian scriptures, Native American treatments and mediaeval medicine practices,\u201d she mentions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An avid researcher, Madhalasa has presented her scientific research findings at esteemed platforms like the International SusTech Conference, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Southern California Undergraduate Conference (SCCUR), the Harvard Research Club at NYC, the Harvard Science Research Conference, and the Texas Science and Humanities Symposium. She has also given talks at TEDx and EarthX (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">world&#8217;s largest green gathering held annually around Earth Day in Dallas, Texas)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/story\/global-indian-exclusive\/sejal-akerkar-the-seattle-poetess-who-donates-her-books-royalties-to-the-needy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sejal Akerkar: The Seattle poetess who donates her books\u2019 royalties to the needy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><b>Writing for change<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For her work as an author, environmentalist and social justice advocate Madhalasa has been recognised by national organisations of the US like the Discovery Education, YoungArts, Scholastic Art &amp; Writing Awards, Leyla Beban Author\u2019s Foundation, Anthony Quinn Foundation, Century Foundation, University of Washington, New York Life Foundation, National Rifle Association (NRA), the Coca-Cola Foundation, and Elks Organization among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her literary works (prose and poetry) have been published in journals like the Cathartic Literary Magazine, The Weight Journal, Scars Publications, Literary Yard, Poetry Nation, Plain View Magazine, Bluefire Magazine, amongst others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The numerous awards and recognition that she received for writing, has motivated Madhalasa in using the power of the pen to cultivate change. \u201cEach of us have the ability to use our words or work of art to illustrate positive messages and ideas to our community and we should use it\u201d she mentions.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36610\" style=\"width: 433px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36610\" class=\"wp-image-36610 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Award.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Madhalasa Iyer | Global Indian\" width=\"423\" height=\"668\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Award.jpg 423w, https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Award-190x300.jpg 190w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 423px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 423\/668;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36610\" class=\"wp-image-36610 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Award.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Madhalasa Iyer | Global Indian\" width=\"423\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Award.jpg 423w, https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Award-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-36610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madhalasa Iyer after receiving one of her awards<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><b>Stronger than Hate Challenge<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021 when Madhalasa was still in high school, she bagged first place and won a $6000 scholarship in the \u2018Stronger Than Hate Challenge\u2019. Created to inspire middle school and high school students, the annual competition is conducted for students aged 13 and up in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the event emphasises the role of social-emotional learning in empowering students to overcome hate, and encourages young people to use their voices to connect with the community, Madhalasa had got interested in participating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inspired by, Madhalasa had created the multimedia poem titled \u2018Where Were You\u2019 emphasising the significance of standing up for what\u2019s right in order to stop history from repeating itself.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf we can all speak out against discrimination, our war on division the holocaust survivor Tamara Branitsky is won and acts such as genocide and atrocities would only be present in the pages of history,\u201d Madhalasa believes.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Madhalasa Iyer: National Stronger than Hate Challenge Winner: Where were you?\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4n0s0fmVH-s?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><b>Rising above odds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the Texas-based youngster has written several literary pieces and scientific research papers, and given talks at platforms like EarthX and TEDx, her journey of developing into a confident communicator has not been a smooth ride.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She was born in California but spent the first eight years of her life in Nepal and India. As an eight-year-old with a strong Indian accent, when Madhalasa moved to the US, she was looked down upon for her cadence and tone. \u201cDuring my early schooling years, I struggled at grammar and writing tests. It took me years of continual accent therapy to rebuild the confidence that I had lost,\u201d Madhalasa shares. But a creative bent of mind, dedication towards self-improvement, and love for reading kept her going in her self-enhancement initiatives.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u201cA combination of determination and support from my parents, family, and friends enabled me to overcome my speech and writing challenges, ultimately paving a way for me to become an author and a speaker,\u201d she remarks.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36609\" style=\"width: 655px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36609\" class=\"wp-image-36609 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710385496915.jpeg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Madhalasa Iyer | Global Indian \" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710385496915.jpeg 645w, https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710385496915-480x320.jpeg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 645px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 645px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 645\/430;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36609\" class=\"wp-image-36609 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710385496915.jpeg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Madhalasa Iyer | Global Indian \" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710385496915.jpeg 645w, https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710385496915-480x320.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 645px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-36609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madhalasa Iyer with Scholastic Art and Writing Awards<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the attitude and experience of rising above challenges, Madhalasa Iyer aspires to create a world \u2018where equality isn\u2019t a question and where people sow the seeds of environmental action for the betterment of the future generation\u2019. \u201cAs a citizen of the world, I wish to be an active contributor towards these changes.\u201d She signs off.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Follow Madhalasa Iyer on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/madhalasa-iyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(March 15, 2024) Indian-origin, Texas-based Madhalasa Iyer was appalled when she learned that in her district, a 13-year-old African-American boy was forced by his peers to drink his own urine. They even recorded the inhuman incident while yelling racial slurs at the victim. As she read the news and discussed the hate crime with her friends, Madhalasa learned of many more instances of discrimination and racism in her own district. In 2019, to help change societal mindsets, she founded Team Motley, an initiative emphasising the importance of solidarity for human equality. As part of her drive, she wrote a book [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":36602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","story-category":[215,2252],"story-tag":[8694,8706,8696,8715,8727,8721,8716,8718,8692,8704,4444,8695,8701,8719,4435,8708,8709,4442,8702,8714,8724,8689,8703,8691,8699,8717,8693,8726,8700,8725,364,8723,8713,8707,8720,8705,8690,8711,8710,8697,8722,836,8698,8712],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Madhalasa Iyer: Merging literature and science to change mindsets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"To help change societal mindsets, Madhalasa Iyer founded Team Motley, emphasising the importance of solidarity for human equality.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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