Patricia Mary Mukhim is an Indian social activist, writer, journalist and the Editor of Shillong Times. She is a recipient of honours such as Chameli Devi Jain award,ONE India award, FICCI-FLO award, UpendraNath Brahma Soldier of Humanity award,Siva Prasad Barooah National award and North East Excellence award. She was honoured with Padma Shri in the year 2000.

Ms. Mukhim is the founder of Shillong, We Care a non-governmental organization involved in the fight against the militancy in Meghalaya. She is a member of the National Security Advisory Board of the Government of India and serves as a member of the National Foundation for Communal Harmony, under the Ministry of Home Affairs, India. Mukhim is the director of Indigenous Women's Resource Centre, Shillong.