Secretariat Assistant Rapid Fire/Basic Facts About Kerala /Part 5 (in Malayalam)

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Divya L Lekshmi

Secretariat Assistant Rapid Fire/ Basic Facts About Kerala Part 2 (In Malayalam) Women & Social Change in Kerala Some of the important women leaders who made a significant contribution to the social change in Kerala are discussed as follows. Many of them were part of Indian independence movement too. Parvathy Nenmenimangalam was a Namboothiri (an upper caste of Hindus in Kerala) reformist who led the foundation of Antharjana Samajam. She also worked for widow's remarriage among Namboothiri caste and strived for the upliftment of women in this caste. Arya Pallam was another prominent woman from Namboothiri caste and she was one among the woman leader in Kallumala revolt and Paliyam satyagraha. A V Kuttimalu Amma was a brave woman leader in Indian freedom movement. She was even put in jail with her 14 years old baby. She was also a strong campaigner from Kerala for swadeshi movements, civil disobedience movement, and quit India movement. Akkamma Cheriyan is another strong face among women leaders of Kerala renaissance and she was known as the Jhansi Rani of Kerala or Joan Arc of Kerala. Some of the other famous leaders are Anna Chandi, Lalithambika Antharjanam, Lalitha Prabhu etc.