RENAISSANCE IN KERALA: Women and Social Change :KERALA PSC SHORT NOTES

Hello reader,
In this post we will discuss briefly about famous women who contributed to Renaissance in Kerala . Hope it will be useful.

 

 
Parvati Nenmenimangalam
Activist for the social reform of the Namboothiri women.
Parvathy Nilayangod, Parvathy Manazhi, Arya Pallam and Neeli Mangalass were other famous women activists worked for Nambooothiri women.

Lalithambika Antharjanam
author and social reformer; novel, Agnisakshi (1976) won the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1977
Autobiography : Aathmakadhakkoru Aamukham.

K.Devayani: 
Leader of  Karivalloor Struggle.

Karthyaniamma:
The leading lady of the Tholviraku Samaram.

Accamma Cheriyan  :
Leader in the agitation against C.P.Ramaswamy Aiyyar. Organized  a mass rally from Thampanoor to the Kowdiar Palace of the Maharaja Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma.
Organized the Desasevika Sangh (Female Volunteer Crops).
 Mahatma Gandhi named her as the Jhansi of Travancore.

Kaumudi Teacher
Activist of Bhoodaan movement.

A.V.Kuttimalu Amma
Freedom fighter  who  went  to  jail  with  her  two  month  old  bay due to participation in the civil disobedience movement. She was the Director of Mathrubhumi.

Margaret Pavamani:
President of the Kerala Mahila Desa Sevika Sangham; an organization for carrying on nationalist work and serving the cause of women.

Thottekkattu Madhavi Amma:
President of the first exclusive women session of the NSS in 1929.

Koothattukulam Mary :
Freedom fighter; Veteran CPI Leader; Autobiography: Kanaleriyum Kalam.

Lalitha Prabhu:
Famous activist of Kerala Mahila Desa Sevika Sangh'. Participated in disobedient movement. British govt imprisoned her and ordered to surrender all jewel including Thali.


Anna Chandy :
The first female judge in India and also the first woman in India to become a high court judge.  Autobiography : -Atmakatha