Prominent Women Personalities of Tamilnadu

Abstract

The women of Tamilnadu not only shine in politics but also in the other fields like education, music, dance, sports, literature, military, police, cinema, freedom struggle, fight against illegal practices and superstitious beliefs etc. Asalambikai Ammaiyar was a great reformer. She followed the way of Gandhiji’s Ahimsa and singing ‘Gandhi puranam’ songs and composed it. Moovaloor Ramamirtham was an important person who fought for the defeat of Devadasi system. She started ‘Uvathi Saranalayam’ a welfare organization for devadasis and gave a new life to devadasis, subalakshmi was the first women to finish the B.A. degree in the caste of Anthanar. She struggled for the life of widows, so the central government awarded her ‘padma shree’ award. Thillaiaadi valliammai had stuggled for women’s freedom and human rights. Ambujammal was a great freedom fighter. She opposed the British people for India’s Independence and she blocked the shops which were selling the foreign goods. She started a women’s education centre “Sreenivasa Gandhi” in the name of her father and Gandhiji. V.M.Kothainayaki Ammal was an eminent patriot. She wrote many stories and dramas. In 1925, she purchased the magazine ‘Jeganmohini’ to publish her stories. She gave out world news and news about freedom struggle to the house wires through her magazine. K.B.Sundarambal was a popular actor in Tamil cinema. When Gandhiji conduced salt sathyagraha, she also joined with him and sang many freedom motivating songs. T.P.Rajalashmi was a popular Dramatist. And, she was very popular in film industry but she was interested in congress party and Gandhian principles. She struggled for the development of Tamil society.Nagammiar wife of E.V.R.Periyar struggled for the Indian Independence and women’s freedom. M.S.Subbulakshmi was a great singer of Tamilnadu.