Moovalur Ramamirtham

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Moovalur Ramamirtham
Born1883
Thiruvarur,
Tamil Nationalism

Moovalur Ramamirtham (

Dravidian Movement, who worked for the abolition of the Devadasi system in the Madras Presidency
. Born in Thiruvarur, she was brought up at Moovalur, a village near Mayiladhuthurai.

Life

She was the author of the 1936 novel Dasigalin Mosavalai alladhu madhi pettra minor (lit. Devadasis' web of deceit or the minor grown wise) which exposed the plight of the Devadasis.[

Muthulakshmi Reddi's failed attempt to abolish the Devadasi system in the Presidency through legislation.[citation needed
]

She took part in the

Madras Devadasi (Prevention of Dedication) Act or the Devadasi Abolition Bill, which outlawed the practice in 1947. In 1949, she parted ways with Periyar.[citation needed
]

She became a supporter of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), a new party started by Periyar's protégé C. N. Annadurai.[citation needed] She remained a DMK supporter till her death in 1962. In her memory, the Government of Tamil Nadu has instituted the "Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammal Ninaivu Marriage Assistance Scheme," a social welfare scheme to provide financial assistance to poor women.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

References

  1. OCLC 36084635
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  2. ISBN 978-0-253-22049-3
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  3. ISBN 978-81-250-0843-9
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  4. JSTOR 4397430
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  5. ^ Desikan, Shubashree (19 December 2008). "Grace under fire". Business Line. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammayar ninaivu Marriage Assistance Scheme" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  7. ^ Menon, Parvati (4 August 2001). "Of studies on Women". Frontline. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  8. ^ Viswanathan, S (4 May 2008). "The Pioneers: Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy". Frontline. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  9. ISBN 978-81-905975-0-0
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  10. ^ PKR (10 November 2009). "Book Review". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  11. ^ Chandhrika, G. (October 2009). "Of Men, Women and Morals: Gender, Politics and Social Reform in Colonial South India". Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific (22). Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  12. ISBN 978-81-86706-63-3
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