The Life and Work of Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar: A Feminist Anti-Caste Icon’s Struggle for Independence and Social Justice
At the peak of her campaign against the devadasi system, Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar did the unthinkable: she chanted Sanskrit mantras at weddings, explained them in Tamil, and pointed out the anti-women essence in them. More than 80 weddings were held under her leadership. Moovalur’s campaigns did not just break the shackles of devadasi women but