K. Ajitha | |
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| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Kerala State, India |
| Occupation | Social activist |
| Spouse | Yakoob |
| Children | Clint, Gargi |
| Parent(s) | Kunnikkal Narayanan Mandakini |
| Website | Anweshi |
Kunnikkal Ajitha (born 1950) is a former Indian naxalite who took active part in the naxalite movements in Kerala in the 1960s when the group conducted armed raids on Thalassery and Pulpally police stations and killed two policemen. Ajitha was subsequently arrested, tried and sentenced to nine years in prison.[1]
After her jail sentence, Ajitha parted ways with the armed struggle movement and is currently a human rights activist and social reformer with an active presence in Kerala's social milieu. Anweshi, the non-governmental organisation she founded in 1993 which now is a constituent of Kerala Sthree Vedhi (Kerala Women's Forum), works for the cause of women's rights[2] in co-ordination with the National Mission for Empowerment of Women.[3]
Ajitha is married to Yakoob, a former colleague and the couple has a son named Clint and a daughter named Gargi.[4] She is an atheist.[citation needed]
- ^ Article FrontLine Archived 17 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Anweshi". anweshi.org.
- ^ "Anweshi". anweshi.org.
- ^ "Rediff On The NeT : The Rediff Interview: Ajitha". www.rediff.com.