Mythili Sivaraman

Mythili Sivaraman
Personal details
Born14 December 1939
Kakinada, Madras Presidency, British India
Died30 May 2021 (aged 81)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Alma materSyracuse University

Mythili Sivaraman (14 December 1939 – 30 May 2021)[1][2] was an Indian women's rights and trade union activist. She was a co-founder of All India Democratic Women's Association and leader in the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[3][4] Through her writings and activism she brought attention to the Keezhvenmani massacre of 1968 and the Vachati mass rape cases of 1992. She led efforts to drive women's empowerment, particularly of women from the disadvantaged communities, and trade union and labour activism. She was a contributor to Economic and Political Weekly, and wrote for publications including Mainstream and the Radical Review.

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