P Kausalya | |
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Born | c. 1975 |
Nationality | Indian |
Employer | Advocate for Positive Women Network |
Known for | First Indian woman to admit to being HIV positive |
Spouse | Died |
P Kausalya, aka Periasamy Kousalya (born c. 1975) is an Indian HIV activist. She came to notice as the first woman to talk to the media about being one of India's HIV-positive people. She was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar in 2015 by the Indian government. She was one of four people who started the Positive Women Network to champion the rights of women who were HIV+.