P. Kausalya

P Kausalya
Bornc. 1975
NationalityIndian
EmployerAdvocate for Positive Women Network
Known forFirst Indian woman to admit to being HIV positive
SpouseDied

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+.