Kilvenmani massacre
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The Kilvenmani massacre was an incident in Kizhavenmani village, Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu state in India on 25 December 1968 in which a group of around 44 people, the families of striking D
44 people burnt alive
Raised fist carried as part of the 2014 inauguration of the Keezhvenmani martyrs memorial
The opening of the new memorial
Krishnammal Jagannathan
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Krishnammal Jagannathan is an Indian social activist from the state of Tamil Nadu. She and her husband, Sankaralingam Jagannathan, protested against social injustice and they are Gandhian activists. H
Kilvenmani massacre
…Ramiahvin Kudisai (The Hut of Ramiah) The massacre led widespread demand for changes in land ownership and to attitudes regarding caste. Gandhian reformer Krishnammal Jagannathan and her husband led a series of non-violent demonstrations, arguing for the redistribution of land owned by the local Hindu temple and Trust lands in…
Krishnammal Jagannathan (right) and Sankaralingam Jagannathan (left)