14 Facts About Krishnammal Jagannathan

Krishnammal Jagannathan was born on 16 June 1926 and is an Indian social activist from the state of Tamil Nadu.

Krishnammal Jagannathan's work includes upliftment of the landless, and the poor; she has sometimes fought against governments as well as big industries.

Krishnammal Jagannathan was earlier involved in the Indian independence movement, along with her husband, and was a close associate of Vinoba Bhave.

Krishnammal Jagannathan was given the Padma Bhushan; India's third highest civilian award; in 2020.

Krishnammal Jagannathan encountered social injustice and poverty in her daily life as she observed her mother Nagammal who toiled hard and had to continue working even as she was in the advanced stages of pregnancy.

Sankaralingam and Krishnammal Jagannathan believed that one of the key requirements for achieving a Gandhian society is by empowering the rural poor through redistribution of land to the landless.

Meanwhile, Krishnammal Jagannathan completed her teacher-training course in Madras.

Krishnammal Jagannathan founded Land for Tillers' Freedom in 1981 with her husband.

In 1992 Krishnammal Jagannathan started working on issues concerned with prawn farms along the coast of Tamil Nadu.

Krishnammal Jagannathan believes in mobilising women's cause by peaceful means.

Krishnammal Jagannathan has been a Senate member of the Gandhigram Trust and University and of Madurai University.

Krishnammal Jagannathan was a member of a number of local and state social welfare committees and a member of the National Committee on Education, the Land Reform Committee and the Planning Committee.

Krishnammal Jagannathan received the Right Livelihood Award along with her husband "for two long lifetimes of work dedicated to realising in practice the Gandhian vision of social justice and sustainable human development, for which they have been referred to as 'India's soul'".

Krishnammal Jagannathan is lovingly called as Amma by her followers.