Parvathi Nenmenimangalam

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Parvathi Nenmenimangalam is a social reformer from Kerala, India.[1] She was born in 1911 to Vishnu Namboothiri and Saraswathi Antharjanam at Irigalakkuda, Nadavarabathu Nalloor illam.

She played an important role in organizing a social reform movement among the Namboodiri women. She along with Arya Pallam lead a movement to boycott cadjan umbrellas (Marakkuda)[2] which was considered as a symbol of chastity among Namboodiri women and conducted a procession without cadjan umbrella. She was the president of the women's conference at Yogakhema sabha.[3] She was responsible for the first widow remarriage in Namboothiri caste.

References[]

  1. ^ MM, Kochuthressia. "Women and Political Change in Kerala Since Independence" (PDF). cusat.ac.in. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  2. ^ Swarna Kumari, E.K. (2001). "Womens' Magazines in Kerala and Their Social Significance". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 62: 705–708. JSTOR 44155817.
  3. ^ Padmanabhan, Mannathu (2003). Reminiscences of My Life. Cultural Publications Department, Government of Kerala. ISBN 9788186365984.
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