Valambal (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Valambal also known as Maniammal as an Indian social activist who fought against capitalism in Thanjavur district. Valambal was born in a Brahmin family of Thanjavur district. Married at a very young age, Valambal lost her husband when young. Valambal, however, defied tradition by refusing to wear a white saree ort tonsure her head. Valambal cut her hair short and dressed like an young man. She, then, led a peasant insurrection against oppresive landlords of the Cauvery Delta. She was also partly responsible for the impressive performance of the Communist Party of India in the Thanjavur region.