Valliamma, barely a teenager, was at the forefront of the women who joined Mahatama Gandhi's protest marches

It was a collaborative effort by the Mahatma Gandhi Remembrance Organisation (MGRO), Progressive Tamil Movement (PTM), Tamil Federation of Gauteng and the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation.

Tolstoy Farm, the commune that Gandhi started at the turn of the last century, became a vibrant, almost self-sufficient commune for his followers, who were persecuted by racist government authorities demanding that all Indians carry permits at the time. Read More

This and other discriminatory practices led to Gandhi organising many protest marches as he implemented his Satyagraha theories of peaceful resistance.

Valliamma, barely a teenager, was at the forefront of the women who joined these march

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