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Shyamala (other)
Shyamala or Syamala may refer to: People Surname * Gogu Shyamala, Indian Telugu-language writer and women's activist * Pavala Syamala, Indian actress * P. R. Shyamala (1931–1990), Indian Malayalam-language novelist and short story writer * R. Shyamala, Indian politician from Tamil Nadu Given name * Shyamala Goli, Indian endurance swimmer * Shyamala Gopalan (1938–2009), Indian-American cancer researcher and civil rights activist * Shyamala Gopinath (born 1949), Indian bank executive * Syamala Kumari, Indian temple painter * Shyamala Pappu (1933–2016), Indian lawyer * Shyamala Rajender, plaintiff in the 1973 lawsuit ''Rajender v. University of Minnesota'' Other uses * ''Shyamala'' (film), a 1952 Indian Tamil-language film * Shimla Shimla, also known as Simla ( the official name until 1972), is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of British India. After independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gogu Shyamala
Gogu Shyamala is a Telugu-language writer and women's activist and a prominent Dalit. Biography Gogu Shyamala was born in 1969 in Peddemul village in Ranga Reddy district (now part of Telangana). Her parents are agricultural workers. She was also the leader of a vetti (unpaid labour) team that worked for the local landlord. She has stated that her brother Ramachandra was forced into agricultural labour, but she was the only one of her three siblings who obtained higher education. Financial constraints initially prevented her from enrolling in college, however she eventually obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University. Around that time, she became an activist with the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist), but insists that she never let the politics overshadow the education. Activism In an interview in 2016, Gogu Shyamala described her awakening consciousness to casteism and discrimination in India as an adult, noting "I never realized that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |