Thillaiyadi Valliammai (22 February 1898 – 22 February 1914) was a South African Tamil girl who worked with Mahatma Gandhi in her early years when she developed her nonviolent methods in South Africa fighting its apartheid regime.

தில்லையாடி வள்ளியம்மை (22 பெப்ரவரி 1898 - 22 பெப்ரவரி 1914) தென்னாப்பிரிக்காவில் வாழ்ந்த இந்தியர்களின் …

Thillaiyadi Valliammai was a South African Tamil woman who worked with Mahatma Gandhi in her early years when she developed her nonviolent methods in South Africa fighting its apartheid regime.

2024年3月8日 · Born on February 22, 1898 in Johannesburg to a Tamil immigrant couple, Valliammai was just 16 when she protested against a judgment that declared all Indian wedding ceremonies invalid. She was...

The story of Thillaiyadi Valliammai is about one tiny indomitable flame of bravery that held against the mighty blows of colonial rule in South Africa. Born in Johannesburg on 22.02.1898 to Indian migrants from Tamil Nadu, Munuamy and Janaki Ammal, she was deeply influenced by the Civil Disobedience Movement started by Mahatma Gandhi in South ...

2024年8月23日 · At just 16, Thillaiyadi Valliammai demonstrated a rare combination of bravery and selflessness, joining forces with Mahatma Gandhi in the battle against South Africa’s brutal apartheid regime. Her story is not just one of youthful valor, but of unwavering commitment to justice and equality.

2017年2月2日 · Activist against South African apartheid policies. Arrested and sentenced to 3 months hard labor, 1913; died shortly after release on her 16th birthday. To Gandhi, on the consequences of her activism: “Repent? I am even now ready to go to jail again if I am arrested.” (quote & photo Wikipedia)

2023年2月22日 · நம்மில் பலருக்கு குறிப்பாக சென்னையில் வசிப்பவர்களுக்கு தில்லையாடி வள்ளியம்மை என்ற பெயர் பரிச்சயமானது, பாந்தியன் சாலையில் அமைந்துள்ள முதன்மையான கோஆப்டெக்ஸ் கண்காட்சியகம் இதே பெயரைக் கொண்டுள்ளது. ஜோகன்னஸ்பர்க் – …

2024年10月9日 · Thillaiyadi Valliammai (22 February 1898 22 February 1914) was a South African Tamil woman who worked with Mahatma Gandhi in her early years when she developed her nonviolent methods in South Africa fighting its apartheid regime. She was born to R. Munuswamy Mudaliar and Mangalam, a young immigran

Since her mother Janaki is from Thillaiyadi in Tamil Nadu, her daughter Valliammai came to be popularly called Thillaiyadi Valliammai. Valliammai had never been to India. She grew in an environment that was rather hostile to Indians. But the young child did not even know that it was not right to be segregated so,until she was in her early teens.