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Indian social activist (1937–2007)

Mayilamma (10 August 1937 – 6 January 2007) was an Indian social activist whose claim to fame was the campaign againstCoca-Cola Company in Plachimada in Palakkad, Kerala.

She belonged to a native tribal community.^[1] She was the recipient of the Speak Out award by Outlook magazine and the Sthree Shakthi Award. She is also known as the 'Plachimada Heroine'.^[2][3]

Early life

She was born on 10 August 1937 in the village Muthalamada, on the border of Palakkad.^[4] When she turned 15 years old, her father Raman and mother Kurumanda married her off to Mari Muthu from Plachimada.

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She came to live with him in Plachimada after her wedding. The couple had four children. Mari muthu died before she stepped into the terrain of grassroots activism.^[5]

Fight against Coca-Cola

Main article: Plachimada Coca-Cola struggle

Mayilamma was directly affected by Coca-Cola's operations in Plachima