Dulla Venkata Ramanamma, Freedom Fighter and Women's Activist
Married at 11, Venkataramanamma went on to live the most meaningful 88 years of life, inspiring generations of people both within and outside the family. She was the founder of Mahila Seva Mandali at Machilipatnam in 1930s, leading many mutinies as part of the freedom struggle. The younger sister of legendary writer Chalam, she was a dramatist, storyteller, a singer and a skillful organiser.