Margaret Pavamani

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Margaret Pavamani (1897–1985) was a freedom fighter and social worker from Kerala. Born in Pappiniseri, Kannur district, she was married to lawyer Benjamin Pavamani. She joined the Indian freedom movement and played a key role in the Civil Disobedience movement. She took part in the Salt Satyagraha of 1930. On 25 April 1931, she and A. V. Kuttimalu Amma led a group of women in a Thrissur picket to encourage more women to join the struggle. She also led protests against toddy shops and shops selling foreign clothes, helping mobilize women in Malabar. She was imprisoned in 1932. She served on the Calicut Municipal Council. In 1931 she became president of the Kerala Mahila Desa Sevika Sangham, a group that aimed to empower women and involve them in social issues and the independence movement.