Mains Paper I · 1 AP Social & Cultural History · 1.16 Social reform in Andhra

1.16.5 Women's movement in Andhra: Bandaru Acchamamba to Durgabai Deshmukh

The women's movement in Andhra grew from men's reform work for women (Veeresalingam) to women's own writing and journals (Bandaru Acchamamba, Vinjamuri Venkataratnamma), schools (Sarada Niketan) and organisations (Durgabai Deshmukh's Andhra Mahila Sabha, 1937).

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Key terms

  • Bandaru Acchamamba
  • Achamamba
  • Abala Sacharitra Ratnamala
  • Dhana Trayodasi
  • Komarraju Lakshmana Rao
  • Satihitabodhini
  • Vinjamuri Venkataratnamma
  • Anasuya
  • Unnava Lakshmibayamma
  • Sarada Niketan 1922 Guntur
  • Durgabai Deshmukh
  • Andhra Mahila Sabha 1937
  • Constituent Assembly
  • Central Social Welfare Board
  • Madras Devadasis Act 1947
  • Sarda Act 1929

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