#Women's Rights

Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai. Women make up more than 70% of the State's health workforce, according to doctors.

Eleven-month contracts and unsafe wards: Tamil Nadu's government health workers raise the alarm

About 250 nurses fasted in Chennai against temporary appointments, as the Health Department warned applicants about touts. Doctors want hospitals declared high-security zones after a string of violent incidents.

1 October 2026 · 3 min read

Leaders of the Vaikom Satyagraha (1924–25). E. V. Ramasamy, later known as Periyar, was imprisoned twice during the campaign.

History

From Vaikom to Kudi Arasu: how the Self-Respect Movement found the Justice Party

Periyar left the Congress in 1925 and led a movement that asked for more than jobs and seats. For a decade it worked alongside the Justice Party, and in the end it took the party over.

27 September 2026 · 2 min read

Title page of Dr Muthulakshmi Reddi's "My Experiences as a Legislator". She was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council in 1926.

History

1 April 1921: when Madras let women vote, and what followed

The first Justice government made voter qualifications gender-neutral, among the earliest such moves in British India. Five years later Dr Muthulakshmi Reddi entered the Legislative Council.

24 September 2026 · 2 min read