Hemalatha Lavanam
Hemalatha Lavanam (26 February 1932 —19 March 2008) was an Indian social reformer, writer, and atheist who protested against untouchability and the caste system. She was also a co-founder of Samskar with her husband Lavanam.
Life
Hemalatha was born on February 26, 1932 at Vinukonda in Madras Presidency of British India, now in the Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, India. She was the daughter of Telugu poet Gurram Joshua and Mirayamma and the daughter-in-law of social reformer Goparaju Ramachandra Rao and Saraswathi Gora, who were atheist social reformers and founders of the Atheist Centre in Vijayawada.
Social work
Hemalatha was the founding secretary of Samskar, a non-governmental organization which works for humanism, social justice, human rights and socio-economic development in the state of Andhra Pradesh. She was also the founding secretary of the Joshua Foundation, which memorializes her father and recognizes and honors outstanding poets of various languages.
Samskar's reformation of denotified tribes:
Podcasts:
