* Madurai Philatelist & Numismatist Association (MAPNA)* Meeting Minutes ☔☔☔☔ MAPNA Monthly meeting held on 26.10.2025 , 11.30 am to 1.00pm Sourashtra High ЁЯПлschool, Madurai. Meeting starts with Prayer 1. Meeting Presided over by Our President ЁЯССDr.M.Swamiappan sir .ЁЯОд 2. Meeting attend members given self introduce about their collection Mr.Gurumoorthy, Senior life Member Mr.Lakshman, Senior life Member Dr.M.Vasanth, Life Member Mr.A.Balaji, Senior Life Member Selvan Advik sudhan, Student Life Member Mr.PRAVEEN kumar, Life Member Mr.C.Madhavan, Life Member Dr.Siva subramanian, Life Member Mr.Kadher Hussain, Senior Life Member Selvan T.Devaraja Sakthivel, Student Member Mr.Guru роЬெропроЪ்роЪрои்родிро░рой் Thootukudi col .M.Sundaram sir welcome by Mr.Kadher Hussain sir & Dr.M.Swamiappan ...
This is a Lady Like No Other. Long one but worth reading! Her life speaks for itself. This heroine's extraordinary story has not inspired any movies? Thank you Karthik Balachandran for this piece. _____________ Muthulakshmi Reddy was born in 1886 in the princely state of Pudukottai in Tamilnadu. Her father was Narayanswami Iyer. Her mother was a Devadasi who, In case you don’t know, were women who were ostensibly “dedicated” to temple deities tasked with passing on the baton of the art of dance to the next generation. The grim reality was different. They were often subjected to exploitation and were considered prostitutes by the British government. It was actually worse than prostitution- no one chose to be a devadasi. The prepubescent girl was initiated into the system by a religious ceremony which ensured her permanent status as a concubine. She would have a male patron, but no rights to his surname or inheritance. Devadasis needn’t marry and were called, “Nityasuma...
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