VALLIAMMA, a child soldier of South Africa's freedom (1898-1914)

203pp., paperback, No Place, 2022

Text in English and Tamil.

Valliamma Munuswamy Mudaliar was imprisoned for marching against the South African Union's oppressive laws. She died aged sixteen, after contracting an illness in prison.

Male Mutchmanan is an English teacher and host of the Tamil language programmes on Lotus FM.