Krishnammal Jagannathan (born 16 June 1926) is a social service activist from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She and her husband, Sankaralingam Jagannathan (1912 – 12 February 2013), protested against social injustice and they are Gandhian activists. Her work includes upliftment of the landless, and the poor; she has sometimes fought against governments as well as big industries. She was earlier involved in the Indian independence movement, along with her husband, and was also a close associate of Vinoba Bhave. She has received several awards, namely in 2008 the Right Livelihood Award, which she shared with her husband. She was given the Padma Bhushan India's third highest civilian award in 2020.
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