"India's Soul" - Krishnammal Jagannathan Awarded Right Livelihood on Democracy Now! (1 of 2)

We speak with Right Livelihood laureate, Krishnammal Jagannathan, an 82 year-old activist from southern India. She was active in the Gandhian struggle for Indian independence and the movement to restore land to the landless. With her husband she founded an organization called Land for the Tillers Freedom that has redistributed land to some 13,000 Dalit women. She and her husband received the Right Livelihood Award for two long lifetimes of work dedicated to realizing in practice the Gandhian vision of social justice and sustainable human development, for which they have been referred to as Indias soul.

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/12/8/indias_soul_krishnammal_jagannathan_awa...

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[wisetraveller]

Amazing people. The caste system in India is a disgrace to humanity.

[ennaravi]

Hi Denis - mediagrrl9, Thanks a million for posting this video.

[jjlinert]

Thanks so much for posting this. It's very interesting. 5 stars! (I'd give a hundred star rating if it was possible!)