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She was inspired by a visit to Cuba and became an anti-American imperialist. G Ramakrishnan said, “Mythily is not only an intellectual, but also an activist. Throughout my career I followed this advice.” Once she advised me saying, ‘Don’t be a lawyer but a spokesperson for the people’. Her reportage on the encounter of Seeraalan and sexual abuse of Nagammal during the final months of the Emergency period, drew the world’s attention as well as that of bureaucrats and made them take action.”įormer Judge of Madras HC, Justice Chandru said, “Many times in my career, Sivaraman’s writings helped me while making my verdict on cases. In her address, Professor Uma Chakravarthy, who did a documentary on Sivaraman said, “Her writings on class struggles brought the issue to public knowledge.

Only after this the case received more attention.” After seeing the reports Bhamathi IAS, the then Director of SC/ST Commission launched a one-woman fact-finding committee and submitted a report to the High Court. He added, “Following the brutal attack by Forest, Police and Revenue Department personnel on tribal people in Vachathi in Dharmapuri district in 1992, she went to the village, did a field study and reported her findings in magazines. In his address, P Shanmugam said, “It was through her writings that the Vachathi case saw a turning point.” Sivaraman’s works have been a helping hand in solving many issues. “Instead, we decided to compile her works that have been published in many popular intellectual journals and magazines like The Radical Review, Mainstream and Economic and Political Weekly.” But due to various reasons it did not happen,” Geetha added. “It was in 2007 that we took efforts to do a documentary film on Mythily Sivaraman.

Later, she also involved herself in social activism,” said V Geetha, a researcher, who compiled the book. “After she entered politics, she made her contribution as a political economist thinker.