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| name = Margaret Pavamani<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth year|1897}}<br />
| birth_place = Pappiniseri, Kannur district<br />
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| known_for = President of a Kerala Mahila Desa Sevika Sangham.<br />
| movement = [[Quit India Movement]], [[Swadeshi Movement]]<br />
| spouse = Benjamin Pavamani<br />
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'''Margaret Pavamani''' (1897–1985) was a freedom fighter, social worker in [[Kerala]], India. She was a prominent figure in Civil disobedience movement.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Mathew |first1=P. M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lVUqAAAAYAAJ&q=Margaret+Pavamani |title=Women's Organisations and Women's Interests |last2=Nair |first2=M. S. |date=1986 |publisher=Ashish Publishing House |isbn=978-81-7024-036-5 |pages=127 |language=en}}</ref> She was the wife of Benjamin Pavamani, a prominent lawyer and freedom fighter who was an advocate in Calicut. Margaret born in [[Pappinisseri|Pappiniseri]] on 1897. <br />
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==Work==<br />
She participated in [[Salt March|Salt Satyagraha]] in 1930.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_PULAAAAIAAJ&q=Margaret+Pavamani |title=The History of Freedom Movement in Kerala: 1885-1938 |date=1970 |publisher=Government of Kerala |pages=222 |language=en}}</ref> On 25 April 1931 with [[A. V. Kuttimalu Amma]] she organized a picketing at Thrissur town with a group of women from middle-class families. Her efforts were instrumental in mobilizing women's participation in the movement in [[Malabar District|Malabar]]. She also actively picketed toddy shops and shops selling foreign clothes. Her dedication to the cause led to her imprisonment in 1932.<br />
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She served as a member of the Calicut Municipal Council. In 1931, she was elected as the president of a Kerala Mahila Desa Sevika Sangham,<ref>{{Cite web |title=BA HISTORY |url=https://docs.uoc.ac.in/website/SDE/sde718.pdf |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT}}</ref> which aimed to empower women and promote their involvement in social issues.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Verkot Hose, calicut |url=https://indianculture.gov.in/digital-district-repository/district-repository/verkot-house-calicut |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=indianculture.gov.in}}</ref> This organization became a platform for women to voice their concerns and take part in the broader fight for independence.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Margaret Pavamani |url=https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/unsung-heroes-detail.htm?6578 |website=amritmahotsav.nic.in}}</ref><br />
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