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	Sivaraman played a major role in publicizing the atrocities of the [[Keezhvenmani massacre]] of 1968 and bringing the incident to international attention through her articles and essays.<ref name=":1">[http://tnlabour.in/?ai1ec_event=haunted-by-fire-essays-by-com-mythili-sivaraman-book-launch&instance_id=34 Haunted by Fire], Published by, Left Word Publishing, Bharathi Puthagalayam</ref> Sivaraman was amongst the first to visit the site of death of forty-four [[dalit]] women agricultural laborers and children who were killed when they were leading a strike demanding higher wages. Her writings documented the arson committed by [[Forward caste\|upper caste]] groups.<ref name=":1" /> A collection of her articles and essays about the incident was released as a book named ''Haunted by Fire: Essays on Caste, Class, Exploitation and Emancipation''.<ref name=":1" /> She fought off political pressure and her efforts brought the then state government led by [[Annadurai C N]] in crisis.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web\|last=Daily\|first=Keralakaumudi\|title=CPM leader Mythili Sivaraman passes away\|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=560339&u=cpm-leader-mythili-sivaraman-passes-away\|access-date=30 May 2021\|website=Keralakaumudi Daily\|language=en}}</ref> Sivaraman also played a crucial role in [[Vachathi case\|Vachathi mass rape case]] of 1992, where officials from the forest and revenue departments as well as the police departments raped and assaulted tribal women and young girls in the village of [[Vachathi case\|Vachathi]] in [[Dharmapuri district]] of Tamil Nadu.<ref name=":5" /> She interviewed many rape victims and documented the facts and represented the case before the [[National Commission for Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Representation in Vachathi case\|url=http://cpim.org/pd/2011/1009_pd/10092011_13.html\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104034926/http://cpim.org/pd/2011/1009_pd/10092011_13.html\|archivedate=4 November 2013}}</ref> Her petition to the commission resulted in the case being investigated by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] leading to justice after over 19 years of trials in the courts.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web\|date=1 April 2021\|title=Moovalur Ramamirtham to Meenambal: 14 women in TN political history you should know\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/moovalur-ramamirtham-meenambal-14-women-tn-political-history-you-should-know-146349\|access-date=31 May 2021\|website=The News Minute\|language=en}}</ref>		Sivaraman played a major role in publicizing the atrocities of the [[Keezhvenmani massacre]] of 1968 and bringing the incident to international attention through her articles and essays.<ref name=":1">[http://tnlabour.in/?ai1ec_event=haunted-by-fire-essays-by-com-mythili-sivaraman-book-launch&instance_id=34 Haunted by Fire], Published by, Left Word Publishing, Bharathi Puthagalayam</ref> Sivaraman was amongst the first to visit the site of death of forty-four [[dalit]] women agricultural laborers and children who were killed when they were leading a strike demanding higher wages. Her writings documented the arson committed by [[Forward caste\|upper caste]] groups.<ref name=":1" /> A collection of her articles and essays about the incident was released as a book named ''Haunted by Fire: Essays on Caste, Class, Exploitation and Emancipation''.<ref name=":1" /> She fought off political pressure and her efforts brought the then state government led by [[Annadurai C N]] in crisis.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web\|last=Daily\|first=Keralakaumudi\|title=CPM leader Mythili Sivaraman passes away\|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=560339&u=cpm-leader-mythili-sivaraman-passes-away\|access-date=30 May 2021\|website=Keralakaumudi Daily\|language=en}}</ref> Sivaraman also played a crucial role in [[Vachathi case\|Vachathi mass rape case]] of 1992, where officials from the forest and revenue departments as well as the police departments raped and assaulted tribal women and young girls in the village of [[Vachathi case\|Vachathi]] in [[Dharmapuri district]] of Tamil Nadu.<ref name=":5" /> She interviewed many rape victims and documented the facts and represented the case before the [[National Commission for Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Representation in Vachathi case\|url=http://cpim.org/pd/2011/1009_pd/10092011_13.html\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104034926/http://cpim.org/pd/2011/1009_pd/10092011_13.html\|archivedate=4 November 2013}}</ref> Her petition to the commission resulted in the case being investigated by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] leading to justice after over 19 years of trials in the courts.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web\|date=1 April 2021\|title=Moovalur Ramamirtham to Meenambal: 14 women in TN political history you should know\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/moovalur-ramamirtham-meenambal-14-women-tn-political-history-you-should-know-146349\|access-date=31 May 2021\|website=The News Minute\|language=en}}</ref>

	Through her writings and ground root activism, Sivaraman contributed towards women's empowerment, particularly women from disadvantaged communities.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QeDZAAAAMAAJ&q=Indian+women+forge+ahead+:+case+studies+of+women+activists\|title=Indian Women Forge Ahead: Case Studies of Women Activists\|date=1992\|publisher=Indian Social Institute\|language=en}}</ref> She argued against the political and economic structures in the country, which she viewed as being concentrated in the hands of few in the upper classes, further perpetuating the economic and political inequalities and placing women at a significant disadvantage both along with social mobility as well as economic mobility.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite book\|last1=Tellis-Nayak\|first1=Jessie B\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/indian-women-forge-ahead-case-studies-of-women-activists/oclc/34752415~~&referer=brief_results~~\|title=Indian women forge ahead: case studies of women activists\|last2=Brito\|first2=Merlyn Lobo\|last3=Bhave\|first3=Sumitra\|last4=Indian Social Institute\|date=1992\|publisher=Indian Social Institute\|location=New Delhi\|language=English\|oclc=34752415}}</ref> Her social justice themed works were published in the ''[[Economic and Political Weekly]]'', and other publications including the ''Mainstream'', and the ''Radical Review''.<ref name=":5" /> She co-founded the socialist periodical ''Radical Review'' in 1969 along with lawyer turned politician [[P. Chidambaram]] and journalist [[N. Ram]]. The publication ceased in 1973.<ref name=":5" /> Some of the other topics that Sivaraman wrote on included the agrarian crisis, the [[Dravidian movement]], and workers unions and labour issues.<ref name=":5" /> She reported on the MRF strikes in 1970s, the [[Ashok Leyland]] labour crises, and the strikes at Tablets India.<ref name=":5" />		Through her writings and ground root activism, Sivaraman contributed towards women's empowerment, particularly women from disadvantaged communities.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QeDZAAAAMAAJ&q=Indian+women+forge+ahead+:+case+studies+of+women+activists\|title=Indian Women Forge Ahead: Case Studies of Women Activists\|date=1992\|publisher=Indian Social Institute\|language=en}}</ref> She argued against the political and economic structures in the country, which she viewed as being concentrated in the hands of few in the upper classes, further perpetuating the economic and political inequalities and placing women at a significant disadvantage both along with social mobility as well as economic mobility.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite book\|last1=Tellis-Nayak\|first1=Jessie B\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/indian-women-forge-ahead-case-studies-of-women-activists/oclc/34752415\|title=Indian women forge ahead: case studies of women activists\|last2=Brito\|first2=Merlyn Lobo\|last3=Bhave\|first3=Sumitra\|last4=Indian Social Institute\|date=1992\|publisher=Indian Social Institute\|location=New Delhi\|language=English\|oclc=34752415}}</ref> Her social justice themed works were published in the ''[[Economic and Political Weekly]]'', and other publications including the ''Mainstream'', and the ''Radical Review''.<ref name=":5" /> She co-founded the socialist periodical ''Radical Review'' in 1969 along with lawyer turned politician [[P. Chidambaram]] and journalist [[N. Ram]]. The publication ceased in 1973.<ref name=":5" /> Some of the other topics that Sivaraman wrote on included the agrarian crisis, the [[Dravidian movement]], and workers unions and labour issues.<ref name=":5" /> She reported on the MRF strikes in 1970s, the [[Ashok Leyland]] labour crises, and the strikes at Tablets India.<ref name=":5" />

	A film based on Sivaraman's life and activism, ''Fragments of the Past'', was made by film-maker and historian [[Uma Chakravarti]] in 2013.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news\|last=Kohli\|first=Namita\|date=11 October 2013\|title=With fire in her belly\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/with-fire-in-her-belly/article5221963.ece\|access-date=30 May 2021\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=5 January 2015\|title=Fragments of a Past\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sTYlVC5dt4\|url-status=live\|access-date=31 May 2021\|website=[[YouTube]]\|publisher=PSBT India}}</ref>		A film based on Sivaraman's life and activism, ''Fragments of the Past'', was made by film-maker and historian [[Uma Chakravarti]] in 2013.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news\|last=Kohli\|first=Namita\|date=11 October 2013\|title=With fire in her belly\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/with-fire-in-her-belly/article5221963.ece\|access-date=30 May 2021\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=5 January 2015\|title=Fragments of a Past\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sTYlVC5dt4\|url-status=live\|access-date=31 May 2021\|website=[[YouTube]]\|publisher=PSBT India}}</ref>

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Sivaraman was married to her husband Karunakaran. The couple had a daughter.<ref name=":0" /> She suffered memory loss due to [[Alzheimer's disease]] for over ten years prior to her death.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Correspondent\|first=Special\|date=2021-05-30\|title=Marxist leader Mythily Sivaraman passes away at 81 due to COVID-19\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/marxist-leader-mythily-sivaraman-passes-away-at-81-due-to-covid-19/article34680795.ece\|access-date=2021-06-01\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She died ~~due to~~ [[COVID-19]] on 30 May 2021 at the age of 81.<ref>{{Cite news\|others=Special Correspondent\|date=30 May 2021\|title=Marxist leader Mythily Sivaraman passes away at 81 due to COVID-19\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/marxist-leader-mythily-sivaraman-passes-away-at-81-due-to-covid-19/article34680795.ece\|access-date=30 May 2021\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		Sivaraman was married to her husband Karunakaran. The couple had a daughter.<ref name=":0" /> She suffered memory loss due to [[Alzheimer's disease]] for over ten years prior to her death.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Correspondent\|first=Special\|date=2021-05-30\|title=Marxist leader Mythily Sivaraman passes away at 81 due to COVID-19\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/marxist-leader-mythily-sivaraman-passes-away-at-81-due-to-covid-19/article34680795.ece\|access-date=2021-06-01\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She died from [[COVID-19]] on 30 May 2021, at the age of 81.<ref>{{Cite news\|others=Special Correspondent\|date=30 May 2021\|title=Marxist leader Mythily Sivaraman passes away at 81 due to COVID-19\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/marxist-leader-mythily-sivaraman-passes-away-at-81-due-to-covid-19/article34680795.ece\|access-date=30 May 2021\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==

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{{Short description|Indian communist and women's rights activist}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mythili Sivaraman
| image =
| office =
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| alma_mater = [[Syracuse University]]
| birth_date = 14 December 1939
| birth_place = [[Kakinada]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = 30 May 2021 (aged 81)
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
}}

'''Mythili Sivaraman''' (14 December 1939 – 30 May 2021)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/cpm-leader-mythily-sivaraman-dies-in-chennai/articleshow/83088375.cms | title=CPM leader Mythily Sivaraman dies in Chennai | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Shanmughasundaram J | date=30 May 2021 | accessdate=30 May 2021}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> was an Indian [[women's rights]] and [[trade union]] activist. She was a co-founder of [[All India Democratic Women's Association]] and leader in the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/marxist-leader-mythily-sivaraman-passes-away-at-81-due-to-covid-19/article34680795.ece|title=Marxist leader Mythily Sivaraman passes away at 81 due to COVID-19|newspaper=The Hindu|date=30 May 2021|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> Through her writings and activism she brought attention to the [[Keezhvenmani massacre]] of 1968 and the [[Vachati Rape Case|Vachati mass rape cases]] of 1992. She led efforts to drive women's empowerment, particularly of women from the disadvantaged communities, and trade union and labour activism. She was a contributor to ''[[Economic and Political Weekly]]'', and wrote for publications including ''Mainstream'' and the ''Radical Review''.

== Biography ==
Sivaraman was born on 14 December 1939 in [[Kakinada]] in present day Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=மா.கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கட்சியின் மூத்த தலைவர் மைதிலி சிவராமன் கொரோனாவால் உயிரிழப்பு|url=http://www.puthiyathalaimurai.com/newsview/104598/Mythili-Sivaraman-one-of-the-senior-leaders-of-the-Marxist-Communist-Party-has-passed-away-|access-date=31 May 2021|website=Puthiyathalaimurai|language=ta}}</ref> She completed her higher education from the [[Syracuse University]] in the United States.<ref name=":4" /> She worked as a research assistant in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN (between 1966 and 1968).<ref name=":3" /> During this time she was involved in research related to non-self-governing territories. She also participated in the [[Anti-Vietnam war]] movement.<ref name=":4" /> At the end of her stint at the [[United Nations|UN]], she returned to India to work with the left and became a trade union organizer and women's rights activist working with women in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.<ref name=":4" />

She was a co-founder of the [[All India Democratic Women's Association|All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA)]] with women's leader and fellow activist [[Pappa Umanath]]. She later served the organization as its vice-president. She was also a [[trade union]] activist affiliated with the [[Centre of Indian Trade Unions]] (CITU).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=30 May 2021|title=CPI(M) leader Mythili Sivaraman passes away in Chennai|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/cpim-leader-mythili-sivaraman-passes-away-chennai-149789|access-date=30 May 2021|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> She was also a member of the Indian political party [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=30 May 2021|title=CPI(M) Leader Mythily Sivaraman, a Crusader of Women's and Workers' Rights, Passes Away|url=https://www.newsclick.in/cpim-leader-mythili-sivaraman-crusader-womens-and-workers-rights-passes-away|access-date=30 May 2021|website=NewsClick|language=en}}</ref> She also served the party as a member of its Tamil Nadu state committee.<ref name=":4" />

Sivaraman played a major role in publicizing the atrocities of the [[Keezhvenmani massacre]] of 1968 and bringing the incident to international attention through her articles and essays.<ref name=":1">[http://tnlabour.in/?ai1ec_event=haunted-by-fire-essays-by-com-mythili-sivaraman-book-launch&instance_id=34 Haunted by Fire], Published by, Left Word Publishing, Bharathi Puthagalayam</ref> Sivaraman was amongst the first to visit the site of death of forty-four [[dalit]] women agricultural laborers and children who were killed when they were leading a strike demanding higher wages. Her writings documented the arson committed by [[Forward caste|upper caste]] groups.<ref name=":1" /> A collection of her articles and essays about the incident was released as a book named ''Haunted by Fire: Essays on Caste, Class, Exploitation and Emancipation''.<ref name=":1" /> She fought off political pressure and her efforts brought the then state government led by [[Annadurai C N]] in crisis.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Daily|first=Keralakaumudi|title=CPM leader Mythili Sivaraman passes away|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=560339&u=cpm-leader-mythili-sivaraman-passes-away|access-date=30 May 2021|website=Keralakaumudi Daily|language=en}}</ref> Sivaraman also played a crucial role in [[Vachathi case|Vachathi mass rape case]] of 1992, where officials from the forest and revenue departments as well as the police departments raped and assaulted tribal women and young girls in the village of [[Vachathi case|Vachathi]] in [[Dharmapuri district]] of Tamil Nadu.<ref name=":5" /> She interviewed many rape victims and documented the facts and represented the case before the [[National Commission for Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Representation in Vachathi case|url=http://cpim.org/pd/2011/1009_pd/10092011_13.html|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104034926/http://cpim.org/pd/2011/1009_pd/10092011_13.html|archivedate=4 November 2013}}</ref> Her petition to the commission resulted in the case being investigated by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] leading to justice after over 19 years of trials in the courts.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=1 April 2021|title=Moovalur Ramamirtham to Meenambal: 14 women in TN political history you should know|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/moovalur-ramamirtham-meenambal-14-women-tn-political-history-you-should-know-146349|access-date=31 May 2021|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>

Through her writings and ground root activism, Sivaraman contributed towards women's empowerment, particularly women from disadvantaged communities.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QeDZAAAAMAAJ&q=Indian+women+forge+ahead+:+case+studies+of+women+activists|title=Indian Women Forge Ahead: Case Studies of Women Activists|date=1992|publisher=Indian Social Institute|language=en}}</ref> She argued against the political and economic structures in the country, which she viewed as being concentrated in the hands of few in the upper classes, further perpetuating the economic and political inequalities and placing women at a significant disadvantage both along with social mobility as well as economic mobility.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Tellis-Nayak|first1=Jessie B|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/indian-women-forge-ahead-case-studies-of-women-activists/oclc/34752415&referer=brief_results|title=Indian women forge ahead: case studies of women activists|last2=Brito|first2=Merlyn Lobo|last3=Bhave|first3=Sumitra|last4=Indian Social Institute|date=1992|publisher=Indian Social Institute|location=New Delhi|language=English|oclc=34752415}}</ref> Her social justice themed works were published in the ''[[Economic and Political Weekly]]'', and other publications including the ''Mainstream'', and the ''Radical Review''.<ref name=":5" /> She co-founded the socialist periodical ''Radical Review'' in 1969 along with lawyer turned politician [[P. Chidambaram]] and journalist [[N. Ram]]. The publication ceased in 1973.<ref name=":5" /> Some of the other topics that Sivaraman wrote on included the agrarian crisis, the [[Dravidian movement]], and workers unions and labour issues.<ref name=":5" /> She reported on the MRF strikes in 1970s, the [[Ashok Leyland]] labour crises, and the strikes at Tablets India.<ref name=":5" />

A film based on Sivaraman's life and activism, ''Fragments of the Past'', was made by film-maker and historian [[Uma Chakravarti]] in 2013.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|last=Kohli|first=Namita|date=11 October 2013|title=With fire in her belly|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/with-fire-in-her-belly/article5221963.ece|access-date=30 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=5 January 2015|title=Fragments of a Past|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sTYlVC5dt4|url-status=live|access-date=31 May 2021|website=[[YouTube]]|publisher=PSBT India}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Sivaraman was married to her husband Karunakaran. The couple had a daughter.<ref name=":0" /> She suffered memory loss due to [[Alzheimer's disease]] for over ten years prior to her death.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Correspondent|first=Special|date=2021-05-30|title=Marxist leader Mythily Sivaraman passes away at 81 due to COVID-19|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/marxist-leader-mythily-sivaraman-passes-away-at-81-due-to-covid-19/article34680795.ece|access-date=2021-06-01|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She died due to [[COVID-19]] on 30 May 2021 at the age of 81.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=30 May 2021|title=Marxist leader Mythily Sivaraman passes away at 81 due to COVID-19|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/marxist-leader-mythily-sivaraman-passes-away-at-81-due-to-covid-19/article34680795.ece|access-date=30 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
* {{Cite book|last=Sivaraman|first=Maitili|url=https://marinabooks.com/detailed/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D?id=5%201227|title=Pengalum Madhasaarbinmaiyum|date=1993|publisher=South Asian Books|language=ta}}
*{{Cite book|last=Sivaraman|first=Mythili|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sSYzAAAAMAAJ|title=Peṇṇurimai: cila pārvaikaḷ|date=1997|publisher=Tamil̲p Puttakālayam|language=ta}}
*{{Cite book|last=Sivaraman|first=Maitili|url=https://marinabooks.com/detailed/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%92%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81+%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81+%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%88?id=3%206565|title=Samugam - Oru Maru Paarvai|date=1998|publisher=Tamil̲p Puttakālayam|language=ta}}
*{{Cite book|last=Sivaraman|first=Maitili|url=https://marinabooks.com/detailed/%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%3F?id=5%201223|title=Aan Kuzhandai than venduma|date=2005|publisher=Tamil̲p Puttakālayam|language=ta}}
*{{Cite book|last=Sivaraman|first=Maitili|url=https://marinabooks.com/detailed/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D+%E2%80%93+%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D?id=5%201224|title=alvithuraiyal, varumaiyal nasukkapadum kuzhandaigal|date=2005|publisher=Bharathi Puttakālayam|language=ta}}
*{{Cite book|last=Sivaraman|first=Mythily|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ampbYcHrEH8C|title=Kastūrpā, Makātmāvin̲ man̲aivi el̲uppum kēḷvikaḷ|date=2006|publisher=Bharathi Puthakalayam|isbn=978-81-89909-16-1|language=ta}}
* {{Cite book|last=Sivaraman|first=Mythily|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k-jmJ_SeRfQC|title=Venmani, Orru Kaalathin Pathivu|date=2006|publisher=Bharathi Puthakalayam|isbn=978-81-89909-07-9|language=ta}}
*{{Cite book|last=Sivaraman|first=Mythili|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AXN1Mq2WuYsC&q=Pengalum+Madhasaarbinmaiyum|title=Fragments of a Life: A Family Archive|date=2006|publisher=Zubaan|isbn=978-81-89013-11-0|language=en}}
* {{Cite book|last=Sivaraman|first=Mythily|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ow4snQEACAAJ|title=Haunted by Fire: Essays on Caste, Class, Exploitation and Emancipation|date=2013|publisher=LeftWord Books|isbn=978-93-80118-18-5|language=en}}
*[http://www.frontline.in/navigation/?type=static&page=flonnet&rdurl=fl2304/stories/20060310000307600.htm Some of her favourite things] Frontline magazine, 25 February 2006

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{YouTube|id=sTYlVC5dt4|title=Fragments of the Past (Mythili Sivaraman)}}

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