Quick Revision
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Author / genre | P. Sainath, reportage; from Everybody Loves a Good Drought |
| Place | Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu |
| Scale | 100,000+ women in 18 months; over one-fourth of rural women; 70,000+ in contests |
| Movement | Arivoli Iyakkam (Light of Knowledge Movement) |
| Brainchild of | Sheela Rani Chunkath, district collector, 1991 |
| Coordinator | N. Kannammal, "a Himalayan achievement" |
| Women quoted | Jameela Bibi ("It's my right"), Fatima (hires a cycle), Avakanniammal, Manormani (quarry worker, Kudimianmalai) |
| Men | S. Kannakarajan (Ram Cycles, +350%), Muthu Bhaskaran (wrote the song) |
| Women's Day 1992 | 1,500+ women cyclists in the rally |
| Support | UNICEF sanctioned 50 mopeds |
| Cost of a cycle | over Rs.1,200, then about Rs.1,400 (1995) |
[Exam Tip] — Keep the numbers straight: 1,500 in the rally, 70,000 in the contests, 100,000 learners, 350% sales rise, 50 mopeds.