Rasammah Bhupalan

Rasammah Bhupalan

Rasammah Bhupalan, also known as Rasammah Naomi Navarednam or Mrs F.R. Bhupalan is a renowned Malaysian freedom fighter and social activist

Born in 1927, she has championed causes such as the anti-drug abuse movement, women's rights, education and social justice causes.

Pre-Independence

Rasammah was one of the earliest women involved in the fight for Malaysian (then Malaya) independence. She joined the Rani of Jhansi Regiment, the women's wing of the Indian National Army, to fight the British. She served in Burma during World War II.

Women's Rights

As founder president of the Women Teacher's Union, she fought for equal pay for women teachers and tried to bring disparate teachers' unions under an umbrella.

The former school principal was the first Asian representative of the World Confederation of Organisations of the Teaching Profession for two successive terms. She was also very active in the National Council of Women's Organisation (NCWO) and Pemadam.

Recognition

She was a teacher in the Methodist Boys' School, Kuala Lumpur from 1959 to 1964 and was the principal of the Methodist Girls School, Kuala Lumpur for 13 years from 1970 until she retired in 1982.

On November 21, 2006, a book entitled "Footprints on The Sands of Time, Rasammah Bhupalan: A Life of Purpose" authored by Associate Professor Dr Aruna Gopinath was launched by Culture, Arts and Tourism Minister Datuk Dr Rais Yatim. The biography, published with the support of the National Archives, the ministry and NCWO, is about the life of Rasammah seen in a historical context.

ee also

* Janaky Athi Nahappan
* Lakshmi Sahgal

References

* [http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/11/22/nation/16097133&sec=nation Ministry in search of remarkable Malaysians] , The Star, November 22, 2006

* [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/20/nation/18609040&sec=nation Mothers of substance] , The Star, August 20, 2007.

* [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/20/nation/18608907&sec=nation They dared to take up public office] , The Star, August 20, 2007.


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