Tamil Nadu Timeline

Muthulakshmi Reddy

7 events, 1912 to 1987; 1 marked as turning points.

  1. 1912

    1. 1912Madras Medical CollegeEducation

      Muthulakshmi Reddy graduates from Madras Medical College

      Muthulakshmi Reddy, the first woman admitted to Madras Medical College in 1907, graduated in 1912 and became one of India's first women doctors.

  2. 1926

    1. 1926ChennaiSocial Reform

      Muthulakshmi Reddy becomes first woman legislator in India

      Doctor and reformer Muthulakshmi Reddy was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council, becoming the first woman legislator in British India.

  3. 1930

    1. 1930ChennaiPolitics

      Muthulakshmi Reddy resigns over Gandhi's arrest

      Muthulakshmi Reddy resigned from the Madras Legislative Council in protest against the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi during civil disobedience.

  4. 1931

    1. 1931AdyarSocial Reform

      Muthulakshmi Reddy starts Avvai Home

      Muthulakshmi Reddy founded the Avvai Home in Madras to shelter and educate orphaned and destitute girls.

  5. 1932

    1. 1932ChennaiCulture

      Proposal to rename sadir as Bharatanatyam

      E. Krishna Iyer moved a resolution at the Madras Music Academy to rename the dance form sadir as Bharatanatyam.

  6. 1954

    1. 1954Adyar, ChennaiHealth

      Cancer Institute (WIA) established at Adyar

      The Women's Indian Association, led by Muthulakshmi Reddy, set up the Cancer Institute at Adyar in Madras.

  7. 1987

    1. 1987ChennaiHealth

      Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy Maternity Benefit Scheme

      Tamil Nadu began cash assistance for poor pregnant women, a pioneering state maternity benefit scheme named after Muthulakshmi Reddy.