Women's Feature Service, February 13th, 2006
Bangalore, (Women's Feature Service) - Ruth Manorama, 42, born in Chennai (Tamil Nadu), grew up seeing her parents engaged in active social work, and developed an early inclination for the work herself. Her mother, Dorothy Dhanraj, was interested in women's education. Dorothy even resisted her conservative father to attend school and ultimately became a teacher. Always a rebel, she converted to Christianity in her teens. She was also deeply influenced by Pandita Rama Bai. This is how Ruth got her second name 'Manorama' - after Rama Bai's eldest daughter. Ruth's father, Paul Dhanraj, mobilised...
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