PRJayalakshamma

Smt P.R.JAYALAKSHAMMA (1908-1991) Smt P.R.Jayalakshamma (1908 -1991) , also known as Akkamma, was a well known social worker of the state of Karnataka. She was the vice chairman of the Social welfare board for quite some time. She was closely associated with several welfare organizations like the Abalashrama, Ashakta Poshaka sabha etc. In her last years she ran the school and orphanage started by the Gokulam educational society.She was also a member of the congress party and later the Janata party. She represented jayanagar constituency as a corporator during the late ' 50s and early' 60s. She was also the Deputy mayor of Bangalore during 1963-1964.

Akkamma in her mid ' 50s (~1962)
















This Photo was probably taken in ~1969 at the AICC convnetion in Bangalore (LAl Bagh). This is beofre the split in congress. Picture shows Smt Indira Gandhi and Smt P.R.Jayalakshamma. Sri S,Nijalingappa , CM Mysore and the future head of ' Old Congress ' also seen in the picture.

(1) Some of the books written by her (Both in Kannada)

(a) In mid '50s some of the family members including her made a trip to Badari and Kedar. The yatra, those days, was quite ardrous. A considerable portion of the journey had to be done on foot. She wrote a kind of a travelogue after she returned from the trip. The book was called BadariYatre. One of the interesting things is that the treatment was quite modrn. It had a handwritten map (reproduced below) as also the altitude of various places ( These aspects are ignored even in the books published today!)
(b) The second book , published after her death, is a collection of songs,poems and shlokas from varous folk and mythological sources. It was really a labour of love which kept her occupied in her last 5 years
It is called Kaavya Gaayana Stotramanjari







































She was intimately connected with the Gokulam school which was mainly for poor students. It was housed in her home for more than a decade. She was also very much involved with the orphanage which was attached to the school . She managed to get land for both the orphanage (Gopala Niketana) and the school near VidyaPeetha in Bangalore.









Her handwriting ( a letter written to me in US dated 18 Jan 1968)
The bottom part is by my father
























(a) The children oF gopala niketana- an orphanage which was very close to her heart
(b) Her death - Krittika(6 years old) by her grandmother's bedside















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