Soundram Ramachandran  (1905 – 1984) She was born on 1905 into an affluent family of Madurai. Her father was in transport business. Her mother actively participated in the constructive work initiated by Mahatma Gandhi.  Dr. Soundram was the founder of the Gandhigram Trust. She was simple and selfless and dedicated her life for the poor and needy. She considered that her mission in life was to serve women and children of the rural areas in the fields of health, education, welfare and building up self-confidence.

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay  (April 3rd, 1903 – October 29th, 1988) was an Indian social reforms, freedom fighter, and most remembered for her contribution to Indian independence movement, for being the driving force behind the renaissance of Indian handicrafts, hand looms, and theater in post-Independence India, and for up-liftment of the sociology-economic standard of Indian women by pioneering the co-operative movement in India.