Front Page – Angela Mitchell

Today is International Women's Day 2021. A day to recognise all the wonderful women out there either in the world or in our lives who we look up to.Today I pay tribute to my grandmother - Lakshmi or Ammai as I call her, who at the tender age of 13 was married and stepmother to a handful of children. She was forced to make the horrendous and difficult trip from Chennai to Malaya in the 1900s. In Malaya, she worked the land, looked after the cows and the children to create a thriving farm and business. Sadly sabotaged by an alcoholic husband and thieves. She was also responsible for saving the life of a British officer when the Japanese invaded the country. She hid and fed him to keep him safe despite having very little food.She was the strongest woman I know and my mother till her dying day was proud of her as am I and the rest of my family. I know my mother took strength from her mother and her life. Who is your hero?Photo: copyright@raofamily2020#womensday2021 #internationalwomensday2021 #inspiringwomen ... See MoreSee Less