Malladi Subbamma

Malladi Subbamma (2 August 1924 – 15 May 2014) born in Pothardhakam in Repella of Guntur district.

She was a feminist writer, rationalist, and editor of Stree Swetcha (transl.

She became a prominent figure in united Andhra Pradesh, after spearheading the Anti-liquor movement.

The movement became a huge success and a prohibition on the sale of alcohol in the state was implemented in 1994.

She was an avid proponent of humanism, for that she traveled throughout the country to propagate the same.