Pappammal

Pappammal (or Papammal; 1914 – 27 September 2024) was an Indian organic farmer from Tamil Nadu.

[4][5][6] M. Pappammal alias Rangammal was born to Velammal and Maruthachala Mudaliar in the village of Devalapuram in 1914.

[7] She lost her parents at a young age, and she and her two sisters were raised in Thekkampatti, Coimbatore by their paternal grandmother.

Her family members claimed that it was her food habits and active lifestyle that kept her healthy.

[9] When she was 105, she was said to be the oldest active farmer and worked every day on the 2.5 acres (1 hectare) of land that she owned at that time.