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Mayilamma: The Life of a Tribal Eco-Warrior is an autobiographical account of an Adivasi woman who emerged as a leader in her community’s struggle against the Coca Cola company in Plachimada.

Mayilamma’s story was transcribed by poet Jothibai Pariyadath in 2005.

The book initially came out in Malayalam in 2006 with the title Mayilamma: Oru Jeevitham. The English edition which came out in 2018, was translated by Prof. Swarnalatha Rangarajan, of IIT Madras and Dr.

Sreejith Varma, of Christ University. The translation makes Mayilamma’s story accessible to a wide global readership.

The Anti-Coca Cola campaign in Plachimada may be seen as one among the trajectory of many grassroots movements in the country and around the world.

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This campaign is not an issue of production, confined to Plachimada alone. Rather, it raises important ethical questions about consumption on a global scale.

Environmental degradation and the loss of livelihoods

In 1998, the Coca Cola company a