Indian Coffee House: Female Empowerment and Thalimala’s Rise
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K.N. Lalitha,a founder of the first Indian Coffee House in Kerala,passed away at the age of 88. she was a key figure in establishing the cooperative that ran the coffee houses across Kerala, from Thrissur to Thiruvananthapuram.
Key points:
* She volunteered to be a promoter of the India Coffee Board cooperative in 1957, when it lacked female representation.
* She contributed 200 rupees as initial capital and helped secure the opening of the first Indian Coffee House despite financial challenges.
* She served twice as a director of the Thrissur-based India Coffee Board Cooperative.
* She was the wife of the late N.S. Parameswaran Pillai and lived in Lalita Mandir, Plakat Lane, Thrissur.
* She is survived by her children N.P.Chandrasekaran, N.P. Girishan,N.P. Murali, and N.P. Sunita, as well as several nephews and nieces.