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title: "Legendary less known"
url: https://thoughtsbygeethica.com/2016/12/legendary-less-known/
date: 2016-12-07
modified: 2016-12-07
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author: "Geethica"
description: "Talking about an enforcer, the first name that comes to my mind is that of J  Jayalalithaa or fondly known as AMMA. As a kid, I knew her only as..."
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# Legendary less known

***Talking about an enforcer, the first name that comes to my mind is that of J  Jayalalithaa or fondly known as AMMA. As a kid, I knew her only as a famous actress and then a successful leader. But on her demise, when I read about her in the newspapers and magazines, I got to know many amazing qualities about her that seldom any lady leader could possess. In fact, I was totally intrigued to know about her strong personality.***

- ***She spoke many languages including Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada fluently.***
- ***She was trained in classical dance forms like Bharatnatyam, Kathak, MohiniAttam and Manipuri and performed all over India.***
- ***She started learning Carnatic music at the age of 4 and sang several songs in her own films.***
- ***She was a voracious reader and read practically everything. Her favourite authors were Jane Austin, Charles Dickens among others.***
- ***She learnt her politics from a man known to have been one of Tamil Nadu's shrewdest politicos.***
- ***In 1972, she was honoured by the Tamil Nadu government with the award Kalaimamani, given for excellence in the field of art and literature.***
- ***In the end, it was her connect with the poor and the masses of  Tamil Nadu that is her legacy.  ***

***It is true that many times, your persona comes into light only when you are not alive anymore.***
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******Writing this for [@ruchis28 ](https://twitter.com/ruchis28)and [@romspeaks](https://twitter.com/romspeaks) ***
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