Noted social worker Mary Roy passes away at 89

Roy, mother of writer and Man Booker Prize Winner Arundhati Roy, is also the founder of the famous Pallikoodam school.

PTI

September 01, 2022 / 12:50 IST

Mary Roy (Image: Manorama)

Noted educationist and social worker Mary Roy, whose legal battle ensured equal rights for Syrian Christian women in their ancestral property, died on Thursday, family sources said. She was 89.

Roy, mother of writer and Man Booker Prize Winner Arundhati Roy, is also the founder of the famous Pallikoodam school.

PTI

first published: Sep 1, 2022 12:50 pm

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