Political life

  After  a  short stint in the world of law as an advocate, Gauri Amma stepped into   the stormy world of politics.

  Her  elder  brother  Sukumaran  was the one to join the Communist party initially.   He  was  mainly  associated  with  the  trade  union movement. KR Gauri had the   opportunity  to  directly  interact  with  Sukumaran’s co-workers who visited her   home occasionally.

  She entered into the vibrant world of politics at a time when women hardly found   themselves in politics and thus considered as sacrilegious and unwarranted.

  The conditions of the peasants those days were  extremely  miserable. They were   forced to work from dawn to dusk without sufficient earnings to eke out a decent   living.

  K R  Gauri  was  very  much concerned over the pathetic  conditions of the poor   peasants.  She  took  up  the  cause of  those  peasants  who  were  wallowing in   abysmal  poverty  realizing that Communist party was the best forum to work for   them.

  She became an  active worker of the Communist party and was soon elevated to   its upper strata because of her leadership qualities and extra ordinary grit.

  K R Gauri  participated  in various agitations and movements and was jailed on a   numerous  occasions. The physical  and  mental torture she underwent during the   days in jails did not deter her from working for the masses.