Background
She was born in 1945 in Ernakulam district of Kerala to a Christian family. She was the first daughter of Shri Kuruvila Kattikaran and Smt.
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Mercy Ravi
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She was educated at Maharajas College, Ernakulam and is a post graduate.
Career
She was also a renowned social worker and author Thandamma. Ravi later became the Overseas Indian Affairs Minister of India. She was also an author and columnist.
At the end of her tenure in the Kerala assembly (2001-2006) her health deteriorated and she underwent treatment for kidney problems.
On 5 September 2009, at the age of 64, she died at the Madras Medical Mission Hospital, Chennai. She was laid to rest in Vayalar Ravi"s ancestral home at Vayalar in Kerala"s Alappuzha district.
Politics
Mercy began her political career as a student activist. She held several key positions in the Congress party and was the General Secretary of the party in the Kerala Pradesh Mahila Congress and Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee.
Membership
At the national level, she was elected as the President of the Indian National Trade Union Congress women"s committee in 2000 and as member of All India Congress Committee. She was a representative of the Asia Pacific Region International Confederation of Trade Unions and a member of the Indian delegation to the World Women"s Conference in Beijing.
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Nationality
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Religion
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Political Party
Indian National Congress