MS SUMBOORNAM PILLAY (SAM MOODLEY) - BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS ACTIVIST PART OF OUR RICH HISTORY

MS SUMBOORNAM PILLAY (AKA SAM MOODLEY) - TALKS ABOUT HER LIFE IN AN INTERVIEW WITH SUBRY GOVENDER IN 2009. In the late 1960s and 1970s – the philosophy of black consciousness had caught the imagination of hundreds of young activists in the struggles for freedom and human rights in South Africa. One of those who became involved was Sumboornam Pillay – who later became known as Sam Moodley after marrying another activist, Strinivasan Moodley. In this radio feature produced on July 23 2009 – Subry Govender highlighted the life of this former Dundee High School girl who became a formidable force in the Black Consciousness Movement. This radio feature had been uploaded onto the internet on November 21 2016 at a time when Sam Moodley celebrates her birthday.