‘Akkamahadevi fought for the cause of equality and freedom for women’ Mysore/Mysuru: Tejaswini Ananth Kumar of Adamya Chetana Foundation, Bengaluru, said that Akkamahadevi, the 12th century saint-poet, mystic of Veerashaiva Bhakti Movement and the first Vachanagarthi, was amongst the first who fought for the cause of equality and freedom for women on a big scale….