 Her poem "Marathinu Stuthi" (Ode to a Tree) became a symbol for the protest from the intellectual community and was the opening song of most of the Save Silent Valley campaign meetings.She was the founder secretary of the Prakrithi Samrakshana Samithi, an organisation for the protection of nature.She was also actively involved with various women's movements of the seventies and served as the chairperson of the Kerala State Women's Commission.