A People's Heroine -Rajes Pillay

Updated: 17 Aug 2026

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Rajes was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal and grew up in Kimberly. There she attended an Anglican school that catered for students of Indian, Coloured and Chinese extraction. Her teachers and parents agreed that she was a bright student who should study further

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South African History Online. (2020, December 30). A People's Heroine -Rajes Pillay. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0150651

South African History Online (2020) 'A People's Heroine -Rajes Pillay', South African History Online, 30 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0150651 (Accessed: 26 August 2026).

South African History Online, A People's Heroine -Rajes Pillay [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0150651, (accessed 26 August 2026).

"A People's Heroine -Rajes Pillay." South African History Online, 30 Dec. 2020, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0150651. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "A People's Heroine -Rajes Pillay." South African History Online. December 30, 2020. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0150651.