Born to Jagaveera Kattabomman and Arumugathammal on 3 January 1760, Veerapandiya Kattabomman belonged to the Bommu and Aathi Kattabomman clan in the village of Panchalankurichi in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu.
Mah Laqa Bai was a staunch feminist, who is known to have contributed an amount of ₹1 crore for the education of girl children, an enormous fortune back in her day.