Pillay was born to Narrainsamy Naidoo and Santhama Naidoo in 1941 in a poor neighborhood of Durban in the Natal Province of South Africa. Her grandparents came from India as indentured servants to work on South African sugar plantations in the 1890s.
Pillay was born to Narrainsamy Naidoo and Santhama Naidoo in 1941 in a poor neighborhood of Durban in the Natal Province of South Africa. Her grandparents came from India as indentured servants to work on South African sugar plantations in the 1890s.
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The Nobel Peace Prize, often considered the most prestigious award on the planet, will be announced Friday in Oslo, Norway.
