A Sankari (b. 1947) is the pen name of Sitralega Maunaguru, a Tamil poet, critic, feminist and activist. A crucial figure in the women’s movement in Sri Lanka since the 1970s, she has worked for organisations such as Poorani Illam which supports women affected by the civil war. During the war years she travelled around the country documenting the stories and trauma of the Tamil women she met. She was Professor of Tamil at the Eastern University in Batticaloa until 2013. She has edited four groundbreaking poetry anthologies by Tamil women including Sollatha seithigal (1986) and Uyir veli (1999).