Behind the sparkle, a sombre truth
At 1.30pm on October 17, firecracker workers at Kanishkar Cracker Factory at Rangapalayam in Virudhunagar suddenly heard a sharp whistling...
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In TN’s tribal schools, touch of drama makes English joyful
For R Kartheeshwaran, a student of the government tribal residential school at Oorgoundanur in Tiruvannamalai, English was always intimidating. “It...
When dream turns nightmare
For Rajesh G*, a 34-year-old from Kanyakumari, the offer of a job as a food delivery partner in Armenia with...
On paper, caste-free at pyre, cast out
In a rural dalit household that has just lost a loved one, grief is not the first response. Instead, it...
Nomad? No proof, no seat
Living in a rundown house with her husband and two-year-old son, barely making ends meet, was not the life Thulasi...
