Prabhakar Tamilarasu

Melavalavu massacre : 22 years on, The discrimination continues.

“We do not know when they will impose a social and economic boycott, it happens every now and then. The recent social boycott was lifted just a month ago,” says Koottakudiyan.

https://thefederal.com/the-eighth-column/scars-of-massacre-yet-to-fade-from-melavalavu/

22 years after Melavalavu massacre, what has changed — and what hasn't - The Federal

On a sunny November day, M Muthu (name changed) is busy tying haystacks on a piece of farmland owned by his caste Hindu employer. Exhausted after hours of back-breaking work since 7 in the morning, Muthu approaches a nearby house for a glass of water. When the woman of the house comes out with a …

Nov 26, 2019 at 5:36amWeb
Show threadPrabhakar TamilarasuNov 26, 2019

While the villagers continue to face discrimination at the hands of the caste Hindus, the families of the Dalit men who were killed in 1997 are left to fend for themselves with little state or social support.

https://thefederal.com/the-eighth-column/scars-of-massacre-yet-to-fade-from-melavalavu/

22 years after Melavalavu massacre, what has changed — and what hasn't - The Federal

On a sunny November day, M Muthu (name changed) is busy tying haystacks on a piece of farmland owned by his caste Hindu employer. Exhausted after hours of back-breaking work since 7 in the morning, Muthu approaches a nearby house for a glass of water. When the woman of the house comes out with a …

Show threadPrabhakar TamilarasuNov 26, 2019

Over the years, Melavalavu village has seen many changes, including the name of Ambedkar Nagar, but nothing seems to be enough to shake off caste.

https://thefederal.com/the-eighth-column/scars-of-massacre-yet-to-fade-from-melavalavu/

22 years after Melavalavu massacre, what has changed — and what hasn't - The Federal

On a sunny November day, M Muthu (name changed) is busy tying haystacks on a piece of farmland owned by his caste Hindu employer. Exhausted after hours of back-breaking work since 7 in the morning, Muthu approaches a nearby house for a glass of water. When the woman of the house comes out with a …