Posts Tagged World

No land to bury the dead

Tirupur : For Arunthathiyars, the struggle for legitimate rights continues to be an arduous one.Discrimination haunts them not only during their lifetime; even a decent burial after death - at the common burial ground - is denied. The problem persists across Coimbatore, Tirupur and Erode. Detailing their plight to Express, M Thangavel, state convenor for Avinashi-based Vizhuthugal, an organisation working for the Arunthathiyars, said more than 90 per cent of the community members were bury

January 18, 2010 No Comments Full Story

No land to bury the dead

Tirupur: For Arunthathiyars, the struggle for legitimate rights continues to be an arduous one.Discrimination haunts them not only during their lifetime; even a decent burial after death - at the common burial ground - is denied. The problem persists across Coimbatore, Tirupur and Erode. Detailing their plight to Express, M Thangavel, state convenor for Avinashi-based Vizhuthugal, an organisation working for the Arunthathiyars, said more than 90 per cent of the community members were buryi

January 12, 2010 No Comments Full Story