Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu •
Jun 17, 2025
The invisible labour of Dalit fisherwomen
A changing climate is slowly draining the livelihoods of Dalit and other women workers in the Pazhaiyar fishing harbour, who are experts at navigating the waters for shrimp fishing. State support is short term and inadequate
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Pradeep Elangovan
Pradeep Elangovan is a translator who holds a postgraduate degree in Geology. He is interested in independent cinema and currently works as a translator for a news portal.
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Pradeep Elangovan
Pradeep Elangovan is a translator who holds a postgraduate degree in Geology. He is interested in independent cinema and currently works as a translator for a news portal.
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Parimala
Parimala is a dedicated educator with over a decade of experience working with children from fishing communities. She has collaborated with Social Need Education and Human Awareness (SNEHA) in Nagapattinam and was a 'Coastal Grassroots Fellow' with Dakshin Foundation and SNEHA, trained by Palani Kumar.
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Kavitha Muralidharan
Kavitha Muralidharan is a Chennai-based independent journalist and translator. She was earlier the editor of 'India Today' (Tamil) and prior to that headed the reporting section of 'The Hindu' (Tamil). She is a PARI volunteer.
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Rajasangeethan
Rajasangeethan is a Chennai based writer. He works with a leading Tamil news channel as a journalist.
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Binaifer Bharucha
Binaifer Bharucha is a freelance photographer based in Mumbai, and Photo Editor at the People's Archive of Rural India.
