With its briny sea breeze and a history of pearl-diving, the port town of Tuticorin near the southern tip of India hardly looks like a

History and determination to fight social discrimination : Sivakasi, a small town in Virudhnagar district of Tamil Nadu, and its nearby areas have the largest

There were five firms in Sivakasi manufacturing matches under the name and style of Shenbagam Match Works, Brilliant Match Works, Manoranjitha Match Works, Pioneer Match

The God of the poor people of Mallankinaru VillageThiru Minnadi Nadar who took several efforts to establish MNMSPS School, MallankinarBy - Dr.P.Karuppanan M.A.Ph.DThiru.K.P.M.Minnadi Nadar is

Toddy tapping became a near-forgotten craft after 1948, when Tamil Nadu responded to a plea by Mohandas Gandhi to save Indians-and their pay envelopes -from

The sub sect, Nadar climber, was eradicated by the Northern Nadars through the process of Sanskritisation, Social Reformation and Surya Vamasam Kshathriya practices. The Northern

Alliance Fixation:After all the trials and tribulations of searching and matching exercise, the Nadar community people formalize the "Thirumana Urudhi" through a function popularly called