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2020, year of the pandemic: Govt official hurled casteist slurs, claimed eating beef would give us COVID-19, say TN farmers

2020, year of the pandemic: TN family of farmers accuse govt official of abusive and violent behaviour Semaliyappan, Samiyatha and Shanti have submitted multiple petitions to the police and district administration demanding that action be taken for the casteism, verbal violence and public humiliation to which they were subjected Greeshma Kuthar January 18, 2021 19:17:40 IST Semaliyappan, Samiyatha and Shanti outside their home in Soriyankinathupalayam village. Greeshma Kuthar/Firstpost Editor s note: In 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak upended lives and livelihoods of people in Tamil Nadu in myriad ways. The novel coronavirus threw up new and unprecedented challenges, especially for people from marginalised sections of society. In a multi-part series, Firstpost explores how individuals from different walks of life lived through the year of the pandemic.

2020, year of the pandemic: For a first-generation tribal college student in TN, getting an ST certificate has been toughest test

2020, year of the pandemic: For a first-generation tribal college student in TN, getting an ST certificate has been toughest test Dhanalakshmi, an Irula student, was preparing to study agricultural sciences, but official apathy towards granting her a community certificate stands in the way of her aspirations Greeshma Kuthar January 09, 2021 12:44:34 IST Dhanalakshmi with her family at T Parangini village in Vannur. Krithika Srinivasan Editor s note: In 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak upended lives and livelihoods of people in Tamil Nadu in myriad ways. The novel coronavirus threw up new and unprecedented challenges, especially for people from marginalised sections of society. In a multi-part series, Firstpost explores how individuals from different walks of life lived through the year of the pandemic. This is part eight of the series.

2020, year of the pandemic: Left without a stage and live audience, TN storyteller turns to Zoom to perform

Rathy: “No, I am not, but why are you asking me this question?” Student: “Because you are dark, ma’am.” This was a question Rathy was asked when she was visiting a school in Erode for a storytelling session. This exchange resulted in gasps from her colleagues and other teachers but Rathy wasn’t upset. She was intrigued. Wanting to know what made the student say that, she told him to stretch out his hand. Then, she put her hand next to his and asked him to compare their skin colours. Rathy: “Now tell me, who is darker?” Student: “I am ma’am.”

2020, year of the pandemic: Denied land allotted to her, a disabled woman from Sivaganga narrates her story of ostracisation

2020, year of the pandemic: Denied land allotted to her, a disabled woman from Sivaganga narrates her story of ostracisation
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2020, year of the pandemic: How COVID-19 lockdown in Tamil Nadu washed out this farmer s yearly harvest

2020, year of the pandemic: How COVID-19 lockdown in Tamil Nadu washed out this farmer s yearly harvest For Vijayakumari and her husband Sahadevan, every year is a struggle to survive, but the challenges this year were new Greeshma Kuthar December 28, 2020 16:23:17 IST Vijayakumari and her daughter Diyana Aishwarya strike a pose. This photo is from May, when the family had just set to work on a new batch of crops. Greeshma Kuthar/Firstpost Editor s note: In 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak upended lives and livelihoods of people in Tamil Nadu in myriad ways. The novel coronavirus threw up new and unprecedented challenges, especially for people from marginalised sections of society. In a multi-part series, Firstpost explores how individuals from different walks of life lived through the year of the pandemic. This is part one of the series.

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