The Ghost Village Of Tamil Nadu

Two sons return to their dead father's village to keep alive memories, and are the only ones living in the crumbling hamlet, discovers A Ganesh Nadar. IMAGE: A crumbling structure in......

Meenakshipuram, 33 years on: Muslims happy, Hindus not

A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com visits the village in Tamil Nadu that shot into national prominence in 1981 when half the Dalits there converted to Islam. He spoke to the Hindus and Muslims and came back......

South Tamil Nadu under water after downpour, villages cut off

Villages, towns, roads and highways in several regions of southern Tamil Nadu including Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi just resemble rivers in spate. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga was among the......

'Why would we want to go back to being untouchables?'

41 years ago, Dalits in Meenakshipuram converted to Islam, sending shockwaves through the nation.A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com returns to the village to discover that past antagonisms lurk below the......