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Feudalism beyond the farmland: The Dalit workers in Sivakasi’s firecracker units

The death of more than a dozen workers at a firecracker factory in Virudhunagar last month was yet another reminder of the hazards of working in this sector. But the horrific incident, which is the latest of many, did little to deter thousands of mostly Dalit workers like 40-year-old Mariammal…

Newslaundry · Dec 11, 2023

India’s fireworks capital losing its sparkle

Early in the 20 th century, young cousins A. Shanmuga Nadar and P. Ayya Nadar set off to Calcutta from their home town Sivakasi, an arid region in the present-day Virudhunagar district, to learn the know-how of the match work industry.

The Hindu · Mar 10, 2022