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June 24, 2021 03:03 pm | Updated June 25, 2021 12:29 pm IST A river forms an intrinsic part of Maadathy — An Unfairy Tale. “Only when death happens in our family do they allow us to cross the river,” says Veni to her daughter Yosana, the women of Maadathy. Maadathy Cast: Semmar Annam, Ajmina Kassim, Arul Kumar and Patric …
Women cane cutters are required to work for 13 to 18 hours a day without any weekly rest day. Kakuste also informs that many years ago, the Supreme Court had said that cane cutters are workers and entitled to all benefits, but evidently nothing came of that. A new study, Crushed Hopes: The Plight of Women Cane Cutters in Maharashtra, …
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