This gravedigger picked up from where her husband left off
The Hindu
‘There was strong opposition from men’
M. Mariyai, a 60-year-old woman from Crawford, single-handedly takes care of burials and cremations at the Ramachandra Nagar burial ground. She took over after her husband, a burial ground worker, died 17 years ago.More Related News

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