In the coastal villages from Karaikal to Nagapattinam, women members of the fishing community are coming into their own, converting symbolic concessions to well-earned victories from a gender-based paradigm. They have edged themselves into the centre of the traditional village power unit vested with men; they hope to lead these panchayat bodies soon, writes Nacchinarkkiniyan M.
In the coastal villages from Karaikal to Nagapattinam, women members of the fishing community are coming into their own, converting symbolic concessions to well-earned victories from a gender-based paradigm. They have edged themselves into the centre of the traditional village power unit vested with men; they hope to lead these panchayat bodies soon, writes Nacchinarkkiniyan M.