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Professor S. Albert Lobo, M.A., B.L., L.T., (1913 – 2003)

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“An illustrious era has come to an end”, were the words with which the news of Professor Albert Lobo’s death, at the age of 90, was greeted by those who had known him over the years. He was the last among his generation of great teachers, who had devoted their lives to the service of St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirapalli. Continue reading Professor S. Albert Lobo, M.A., B.L., L.T., (1913 – 2003) →

Fr. Adrian Caussanel – on Paravas – 3

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It is not out of place to make a few remarks in respect of the Paravas . Are the Paravas mixed race? The opinion advanced by writers is certainly untrue and ungrounded historically. Not a single caste in India is more cautious in matrimonial union. The supposition that there had been intermarriages with Portuguese is merely a fable. Any man who has deeply examined matters comes to the conclusion that Paravas are scrupulous to excess in their contracting marriages and this results from the autonomy of the caste before their conversion. Continue reading Fr. Adrian Caussanel – on Paravas – 3 →

FIFTY – FIFTY

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Dowry is the worst of all social evils that bedevil the young fisher women in their lives. Many remain as eternal spinsters as their parents are unable to give handsome dowry. The agony of helpless parents of lasses is unbounded. The girls who get stuck at home, for want of wealth to part with as dowry often quarrel with parents and relatives when they see their companions get on with married life after giving a dowry. Continue reading FIFTY – FIFTY →

Share her burden

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In the fisherfolk society there is a gender-based division of labour. In accordance to the division women confine themselves to household affairs and mane control the sea. The Parava women found the central focus of their identity and their social role in the work they perform as wives, mothers and daughters (Kalpana Ram). But they have now broken such barriers and they perform activities like salting, drying and selling fish. They have also resorted to sorting fish. So the domestic tasks, the special responsibilities in the religious sphere and various economic activities have increased their burden three-fold and their health is very much affected. Continue reading Share her burden →

நன்கு அறியப் பெறாத ஒரு மாபெரும் கிறிஸ்தவப் பாவலர்

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நம் நாட்டில் கீழைக்கடலோரத்தின் திலகமாகத் திகழ்வது தூத்துக்குடி. முத்துக்குளித்துறையில் முதன்மையான துறைமுகப்பட்டினம் இதுவே. தென்னகத்தின் திறவுகோல் என்று வரலாற்று ஆசிரியர்களால் எடுத்து மொழியப் பெற்ற வணிகம் வளம் படைத்த பொன்னகர் இந்நகரே. ஆதியில் கொற்கையும் மணப்பாடும் மதுரையும் பரத மரபினரின் அரசிருக்கையும் தலைநகருமாயிருந்தன என்று வரலாறும் கூறும். இந்த இனத்தார் கிறிஸ்தவம் தழுவிய பின்னால் தூத்துக்குடியின் இவர்தம் அரசிருக்கையும் தலைநகரும் ஆயிற்று. தூத்துக்குடியின் பழைய பெயர் தூற்றுக்குடி. Continue reading நன்கு அறியப் பெறாத ஒரு மாபெரும் கிறிஸ்தவப் பாவலர் →