Geeta Charusivam Puliyarampakkam Village in Cheyyar Taluk of Tiruvannamalai district is a village with a population of around 2500 persons. It is primarily a Dalit village, with majority of the population (about 2000) belonging to a scheduled caste called Paraiyars. The caste hindus are just a quarter in number as compared to the Dalits. …
Update on CSI Hospital, Kancheepuram, incidents
(Update on the situation on 22nd July, 2012) Geeta Charusivam Jacqueline is better now. The expenses at the private hospital were quite steep, so her family, friends and colleagues got her discharged on Saturday morning viz. 21.07.2012. They felt that CSI Hospital (their employer) should admit and treat her. So they brought her to CSI …
Jacqueline is conscious today but still not out of danger
[Update on the state of health of Jacqueline, the nurse who attempted suicide in CSI Hospital, Kancheepuram, due to casteist harassment by the hospital director, and other developments — Round Table India] Geeta Charusivam There have been further developments in the CSI hospital struggle in Kancheepuram. Some friends visited Jacqueline in hospital today and have …
Attempted suicide by nurse at CSI Hospital, Kancheepuram, due to casteist harassment
Attempted suicide by nurse at CSI Hospital, Kancheepuram, due to harassment of the casteist hospital director (Message from Makkal Mandram) Dear Friends, An incident has happened in CSI Hospital Kancheepuram. Jacqueline, a nurse working in the hospital for more than 15 years, swallowed a lot of pills yesterday while on duty and is in a …