Author

Aditi R. 3 posts 0 comments

Writes extensively on poverty, displacement, women and children in conflict with law, education and disability. Recipient of the SAWM-UNICEF media initiative 2017. Was awarded the IIJNM award for excellence in print journalism for a story on the education of tribal children in Valparai, Coimbatore.
Worked as a Reporter for The New Indian Express, Chennai (2014-16) and then as a Reporter for The Hindu, Chennai (2016-18). Currently working as a Senior Correspondent for The Times of India in Chennai.

Home

Education, an uphill task for the tribals of Udumanparai

Aditi R. Mar 10, 2020

For children of the Kaadar community in the Western Ghats, getting an education means leaving home at the age of six to stay at residential schools.

Social

Moving ahead, Sivagami wants to go back and help her Kaadar community

Aditi R. Jan 14, 2018 0

Sivagami, first Kaadar to pursue post-graduation, wants to help her tribe progress Twenty-five-year-old Sivagami has many dreams. One of them is to help her community, which has for long been living in isolation and neglect. Ms. Sivagami…

Social

Education, an uphill task for the tribals of Udumanparai

Aditi R. Jan 14, 2018 0

For children of the Kaadar community in the Western Ghats, getting an education means leaving home at the age of six to stay at residential schools. Deep in the jungles of the Western Ghats near Valparai, over a 100 km from Coimbatore, is…