climber-barefoot-braveheart

Sivagangai district, Tamil Nadu

Jun 10, 2017

Climber: barefoot braveheart

Palm tree climber, hunter, snake catcher, bull tamer – meet M. Ramesh of Sivagangai in Tamil Nadu

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Author

Aparna Karthikeyan

Aparna Karthikeyan is an independent journalist, author and Senior Fellow, PARI. Her non-fiction book 'Nine Rupees an Hour' documents the disappearing livelihoods of Tamil Nadu. She has written five books for children. Aparna lives in Chennai with her family and dogs.