Kausalya Shankar
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Kausalya Shankar
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Kausalya is a prominent Indian anti-caste activist. She became a cause célèbre after her former husband V. Shankar was hacked to death in 2016 in an honour killing by killers hired by her family. Her case, known as Udumalai Shankar murder case, became emblematic of the endemic issue of honour killings of inter-caste couples, as well as the enduring issues of caste violence in Tamil Nadu. Her family were opposed to her inter-caste marriage. She is a Thevar, while Shankar belonged to the Pallar ca
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Indian activist
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kausalya_Shankar
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2024-03-12T19:06:51Z
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