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The state of
Tamil Nadu is
located along
the south east
coast of the
Indian
subcontinent.
The Tamil
culture and
language is said
to have its
origins in
prehistoric
times and is
related to the
ancient
Dravidian
culture of
Southern India.
The rural region
of interior
Tamil Nadu is
made up of
thousands of
small villages,
most with no
electricity,
inadequate
health care and
on-going
problems with
inadequate
sanitation and
water supplies.
Health care is
not affordable
for most
families.
Produced and
directed by
Professor
Annette Danto of
Brooklyn
College, THE
NEVER ENDING
PATH tells the
stories of the
women living in
rural Tamil
Nadu. From 5
family units,
the women share
many of the
concerns facing
mothers and
their daughters
throughout rural
regions of
Southeast Asia.
As with women
from poor
villages in many
parts of the
world, issues of
dowry, their
daughters'
educational
opportunities,
and economic
hardship are
discussed, along
with inter-caste
and arranged
marriages.
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