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Shining a Light on the Darker Side of India: Palani Kumar Discusses Social Awareness about Manual Scavengers with Society of Collective Heed.

S.O.C.H has a unique approach to achieving its objectives, which involves conducting online interviews and getting media coverage from national outlets. In this vein, the organization has invited M. Palani Kumar, a staff photographer for PARI and a documentary filmmaker, to participate in an online interview. M. Palani Kumar is a 2019 PARI Fellow who is known for his work documenting the lives of marginalized communities. He was the cinematographer for ‘Kakoos’, a powerful documentary about manual scavengers in Tamil Nadu, and he continues to advocate for the rights of manual scavengers through his photographs.

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