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“My parents were very forward-looking even in that era. In the ’30s my eldest sister completed her graduation staying in a hostel away from all of us. My father was a firm believer of educating his girls,” she adds.

The Sangam rehabilitates and empowers people with physical and mental impairments. In its three decades, it has embraced more than 330 villages in four blocks of Tirunelveli district, touching a population of over six lakh.