Smitha TK, Author at BehanBox

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Smitha TK

Smitha TK is an independent journalist with over ten years of experience covering climate, caste, politics and conflict in South India.

Stories20 Jan 2026

Beyond The Courts: Taunts, Trauma and the Weight of Waiting for this Irular Family

The jobs they were denied, the insults they learned to ignore, the fear that their children learned and resisted – an Irula family is still dealing with the aftermath of a terrible injustice

Why An Irula Family In Tamil Nadu Had To Wait 14 Years For Justice

In 2011, an Irula family, a highly vulnerable tribe in Tamil Nadu, was subject to rape and extreme violence by the police. Its efforts to find redressal have run into the wall of apathy and a judiciary that refuses to move