Goddesses

Entry no. 82

Synopsis: Here is the story of three ordinary women who live extra ordinary lives surviving darkest of times and gone against society’s norms to live and work according to the rules they have set for themselves. Lakshmi, a professional “funeral singer” visits death houses with a troop of drummers and for a measly pay, she wails and laments and shares the grief of the other mourners. The throb of the drums and her ankle bells resonate in the house long after she has left.

Krishnaveni, “grave digger”: dead unknown earn her the daily meal. Veni accepts unclaimed bodies from the local Police and gives them a decent burial or cremation, digging and maintaining the graves herself.

Sethuraku, “the fisherwoman”: what normally considered as taboo for women is confidently done by a lady. She goes out to sea, every morning with a few fellow fisherwomen to collect fish & prawns, singing to welcome the day