Date:14/11/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/14/stories/2008111451040200.htm

Tamil Nadu

Toiling hard

Photo: M. Periasamy

Deprived of childhood: Blissfully ignorant of Children’s Day, falling on Friday, these children tread their weary way in Coimbatore carrying sawdust to their kitchen on Thursday. —