Women power Nilakottai’s flower export companies that ship jasmine across the world

Women power Nilakottai’s flower export companies that ship jasmine across the world

We first hear the tinkle of glass bangles. And then it hits us: the overpowering scent of jasmine. About 30 women are stringing the flowers inside a nondescript building in a bylane in Nilakottai, Dindigul district, 45 kilometres from Madurai. Songs from a mobile phone play in the background as their fingers work swiftly. Each […]

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