the Irula
Tamil Nadu
the Development of Disadvantaged People in Chennai
Sethu Sethunarayanan

A better rat trap has led to a better life for the Irula tribe in Tamil Nadu state in southeastern India. The Irulas are one of the lowest groups in the Hindu social order. They live in rural poverty. Many work as rat catchers in farm fields. Farmers pay them a few cents for each rat they kill. The…
新型捕鼠工具使印度東南部Tamil Nadu州Irula部落的人們過上了更好的生活。Irula人是印度社會等級中地位最低的群體，他們生活在貧窮的農(nóng)村。很多人以在農(nóng)田里捕鼠為生。每殺死一只老鼠，農(nóng)民就付給他們幾分錢。 傳統(tǒng)的捕鼠方法是：在泥罐子里點(diǎn)上火，然后通過往罐子底部的孔里吹氣，把煙輸送送到老鼠生活的地下空間。然后，…