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1.1M views · 88K reactions | Have you ever heard about the Ghost Towns of Chettinad? There are huge abandoned cluster of mansions located in Tamil Nadu,primarily in the Chettinad region. Karaikudi is where most of these mansions are spread across. Higher concentration is around Kanadukathan and Athangudi . All of them are built on a height due to the fear of flooding and have an excellent irrigation system. The Materials for these Houses were shipped in from all over the world as the Chettiar’s were Sailors. It is said the houses are spread across 96 villages . These Chettiars who were excellent businessmen eventually became money lenders, equivalent of today’s billionaires. They lent money to all the affluent kingdoms of India including the British East India Company. Each mansion stands out in extravagance from the other . Over the time as business grew and the dependency of private money lenders reduced, hence the Chettiar’s started moving out in search of better opportunities and settled elsewhere abandoning all their houses. Today you can take a guided tour and even stay in a Chettiar Mansion to experience their way of life. Share this with somebody you would want to visit this place with. #karaikudi #chettinad #chettiar #chettiarhomes #tamilnadu #ghosttown #india #incredibleindia #yehaindia #architecture #southindia #tamil | Zeeshan

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654K views · 83K reactions | What is one thing you wish would change for women?🤔 We have finally come to a place where we have dedicated one day in the year to celebrate ourselves. We looked happy and content playing a submissive role in all stages of our life. We dedicated our lives to the rules set by the society and pleased even unknown strangers to be that "good" girl/woman Except that internally we yearned for the freedom to experience life the way we wished to. Daily disappointments became the way of life. We convinced ourselves that this is how it's meant to be. We abandoned our feelings thinking it's wrong to feel anything being a woman. Even little things were too much to ask for, as we brushed our needs under the carpet and prioritised others needs over ours. We beat ourselves up when things went wrong as we shouldered this huge responsibility of ensuring everyone else is "feeling good". We minimized our value, sacrificed our goals only to feel unworthy of ourselves. Our love was taken advantage of, we felt unseen throughout our lives. We refused to stand up for ourselves to maintain peace and harmony. And we did all this, because we were conditioned to believe that this is being a woman. Let's change the narrative once and for all! #womensday2024 . . . . . #womenempowement #women #womensday2024 #womensday #inspiration #motivation #india #patriarchy #misogyny #indianwomen #indiansociety #society #internationalwomensday #woman #smilewithsumi #sumithrasriram | Sumithra Sriram