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Erode, Tamil Nadu
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N was a 60-year-old and lived with his wife T. He had recently injured his hip in an accident which had forced him to stay home from work. However, his daughter-in-law suspected that this was a ploy to get out of doing any work. “He was just standing and a motorcycle merely touched him and he fell. He got up and walked to a hospital. I’m sure he can walk.” she said somewhat angrily. N had refused treatment at the hospital and instead insisted on being treated by a local vaithiyar (herbalist) who specialized in treating injuries with specially concocted oil.

N had lived in the same village all his life and his current house had been provided to him by the government, thirty years ago. Recently, it had become eligible to receive money from the local government to conduct some repairs on the roof.

Their house had a toilet which was being used as a kitchen, instead.