An 82-year-old Tamil teacher who counsels war widows and orphans, Gethsie Shanmugam, is one among the six winners of this years Ramon Magsaysay Awards. The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation said Ms. Shanmugam, a teacher and psychological counsellor, won for braving bombings and threats of arrests in conflict zones to counsel war widows, orphans and children traumatized by three decades of war in Sri Lanka. Gethsie Shanmugam talks to Kulasegaram Sanchayan about her work and about the work her work that got her the award.
An 82-year-old Tamil teacher who counsels war widows and orphans, Gethsie Shanmugam, is one among the six winners of this years Ramon Magsaysay Awards. The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation said Ms. Shanmugam, a teacher and psychological counsellor, won for braving bombings and threats of arrests in conflict zones to counsel war widows, orphans and children traumatized by three decades of war in Sri Lanka. Gethsie Shanmugam talks to Kulasegaram Sanchayan about her work and about the work her work that got her the award.
