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Word: saravanan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1995-1995
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...live kidney donors. In the 1980s the trade was centered in Bombay, but after a crackdown it spread to other areas, specifically the Madras suburb of Villivakkam, popularly known as ``Kidneyvakkam.'' Several thousand people living in abject poverty in Villivakkam have sold their kidneys. In a typical instance, Rani Saravanan said she had decided to have a kidney removed to obtain cash to feed her family and pay debts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AN ABOMINABLE TRADE | 2/20/1995 | See Source »

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