Madathattuvilai

Madathattuvilai is a village under Villukuri Panchayat in Kanyakumari district, the southernmost district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. 229 residents of Madathattuvilai have donated their eyes in last one decade and making it a trailblazer among cities and towns across the country.[1]

Madathattuvilai
Village
Madathattuvilai
Madathattuvilai
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Madathattuvilai
Madathattuvilai (India)
Coordinates: 8.2196°N 77.3469°E / 8.2196; 77.3469
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictKanyakumari district
Population
 • Total6,000
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
629180
Telephone code91-4651
Vehicle registrationTN-75
Lok Sabha constituencyKanyakumari
Vidhan Sabha constituencyColachel

St. Sebastian Church and Festival
Main article: St.Sebastian Church, Madathattuvilai

St.Sebastian Church situated right in the center of the village, is also an important social center that plays a very important role in the lives of the people in the village. St. Sebastian Church Festival lasts for ten days and draws crowds from surrounding areas for the music, drama and fireworks that add color to this religious event. The festival dates are based on the St. Sebastian Feast (20 January); i.e. 20 January is between the 3rd day to 8th day of the festival.

Eye Donation

[2] As many as 229 people in the village have donated their eyes over the past 11 years turning Madathattuvilai into a trendsetter in creating awareness on eye donation. About 95% of those who die donate their eyes and 1,500 enrolled for eye donation, most of them were young.[3]

Education

Madathattuvilai peoples are Highly educated. The literacy rate is 100%. At present the village has one teacher or lecturer or college professor in each household. The village produces many Teacher, Lecturer, lawyers, college professors, and government employees, including military and paramilitary service and State Administrative Service personnel. The graduates are multiplied every year. For example Doctorate (both Arts and Science) candidates are approximately 25 in the village.

Education Institutes
  • St.Sebastian Matriculation School
  • St.Sebastian Computer Education
  • St. Alocious Primary School
  • St. Lawrence Higher Secondary School ( which is one of the oldest high schools in the area)
  • Mother Gnanamma Catholic College of Education
  • Adline Matric Higher Secondary School

Culture and Religion

The village, being predominantly Roman Catholic and belong to the Nadar caste.

References
  1. "This Village With an Eye Donor in Every Home is an Example For All of India". thebetterindia.com/. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. "With 229 Organ Donors, This Tamil Nadu Village Is Leading The Way In Eye & Body Donation". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  3. "This Tamil Nadu village shows the way in eye donation". Times of India. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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