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Alakkukar community, the community of launders also known as the dhobi community is a minority group hailing from Tamil Nadu and spread across the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. They carry out the traditional job of laundering. The community which was once in history considered as an untouchable class has evolved as a scheduled caste embarking on the way of having individuality and their own voice of expression. But what awaited them in the modern world was modern problems... The advancement in machinery and technology is causing novel troubles to the community. Let us dwell into the lives of Dhobis to know their life.