'I am sacrificing my life to trigger concern about plastic in India'

Environmentalist Jawahar Kumaran committed suicide and left a video protesting about ‘toxic plastic’In late October, the streets of the temple town of Thanjavur were abuzz with Diwali festivities, the skies glittering with fireworks. One home, however, was cloaked in darkness.“We aren’t celebrating Diwali because we are in mourning this year,” said K Kumaran, just back from his 10-hour shift as a security guard at a private college. In the corner of the living room,