@book{22165, keywords = {Stigma, Social stigma, leprosy, India}, author = {Muthumeenal }, title = {Thorn: an autobiography of the devil of social stigma}, abstract = {Muthu Meenal was born in a village in Tamil Nadu and diagnosed with leprosy at the age of nine. Thorn is the story of her childhood and coming of age, culminating in her marriage. }, year = {2009}, pages = {128 p.}, publisher = {Meenal Publishing House}, address = {Chennai, India}, isbn = {978-81-909594-0-7}, language = {eng, tam}, }