Rev. Bartholomew Segan Palk

Innocence before God:   Naboth the farmer - 1 Kings 21 Rev. Bartholomew Segan Palk, CSI Coimbatore Diocese     A poor farmer inheriting his ancestral property might be the only asset that he has in the world and once a rich man covets this poor man’s farmland. For the poor, that piece of land is the only source for his survival but for the rich, it is a place to enjoy. Poor man is offered the best price in the market for the land. Yet he refuses the deal because he has to migrate to a new place where he will become a stranger. Once the poor man moves away from his land, he has to give up his way of life to become a slave of the situation and fight for his rights. * Tamilarasan a young farmer and a civil engineer of Ayodhipatnam including other farmers, owning a few acres of farmland are under the government's pressure to sell their land for the green corridor project across the districts. Giving up on their land is equivalent to selling their identity. Such i...