‘Witnessing such sights each day has a deep, scarring impact on the children at Manikarnika Ghat,’ says Radhika Iyengar, author of Fire on the Ganges
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‘Witnessing such sights each day has a deep, scarring impact on the children at Manikarnika Ghat,’ says Radhika Iyengar, author of Fire on the Ganges

The Hindu  

Caste is a living reality in India. Debut author Radhika Iyengar gives an in-depth picture of the life of one such community, the Doms of Banaras, without whom moksha is not considered possible by some Hindus. Will it be fair to say, ‘Fire on the Ganges’ is a comment on social oppression in the name of religion? At the same time, it tries to examine how a community that performs a specialised funerary practice continues to be regarded as ‘untouchable’ by a majority of caste Hindus. ‘Gobaraha’, which was undigested corn found in cattle dung, would later be separated and given to the Dalit workers as wages.

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