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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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Topic: cremation

This Odisha man fought to open Brahmin cremation ground for Dalits. It’s called Heaven’s Gate

For activist Nagendra Jena, ‘Brahmin Shamsan’ on the signboard was odious in the 21st century. The burial ground is now 'Swarg Dwar' and open to all, but Dalits in the village are still not rushing to cremate their dead.

Electric crematorium won’t give moksha, caste Hindus won’t touch dead. Dom jobs in Banaras safe

In 'Fire on the Ganges: Life among the Dead in Banaras', author Radhika Iyengar writes how no ‘upper-caste’ Hindu will be willing to perform the task of burning corpses, even if the said work has been ‘glorified’ for centuries as the only way of ‘providing moksha’.

How a priest’s suspicions during last rites led to Delhi man’s arrest for father’s ‘murder’

Man allegedly killed his father in a fit of rage & took him to be cremated Thursday, but priest noticed cuts on the body & alerted police.

Crematorium, hospital in UP’s Ballia fill up as heatwave scorches town

The deaths in Ballia have triggered a row as the UP government replaced a district health official for citing heat as the cause of deaths.

Long queues, high fees for cremation services in Beijing as Covid cases rise

Workers at two funeral parlours in Beijing said there has been a surge in residents looking to cremate deceased relatives.

The Covid pallbearers — How Indians across religion and caste worked to give the dead dignity

In ‘To Hell and Back’, Barkha Dutt writes about how Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian pallbearers were the handymen tasked to repair the broken bits of our humanity.

A 1996 incident at a crematorium that changed Padma Shri awardee Jitender Singh Shunty’s life

Former BJP MLA set up Shaheed Bhagat Singh Sewa Dal in 1996. It organises cremations for the poor & abandoned, and helped cremate 4,000 during second Covid wave.

Hathras was no exception, at least 4 ‘rape’ victims were ‘forcibly cremated’ by police

In each of the 4 cases, which took place between September 2020 and January 2021, families allege they were under pressure from police to quickly cremate the bodies.

In Sonipat’s largest crematorium, Covid victims’ ashes waiting to be immersed are piling up

While some families do not have money to perform last rituals, others haven't been able to collect ashes as they are afraid to travel during the pandemic.

Haryana’s crematoria need more wood, so govt allows forest dept to continue tree-felling

Haryana govt has put tree-felling in a list of activities permitted during the lockdown imposed to slow down the surging Covid-19 wave, which has been extended till 17 May.

On Camera

Mamata Shankar stuck in Dark Ages. Gen Z showing India there’s no one way to wear a saree

In an interview with Anandabazar Patrika Shankar waxed eloquent about her many objections to the pallu not covering the bosom area of Gen Z women. She called them ‘women of the street’.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.