Endless Filth

The Saga of the Bhangis

Mari Marcel Thekaekara

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English

Zed Books Ltd
01 March 2003

Asian history; Cultural studies; Social discrimination; Social groups; Sewage treatment & disposal

This is the telling indictment of India's lack of resolve over the past 100 years to get rid of the manual scavenging and transportation of human excrement. Since Ghandi raised the question of untouchability in 1901 there have been reports, recommendations and funding, but so far little has changed. Almost every state government denies the existence of the problem. The author suggests that there is a silent and shameful opposition in India to the eradication of untouchability. The Bhangis are trapped in a caste-ordained system which impedes rehabilitation and movement into alternative work. Can attitudes change, or will the dignity, justice and equality enshrined in the constitution remain no nearer to the Bhangis than it was in 1947?

By: Mari Marcel Thekaekara
Imprint: Zed Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 190g
ISBN: 9781842772676
ISBN 10: 1842772678
Pages: 140
Publication Date: 01 March 2003
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. A Filthy Fifty Years 2. A Look around the Country 3. In Gandhiji's Gujarat 4. Believe it or not Stories 5. Rehabilitation - A Complex Task 6. Toilets through the Ages 7. The National Commission 8. A Day in the Life of a Dalit Organisation

Mari Marcel Thekaekara is an Indian journalist with a development background.

Reviews for Endless Filth: The Saga of the Bhangis

'Deserves notice in an academic publication both for the social challenges that it raises and for the implicit questions about caste, community, identity and reform that it provokes...a readable, relevant and necessary voice for change about a seemingly intractable malaise.' - Journal of Asian Studies