Community Correspondents
Videos from Shambhulal
Impact: Discrimination stands alive in crematoriums
Community Correspondent, Shambhu belongs to the Khatik community in Delwara, Rajasthan. The crematorium space for his community was shared with two other Dalit sub-castes, the Meghwals and the Ghametis. Shambu spoke of the space as a ‘ghetto’ for the dearly departed in a video published in November 2012. Since then,...
Discrimination stands alive in crematoriums
The crematories for Dalits in Delwara district of Rajasthan are in very bad shape. There is no place for the relatives to sit and no arrangement for drinking water. There is no shed to burn the body. During monsoons, the relatives use rubber tyres to burn the deceased. For the...