"Adrishya Bharat" book launch by Bhasha Singh at Constitution Club, Vallabhai Patel House, Rafi Marg > 4:30pm on 8th June 2012
Time : 4:30 pm
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Place : Speaker's Hall, Constitution Club, Vallabhai Patel House, Rafi Marg, New Delhi - 110 001
Event Details : 'Adrishya Bharat' book launch by Bhasha Singh.
ADRISHYA BHARAT (Invisible India)
A book in Hindi by Bhasha Singh
New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2012; Rs 199.
Adrishya Bharat is a narrative of manual scavenging in India, perhaps a first of its kind in any language. It is a heart-rending account of people, mostly women, carrying night soils on their heads. It is also a saga of their brave struggle to come out of this castiest hell and lead a life of dignity and justice. This book also talks about how these wretched of earth- who were never treated as human beings- are knocking at the closed doors of legislature, executive and judiciary.
The book is in two sections. First section deals with stories from visits to eleven states- Kashmir, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. It is a collection of some mind-shattering experiences of Baltiwalis of Kanpur, Dabbuwalis of Bengal, Tinawalis of Bihar, Tottikar of Andhra Pradesh and Watals of Kashmir. This book is different as it just not talks about the practice but also about the pain, the agony and the lives of the scavenger communities. Second section is about the legal, social and political hypocrisies which contribute to this practice. It exposes layers of lies of our socio-political system which protected this heinous practice even after 65 years of our country’s Independence.
Besides in-depth analysis, this is a well-documented book with latest data, charts, maps and photographs. The book also contains details of the scavenging castes across the country in a historical perspective.
The book is a reflection upon our society, its prejudices and its mindset. This book should stir a few heads.
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Event Details : 'Adrishya Bharat' book launch by Bhasha Singh.
ADRISHYA BHARAT (Invisible India)
A book in Hindi by Bhasha Singh
New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2012; Rs 199.
Adrishya Bharat is a narrative of manual scavenging in India, perhaps a first of its kind in any language. It is a heart-rending account of people, mostly women, carrying night soils on their heads. It is also a saga of their brave struggle to come out of this castiest hell and lead a life of dignity and justice. This book also talks about how these wretched of earth- who were never treated as human beings- are knocking at the closed doors of legislature, executive and judiciary.
The book is in two sections. First section deals with stories from visits to eleven states- Kashmir, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. It is a collection of some mind-shattering experiences of Baltiwalis of Kanpur, Dabbuwalis of Bengal, Tinawalis of Bihar, Tottikar of Andhra Pradesh and Watals of Kashmir. This book is different as it just not talks about the practice but also about the pain, the agony and the lives of the scavenger communities. Second section is about the legal, social and political hypocrisies which contribute to this practice. It exposes layers of lies of our socio-political system which protected this heinous practice even after 65 years of our country’s Independence.
Besides in-depth analysis, this is a well-documented book with latest data, charts, maps and photographs. The book also contains details of the scavenging castes across the country in a historical perspective.
The book is a reflection upon our society, its prejudices and its mindset. This book should stir a few heads.
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"Adrishya Bharat" book launch by Bhasha Singh at Constitution Club, Vallabhai Patel House, Rafi Marg > 4:30pm on 8th June 2012
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