'When you start doing this work, it is hard to eat dal': Life and work of manual scavengers

Prasad, C. S. Sharada and Ray, Isha (2018) 'When you start doing this work, it is hard to eat dal': Life and work of manual scavengers. Economic and Political Weekly, 53 (32). pp. 25-27. ISSN 2349-8846

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Abstract

This article examines the continued practice of manual scavenging in India despite its legal abolition in 2013. It highlights the persistence of caste-based labour among Dalit communities and critiques the limited focus of the Swachh Bharat Mission on the health and dignity of sanitation workers. Drawing on field observations from the Valmiki community in Lucknow, it underscores the lived realities and challenges faced by manual scavengers.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Prasad, C. S. Sharada and Ray, Isha
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Sociology & anthropology > Groups of people > People by social and economic levels > General principles of social classes > Principles of stratification > Caste systems Social sciences > Groups of people > People by social and economic levels > General principles of social classes > Principles of stratification > Caste systems Social sciences > Social problems & services Public Health
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Development
Full Text Status:	None
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7496
Publisher URL:	https://www.epw.in/journal/2018/32/commentary/%E2%...

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