Endless filth : the saga of the Bhangis (Record no. 60899)
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fixed length control field | 01221nam a2200169 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
ISBN | 1842772678 |
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 305.9363 |
Item number | MAR/E |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
Personal name | Mari Marcel Thekaekara |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Endless filth : the saga of the Bhangis |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Place of publication | London |
-- | New York |
Name of publisher | Zed Books |
Year of publication | 2003. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Number of Pages | 126 p. |
Other physical details | ill., map |
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
General note | Reprint. Originally published : Bangalore : Books for Change, 1999. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc | 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? |
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Topical Term | Bhangis. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Refuse collectors |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
Koha item type | BK |
952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
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Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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Kannur University Central Library | Stack | 20/03/2021 | 305.9363 MAR/E | 52604 | BK |