The Worst job in the world. Bhangis of India
Description
Indoor plumbing is rare in rural India. This program introduces viewers to two Dalit families who, for generations, have cleaned the excrement from their villages' open-air latrines with their bare hands. But flush-toilets don't necessarily free untouchables from their role; a young man who manually removes waste from the sewers of Hyderabad is also interviewed, along with Bezawada Wilson-a hereditary latrine cleaner-turned-activist determined to free all Bhangis from what is arguably the worst job in the world. Wilson interjects a lone ray of hope into what is otherwise a depiction of a singularly bleak way of life.
Runtime
28 min
Series
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2007], c2006
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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