Unseen The Truth about India's Manual Scavengers

<ul><li><strong>Keeping aside the middle-class section society can be viewed as being divided into two classes - rich and poor.</strong> While the affluent move about in expensive cars and take pride in their designer products the poor people of this country face the horrifying realities of life on a daily basis. One such degrading and inhuman practice that is still prevalent in India is manual scavenging.<strong>Unseen The Truth About India's Manual Scavengers</strong> talks about this harsh aspect of reality - manual scavenging. Manual scavenging literally means removal of human excreta from toilets without flush systems. This waste is removed by brooms and then piled into the scavenger's baskets which they have to carry to a different location.</li><li><strong>The book talks about the plight of these manual scavengers.</strong> The author travelled to various places and met a lot of these people. She realized was that in spite of various laws being passed against this inhuman act nothing really has been done against it and it is still prevalent in India.</li><li><strong>Unseen The Truth About India's Manual Scavengers</strong> is the fearless and heart-wrenching story about this neglected section of the society. It makes readers aware that while they sit comfortably in their drawing rooms sipping coffee with the TV on there is still scope for improvement in their so-called developed world. This book was published by Penguin India in 2014 and is available in paperback.</li><li><strong>Key Features</strong> This book was originally published in Hindi as <em>Adrishya Bharat</em> in 2012. It has received highly favorable reviews from a lot of critics and esteemed people including Sukhdeo Thorat erstwhile chairman University Grants Commission. About the Author Bhasha Singh is a social activist writer and journalist. She has received numerous awards for her contributions on the issues of manual scavenging and farmer suicides. Reenu Talwar the translator of the book is also a renowned writer and translator.</li></ul>