Dom workers at Varanasi's Manikarnika Ghat burn funeral pyres in temperatures up to 6,000 degrees Celsius. Shalok Chaudhry handles 100 bodies daily, suffering burns and breathing smoke. Research shows 76% of Dom workers drink alcohol before work to cope. Studies reveal caste discrimination causes mental health problems among marginalised communities, yet government health policies exclude caste-based data and mental health services remain unavailable.
00:00 – 00:25 | The Keeper of the Dead
00:25 – 00:38 | The Lineage of Fire
00:38 – 00:59 | Duty Without Sentiment
00:59 – 01:15 | Cursed Existence
01:15 – 01:33 | Labour Against Fire
01:33 – 01:49 | The Weight of Fire
01:49 – 02:07 | Generations in Ashes
02:07 – 02:28 | A Life in Bondage
02:28 – 03:01 | The Burden of Childhood
03:01 – 03:43 | The Rickshaw Dilemma
03:43 – 04:43 | The Voice of Stigma
04:43 – 05:16 | Death in the Work
05:16 – 05:33 | Forgotten Lives
05:33 – 05:59 | The Breaking Mind
05:59 – 06:20 | A Father’s Fear
06:20 – 06:33 | The Stigma That Clings
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