tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post115884176714132490..comments2024-03-29T14:54:15.215+05:30Comments on Known Turf: Shit - 3Annie Zaidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08687223598027157611noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1160375406426446952006-10-09T12:00:00.000+05:302006-10-09T12:00:00.000+05:30I'm from Scotland where we take clean toilets for ...I'm from Scotland where we take clean toilets for granted. Many are inspected every few hours. I found Annie's article interesting and moving. It should be possible to start to solve the problem in India. I wish her well.<BR/><BR/>On a personal note. I work in a hotel and the sewage system often gets blocked. If I didn't unblock it the sewage would fill the rooms.<BR/>There is a great johnthebarmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14255924659739608684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1159371012175324302006-09-27T21:00:00.000+05:302006-09-27T21:00:00.000+05:30Annie, I think that it is Gandhi's views on caste ...Annie,<BR/> I think that it is Gandhi's views on caste and the consequences that caused much frustration to Ambedkar. Gandhi changed his views, somewhat belatedly, about caste. He finally said "Caste has to go" (quoted by Nicholas Dirks in 'Castes of Mind.)gaddeswaruphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16509075029154476375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1159361744696584092006-09-27T18:25:00.000+05:302006-09-27T18:25:00.000+05:30indscribe: do mail me details (when, where etC) of...indscribe: do mail me details (when, where etC) of the old delhi incident.<BR/><BR/>gaddeawarup: gandhi on toilets is a bit controversial. try looking up ambedkar's refutation of gandhi's stand. quite interesting, from a historical perspective. my personal view is that both men's ideas are relevant and can be implemented in conjunction.<BR/><BR/>shobha: actually, not. every time i see terrible Annie Zaidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687223598027157611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1159357766625087902006-09-27T17:19:00.000+05:302006-09-27T17:19:00.000+05:30I wasn't aware that manual scavenging exists in ou...I wasn't aware that manual scavenging exists in our country even at the so-called 21st century until I watched this documentary film (named "Shit") by a documentary film maker from Tamil Nadu which was screened in a documentary film festival in my hometown, Thrissur in Kerala. The documentary portrayed a day in the life of a woman scavenger in the TN town Madurai. If I say I was shocked, it Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17511337418824516211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1159272542186713502006-09-26T17:39:00.000+05:302006-09-26T17:39:00.000+05:30Hey there just found your blog. Nice. This post wa...Hey there just found your blog. Nice. This post was very moving, also I can understand the feeling. Cheers!jairajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624763018823383405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1159255479615616292006-09-26T12:54:00.000+05:302006-09-26T12:54:00.000+05:30i agree it is an issue..a very serious one. and i'...i agree it is an issue..a very serious one. and i'm glad you've taken it up, in a way.kuffirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137701734913669203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1159165181630069062006-09-25T11:49:00.000+05:302006-09-25T11:49:00.000+05:30Annie, Thank you for caring enough to write about ...Annie, Thank you for caring enough to write about something the rest of us simply wish away. This is gut-wrenching stuff, and something that deserves to be told. You're doing a wonderful job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1159162787804041352006-09-25T11:09:00.000+05:302006-09-25T11:09:00.000+05:30I don't know about other parts of India but here i...I don't know about other parts of India but here in Chennai there are still men (near naked at that) climbing down manholes to clean up any blockages. I can't think of a more horrible profession or making a human being go through that. Most of these guys are drunk because anyother way would be difficult for them to bear the episode. I would assume that the risk involved in such a thing must beR.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13751281571821760855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1159129310336720002006-09-25T01:51:00.000+05:302006-09-25T01:51:00.000+05:30numbingnumbingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1159122283506339872006-09-24T23:54:00.000+05:302006-09-24T23:54:00.000+05:30What does it do to you - psychologically, emotiona...<I>What does it do to you - psychologically, emotionally - to have to do it, day after day?</I><BR/><BR/>when one sees soooooo many people around you, scarred for life, with their self-esteem beaten down (to the point where they themselves believe that they are "only worth that much", or "can only pick up shit".........I think it's the most depressing feeling possible.Sunilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776658071546232685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1159107367606164892006-09-24T19:46:00.000+05:302006-09-24T19:46:00.000+05:30Hi Annie...the posts make me extremely sad. I reme...Hi Annie...the posts make me extremely sad. I remember, couple of years back I was a student volunteer at the World Social Forum that was held in Mumbai. I met a bunch of women scavengers there who had come to Mumbai from Uttar Pradesh representing their organisation. One woman told me, "In my village, people don't talk to me properly since I pick up shit and they don't treat my daughter well Shobhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08930302398862035268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1159107137930742112006-09-24T19:42:00.000+05:302006-09-24T19:42:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Shobhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08930302398862035268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1159063218846591502006-09-24T07:30:00.000+05:302006-09-24T07:30:00.000+05:30Annie,I googled 'Gandhi on cleaning toilets' and f...Annie,<BR/>I googled 'Gandhi on cleaning toilets' and found several articles which substantiate your core assertions in this series of article. I added a few links in my blog. Keep up your good work.gaddeswaruphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16509075029154476375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1159034484798770622006-09-23T23:31:00.000+05:302006-09-23T23:31:00.000+05:30I am really at loss how to react. It is too distur...I am really at loss how to react. It is too disturbing though I am aware of this problem, having a few women reporters around in my ten years as a journalist. <BR/>The other day I saw a toilet for women getting constructed in the heart of Old City but when I passed by the area after a month, I found that it was locked. You are absolutely right, I fail to realise why these toilets are kept locked editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073543434209800940noreply@blogger.com