review at Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges: Life among the Dead in Banaras, Gurugram: HarperCollins, 2023, 346 p., ISBN: 978-93-5699-467-6.
review at Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges: Life among the Dead in Banaras, Gurugram: HarperCollins, 2023, 346 p., ISBN: 978-93-5699-467-6.
Author(s): Mihaela GligorSubject(s): History, Cultural history, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Review, General Reference Works, Economic history, History of ideas, Local History / Microhistory, Gender history, Cultural Essay, Book-Review
Published by: Presa Universitara Clujeana
Keywords: review; Varanasi; communities; death; history; India;
Summary/Abstract: Fire on the Ganges, by Radhika Iyengar, an Indian journalist, writer, and recipient of the 2018 Red Ink Awards in the category of human rights, is a masterpiece that describes, in an unprecedent manner, “the life among the dead in Banaras.” The book is based on almost eight years of research on the Dom community of Varanasi, a group of people that have a remarkable importance for the Hindus.
Journal: ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF INDIAN STUDIES
- Issue Year: 1/2024
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 168-171
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English
