The Kindness of Strangers

Lhendup G Bhutia

How people stepped up to fill the gaps in India’s Covid response as the second wave surged

Nikita Doval

Grave diggers and crematorium operators bring dignity to funerals diminished by Covid-19

Virendra Kapoor

A crematorium experience, a road trip and a social media wish

Madhavankutty Pillai

“For the first cremation, I myself went as the manager because we didn’t want any mistakes”

Avantika Bhuyan

Hindu tradition has long resisted the presence of women at funerals. But in a village near Allahabad, female professionals conduct the last rites.

Venkata Vemuri

A controversy erupts over open air cremation as a Hindu and Sikh tradition seeks a reprieve from British law

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