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Author of FIRE ON THE GANGES ( @HarperCollinsIN ) | Pre-order here: | alumnus @columbiajourn

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Radhika Iyengar

10 months

My debut #nonfiction book about the Doms, a small community of corpse-burners in Banaras, will be out on 29th Sept. 2023. It is available for pre-order now!

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Fire on the Ganges : Life Among the Dead in Banaras

Fire on the Ganges : Life Among the Dead in Banaras

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10 months

Presenting @radhika_iy 's #FireOnTheGanges , the first attempt to chronicle the everyday realities of the Doms in Banaras—a community struggling to find a place beyond that accorded to it by ancient tradition. Read more, and pre-order your copy now!:

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7 years

A day in the life of a corpse-burner | "When I was 13 years old, I began drinking. It was the only way I wouldn’t faint from the smell of melting flesh," says Gagan Choudhury, a corpse-burner. #banaras #reportage #domcommunity

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One of the best stories you will read this week. What a fascinating beginning and what a lovely piece. #journalism #notes

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7 years

Born a cremator: An Indian boy's fight for an education. My piece in @AJEnglish .

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9 months

🔥 It’s #PublicationDay for FIRE ON THE GANGES! To have a debut book published stirs myriad emotions. From the time of writing the first piece of reportage to seeing it slowly evolve into a book,it has been a rollercoaster ride. #fireontheganges @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency

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“There are days when I don’t feel like writing. When the words don’t come, when I feel lazy, when there’s inertia…On such days,I tell myself: ‘Jerry, get up. You don’t have to write a lot, just write three lines. That’s enough’.”— #JerryPinto on writing.

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I’m chasing the Nobel Prize in Literature… and immortality: Jerry Pinto

The Mumbai-based author on Kolkata, his writing process and why he wants to be read 300 years from now

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#Book #FireOnTheGanges : Each time a married woman from the Dom community steps outside her basti, she must be draped in a netlike cloth called chaddar. 'We don't like it,' a Dom woman says. 'Whenever we go out, we put on make-up but all of that is hidden under that ugly chaddar.'

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‘Iyengar consistently pries open the hierarchies and realities of the brutal caste system. Her vivid description of the first time she visits a Dom home,where everyone starts adjusting their bodies to ensure they don’t “take up too much space” in her presence is revelatory…’ 1/2

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7 months

I review ⁦ @radhika_iy ⁩’s #FireOnTheGanges for ⁦ @biblio_a ⁩. A remarkable book. Easily one of the best of 2023. Do read. ⁦ @HarperCollinsIN ⁩ ⁦ @ASuitableAgency ⁩

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10 months

The countdown begins! 'Fire on the Ganges', which chronicles the lives of a community of corpse-burners in Banaras, is set to release on 29th Sept. 📕Pre-order: @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency @soniafaleiro @dbelt50 #fireontheganges #debut #NonFiction

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“Iyengar’s debut work of non-fiction is an incisive, empathetic and considered exploration of what it really means to be part of the Dom community—tasked with burning dead bodies in Varanasi…” #FIREONTHEGANGES is on @moneycontrolcom ’s Best 2023 Books.

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Year Ender 2023: 24 best Indian books of the year, fiction and non-fiction

Year Ender 2023: 24 books of fiction and non-fiction that evoke contemporary India, from Siddhartha Mukherjee's Song of the Cell to Deepti Kapoor's Age of Vice.

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5 months

My proud brother sends this photo across from Delhi International airport (T3). Happy to see #FireOnTheGanges available at @WHSmith_India for discerning readers. @HarperCollinsIN @swatichopra1 @ASuitableAgency @hemalisodhi @harperbroadcast @DelhiAirport

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8 months

FIRE ON THE GANGES receives a thoughtful review in @scroll_in , noting it to be a “compelling” and “stimulating” read! @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency #fireontheganges #domcommunity #nonficiton #debutbook #authors #varanasi #banaras

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‘Fire on the Ganges’: What life in Varanasi is like for the Doms who dispose of corpses

Transgressions are costly and tricky matrices of caste and gender are punitive. The Doms of Banaras continue to pay a heavy price to simply live.

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7 months

Honoured to be longlisted, @kalingalitfest . I’m in esteemed company. @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency @hemalisodhi @swatichopra1

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7 months

We’re delighted to reveal the longlisted authors for the 3rd KLF Book Awards in debut category. A warm congratulations to #RadhikaIyengar for her book “Fire on the Ganges : Life Among the Dead in Banaras”. Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of the literary extravaganza at

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8 months

FIRE ON THE GANGES will have its Mumbai book launch at @crossword_book . I’ll be in conversation with the impeccable @JairajSinghR . Do come. Bring friends and family too? Looking forward to seeing you there! RSVP here: @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency

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5 months

An incredible day. At @JaipurLitFest , I spoke to the brilliant @sanjoykroy about my book, #FIREONTHEGANGES and the Doms, a hard-working yet marginalised community of corpse-burners in Banaras. @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency @hemalisodhi @harperbroadcast

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#FIREONTHEGANGES has won the ‘Gaurang River Prize’ for Best Non-fiction, and I’m stoked! Many thanks to my editor, @swatichopra1 and the @HarperCollinsIN team, and my wonderful agents @hemalisodhi and Ambar Sahil Chatterjee at @ASuitableAgency . #KokrajharLiteraryFestival

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Delighted to share that #Assassin by @krmeera1 tr. #JDevika and @radhika_iy ’s #FireOnTheGanges have been awarded at the #KokrajharLiteraryFestival under fiction and non-fiction category respectively. Grab your copies of these award winners from wherever books are sold!

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#slowjournalism takeaway: While reporting,pay attention to the surrounding sounds. What did the weather feel like that day?What did the street smell of that evening? All these details will take your reader to where you’ve been. @PaulSalopek , @dbelt50 @prempanicker #edenwalkchennai

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8 months

Happy to see FIRE ON THE GANGES on @KitabKhanaBooks ’ Staff Recommends list! Kitab Khana is such an iconic bookstore in Mumbai and this is really heartwarming. Thanks @kunalpurohit for sharing this photo! #fireontheganges #domcommunity #varanasi #nonfiction #BookRecommendations

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10 months

'Fire on the Ganges' is #1 on Journalism Books list on Amazon! Pre-order here if you haven't already: #fireontheganges @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency

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5 years

Home for the next one month. Sangam House Residency 2019 at The Jamun, Bangalore. #writers #residency #sangamhouse #bangalore #writing

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Radhika Iyengar

5 years

Last week was my last day at Mint Lounge. It was a great experience working with a great team. Having said that, I will be freelancing for a bit. If there are any editors looking to commission stories, please do get in touch. This should be fun.

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If you are in Bangalore this weekend, do attend @BlrLitFest . I’ll be speaking about my book, FIRE ON THE GANGES. Looking forward to seeing you there! #BLF #Bangalore #blrlitfest @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency @hemalisodhi

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A friend made this very special #FIREONTHEGANGES charm for me to hang from a Christmas tree 🎄 Best. Christmas. Present. Ever.

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. @DalrympleWill 's visual compositions are often conventional, but they can also be dark and brooding,identified by lone monuments,overcast skies and bare landscapes. We speak to him about his show 'The Historian's Eye' which opens today| cc: @Mint_Lounge .

Pakistan, through the eyes of William Dalrymple

Inhabiting William Dalrymple's new photo series, 'The Historian's Eye', are spellbinding images of modern-day Pakistan, made while he was researching his forthcoming book 'The Anarchy'

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6 years

Visited an immensely impressive 83 year old university in rural Rajasthan for . @Mint_Lounge cover story, which trains young girls how to fly, work with robots and manage their finances. #WomensDay #genderequality #women #womeninaviation #girlscancode

A unique university in Rajasthan is teaching women how to fly

Banasthali Vidyapith, an 83-year-old institution in Tonk district, trains women in aviation, nanotechnology and pharmacy

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Radhika Iyengar

5 years

I’m thrilled to announce that as a Charles Wallace India Trust fellow, I will be a Visiting Practitioner at University of Kent, UK. Super excited. #charleswallacetrust @inBritish

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Kent Postcolonial Centre

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We're delighted to be inviting Radhika Iyengar @radhika_iy to Kent this term as our Charles Wallace India Trust Fellow! Radhika is investigating the treatment of low-caste Dom families in Uttar Pradesh. Watch this space for details of upcoming talks!

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Mumbai! I’ll be signing books at some of the city’s most beloved bookstores. I hope to see you there today! @GranthBooks @titlewavesMUM @KitabKhanaBooks @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency @hemalisodhi @harperbroadcast

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1 year

My debut book, 'Fire on the Ganges: Life among the Dead in Banaras' will be out in September 2023.

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1 year

Presenting @radhika_iy 's highly anticipated nonfiction debut, #FireOnTheGanges . The book chronicles everyday realities of the Dom community of Banaras, narrowing its lens on a few spirited characters to tell a remarkably evocative story. Read more:

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6 months

#FIREONTHEGANGES gets featured in @platformag . “We read about terrible acts of violence like honour killings in the newspapers but there are smaller acts of violence that occur every day, which have deep psychological impact on those who experience it.” #NonFiction #book

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'Tis the season to be jolly. #Spotted : 'Fire on the Ganges' at the Bengaluru airport as part of a rather cheery (and literary) Christmas tree! #airportbookstore #bangalore #fireontheganges #banaras #airportreading @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency

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FIRE ON THE GANGES is #7 on Asian Age's Bestsellers list — Non-fiction. @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency #fireontheganges #bestseller #books #nonfiction #debut #varanasi #asianage

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6 months

What an honour! #FireOnTheGanges is shortlisted for the #PVLFAuthorExcellenceAwards2024 - Best Debut Non-Ficiton category. @HarperCollinsIN @jilpanz @ASuitableAgency @hemalisodhi

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FrontList

6 months

Congratulations! 🎉 Author Radhika Iyengar, your captivating debut "Fire on the Ganges" published by HarperCollins India is shortlisted in #PVLFAuthorExcellenceAwards2024 under the #BestDebutNonFiction category. #PVLF2024 #Nominees @HarperCollinsIN @radhika_iy

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6 years

‘It’s said that the name of Siri Fort—which once contained an entire city within it—is soaked in the blood of 8,000 severed heads.’Sir’ and ‘sar’ translates to “head” in Urdu and Hindi respectively.’ I explored the #history behind naming parts of #Delhi with @DelhiHeritage ’s help

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Mint Lounge

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From Dhaula Kuan to Siri Fort, the stories behind the names of Delhi localities provide an insight into the history of the megapolis. @radhika_iy writes.

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4 months

Praise for 'Fire on the Ganges: Life among the Dead in Banaras.’ #domcommunity #india #NonFiction #book #banaras #varanasi #fireontheganges #harpercollins #asuitableagency @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency

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7 months

Delighted to share that I've been invited to speak at @KeralaLitFest '24 about #FIREONTHEGANGES . I can think of no better way to start the new year than to be in Kozhikode,which recently became India’s first ‘UNESCO City of Literature’. @harpercollinsin @asuitableagency #KLF2024

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“Fire on the Ganges is an insightful yet compassionate book that hits hard with its bare facts by examination of the systemic gaps within a highly stratified society that systematically marginalises the community of the Doms.” Review in @TheStatesmanLtd

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6 months

Kozhikode, thank you for a lovely time! It was a pleasure being in the UNESCO City of Literature to talk about books and the written word at @KeralaLitFest . Until next time! #kIf2024 #literaturefestival #kerala #kozhikode #calicut #fireontheganges #book

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I am excited to be speaking at @TataSteelKalam in Kolkata about my book, #FIREONTHEGANGES . #TSKLM begins on 23rd January. My session with Manoj Mohanka is on 27th January at 6pm. Do drop by if you have the time. Hope to see you there! #calcutta #literaturefestival #nonfiction

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In today’s @DeccanHerald . @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency #fireontheganges

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It was a privilege to speak in Mysore about my book to a full house! Thank you everyone who took out time from their busy schedules on a week day to attend the event. I had no idea that Mysore had such a warm and thriving community of book lovers.Until next time! @ASuitableAgency

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“Written with empathy and concern, lyengar presents lived reality and compels the reader not just to acknowledge the plight of the Doms but also confront their own complicity Ganges in that plight.” Sudhirendar Sharma reviews FIRE ON THE GANGES for @htTweets .

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On the @htTweets Books page today, reviews of 'Fire on the Ganges' by @radhika_iy and 'Forests, Blood & Survival' by Bhoopal + an interview with @anujachauhan on her latest novel, 'The Fast and the Dead'

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For @timesofindia ’s #TOIBookMark podcast, @JBhattacharji asks how researching on the Dom community and writing #FireOnTheGanges impacted me. We discuss this and more. Do listen in. @TimesSpecialTOI #nonfiction #book #domcommunity #banaras #harpercollins #asuitableagency

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#Spotted : FIRE ON THE GANGES at Crossword Bookstores ( @crossword_book ), Inorbit Mall, Malad in Bombay. ✨ Thank you @abdullah71 for taking these lovely photographs and sharing them with me. @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency #freshoffthepress #fireontheganges #books #Debut

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@sahaprd Isn't it ironic that coronavirus has caused a massive drop in vehicular pollution (to help our lungs breathe clean air again) in Delhi, but it will attack those very lungs if we're not careful?

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LIVE on #Periscope : LIVE now on #periscope - @Sree 's #social #media workshop at Taj Vivanta, New Delhi. @twitterindi …

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I’ll be speaking in Jaipur about ‘Fire on the Ganges’ at @JaipurLitFest . Do come!

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5 months

Meet our suitable authors this week at the prestigious @JaipurLitFest between February 1 - 5, 2024 in the Pink City, Jaipur. Find details here: See you there! #JaipurLiteratureFestival2024 #JLF24 #LitMeet #jaipur #jaipurevents #literature #books

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#CricketWorldCup19 :Early 20th century there was no room for Indian woman in the stadiums. Only a few women were allowed and they were always made to sit in secluded tents. Tucked away from the male gaze, the women coyly sipped on lemonades and watched.

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Speaking at the @kalingalitfest in Bhubaneswar on 10th February at 5:30pm. I’ll be in conversation with the wonderful @swatichopra1 about my book, ‘Fire on the Ganges’. Looking forward to seeing you there!

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Join Book lunch and discussion : Fire on the Ganges Speaker : @radhika_iy 10th February, 5.30pm, Suraj Mahal, Swasti Premium, Bhubaneswar.

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6 years

I write about ‘Nüshu’, a unique script invented by women in 19th century China that no man could understand. #gender #women #China #language

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6 years

. @radhika_iy on the Chinese script ‘Nüshu’, which was invented by women in the 19th century to communicate among themselves

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Many married women in the #Domcommunity rely heavily on ‘sughni’, an intoxicant.Its components include raw tobacco and lime. The women rub the powder on their gums twice a day. They do so to cope with the nagging demands of spouses,offspring and household chores. #FIREONTHEGANGES

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#ICYMI : 'Fire on the Ganges' is a book about individuals from the Dom community in Banaras who are challenging society in their own ways, to lead lives on their own terms. @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency @AmitChaudhuri @AanchalMalhotra @amitavakumar #fireontheganges #NonFiction

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“My mother was a great friend of Amrita (Sher-Gil)....One day, Amrita told (her) that she wanted to paint me. Those days, children did what their elders told them to. So, when my mother told me that Amrita wanted to paint me and sit for her, there was no argument,I obeyed!”—Babit

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A rare painting by #AmritaSherGil , 'The Little Girl In Blue' (1934) has resurfaced in the public realm after 8 decades, at @Sothebys first-ever Mumbai auction.The 8-year-old depicted in the painting,at age 92, tells @radhika_iy what Sher-Gil was like. #art

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Impeccable journalists @fayedsouza , @amritareach and @sohitmishra99 in conversation with @Nik_Inamdar on how the current political climate is impacting journalism, the trend of influencers interviewing ministers and what journalism will look like in the next decade. #TataLitLive

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Beautiful artefacts which were once common in India, are now very hard to find. My grandmother used to possess one very similar to this one shared by @iamrana .

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Rana Safvi رعنا राना

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This rusted sarauta with sparkling copper handles has rekindled so many childhood memories of betel nuts being cut for the pan and pandan. Leave your comments of you have memories too

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. @sandipr invited me to speak on his incredible podcast The Sandip Roy Show at @indianexpress , where we talked about #FIREONTHEGANGES , caste discrimination, and my experience while reporting on the Dom community. @harpercollinsin @asuitableagency

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. @Mint_Lounge 's upcoming #ArtsSpecial | Leading digital and social media strategist @sree , who is also a consultant for the @LouvreAbuDhabi , talks to me about the future of art museums in the digital age. Stay tuned. Photo: Tanya Arianne Malott #art #Museums #technology #digital

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I spoke with @tarakh489 about FIRE ON THE GANGES for @boundindia ’s fantastic podcast, Books and Beyond. Listen in 🎧 @HarperCollinsIN @swatichopra1 @hemalisodhi @ASuitableAgency #fireontheganges #domcommunity #varanasi #banaras #debut #nonfiction #book #BookRecommendations

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Can you imagine dealing with the last rites of death day in and day out? This is reality for the Dom community. @radhika_iy 's book explores their lives and struggles. Listen to her conversation with @tarakh489 only on Books & Beyond! #fireontheganges

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It's unfortunate that these women (all dressed in burqas while exercising, by the way) don't have a right over public parks/spaces in their country.

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7 years

@AanchalMalhotra writes a beautiful piece as she imagines what it would be like if KD Singh, Balraj Bahri and Ram Advani opened a bookstore in heaven. What a delightful read this one is. via @scroll_in

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“ #FIREONTHEGANGES is an insightful yet compassionate book that hits hard with its bare facts by examination of the systemic gaps within a highly stratified society.” Grateful for another great review, this time in @TheStatesmanLtd #domcommunity #varanasi #nonfiction #bookreview

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I have tremendous respect for the women farmers who labour under the sun for long hours and perform highly-skilled work, which is often overlooked and undervalued.

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Aparna Karthikeyan

9 months

Seeniammal transfers the sesame seeds – now mixed with straw and dried leaf – onto a winnow. She raises it over her head, and expertly shakes it. The process is at once graceful and vigorous. And skilled. The sesame falls like rain, like music. My story:

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A delightful session by @sperur and @arunava on the craft of translation at @tatalitlive . Srinath: 'I think of translating as an act of writing. I have to read, of course, I have to understand, I have to internalise but then it has to come out as a coherent piece of writing.' 1/2

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Thrilled to share that I'll be speaking at @kalingalitfest in Bhubaneswar, Odisha about my book, 'Fire on the Ganges'. Looking forward to a weekend of great conversations surrounding literature and writing. See you there! @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency @hemalisodhi

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Kalinga Literary Festival

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6 months

A heartiest welcome to Radhika Iyengar ji who will be joining us as a speaker in our 10th anniversary celebration. 📖 Dive into the literary magic at the 10th Kalinga Literary Festival, happening from February 9-11, 2024, at Swosti Premium, Bhubaneswar! 🎉 Join us for three

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5 months

Friends in Calcutta, if you can, please attend this talk today. @sohinichat and @manishgaekwad will be in conversation with each other, talking about their respective books.

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"We don’t share a typical mother-son relationship, there is no love lost...We meet like strangers, trying to read the other as politely as possible." @manishgaekwad is funny, tender and sad in his superb memoir. We'll speak of writing family in Calcutta tomorrow. Come?

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7 years

A Corpse Burner’s Wrestling Pit | Although not in use anymore, there was a time when upper-caste pehelwans (Indian wrestlers) exercised in this akhada with those who belonged to different castes, including the low-caste Dom community. #caste #varanasi

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A corpse burner’s wrestling pit

There was a time when upper-caste 'pehelwans' wrestled in the 'akhada' that belonged to the low-caste Dom community

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9 months

#FireOnTheGanges is in The Hindu today. Senior journalist, @ziyaussalam interviews me about the book. Read here: @the_hindu @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency @harperbroadcast #domcommunity #nonfiction #newbooks

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5 years

@saliltripathi I've always wondered what leads an individual to attack someone's parents/family on a public platform. It's usually a measured mix of desperation and cowardice.

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#BookReview | Veteran journalist @Sathyaistruth calls FIRE ON THE GANGES, “a true eye-opener…it is a valuable document and a scathing indictment of the true state of a nation which, 75 years ago,promised equality for all.” — @NewIndianXpress . @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency

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TNIE Magazine

8 months

Fire on the Ganges by @radhika_iy is a well-researched book on the city’s Dom community that exposes harsh caste and gender inequalities, writes @Sathyaistruth in her review. @etteth @santwana99 @NewIndianXpress

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6 years

Doctors can now implant 3D-printed bones in our bodies. I write about how this fascinating new technology in medical science can be a game-changer in India, benefitting multiple lives. #3D #healthcare #future #technology #science

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Mint Lounge

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COVER || In 2017,Indian doctors conducted the first successful 3D-printed implant in a woman. In 2018, they repeated their success with a Kenyan patient. @radhika_iy explores how this #technology can alter the landscape of medical science in India. #future

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4 years

Canterbury, Kent: Home for the next three months. Perks of being a Charles Wallace India fellow. #fellowship #charleswallaceindiatrust #writerinresidence

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“In 'Fire on the Ganges', Radhika Iyengar trains her journalistic eye on the Doms, the sect responsible for the cremation of Hindus in Varanasi.” @IndiaToday reviews #FireOnTheGanges . @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency @hemalisodhi

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Tales from Banaras | Circle of life

In 'Fire on the Ganges', Radhika Iyengar trains her journalistic eye on the Doms, the sect responsible for the cremation of Hindus in Varanasi

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#FireOnTheGanges : A pair of ankle ornaments worn by a guest at a wedding in the Dom community. Women wear bindi, bangles, anklets, sindoor and bicchiyas (toe rings) as marital markers. A mangalsutra is not of "much value" in the community. #nonfiction #domcommunity #banaras

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The community of corpse-burners in Banaras | Offering tea to visitors is a gesture that carries deep undercurrents. It is the community’s way of levelling the power dynamics that exist between them and other castes. #varanasi #banaras #reportage #caste

The unseen Dom women

Within Varanasi's community of corpse-burners, the Dom women remain absent from public spaces

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4 years

This is stranger than fiction. #CoronavirusOutbreak

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Steve Hanke

4 years

My colleagues at @JohnsHopkins have informed me that #CowUrine does not ward off the #Coronavirus . If anything, it is a recipe for even more ailments. #India needs science as a guide. #IndiaVsCorona . #CoronavirusInIndia .

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8 years

. @ShashiTharoor shares my story on @historyproject_ .They are doing fantastic stuff. #history

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8 months

It was such a delight speaking to @JairajSinghR , a fine interlocutor and friend, who asked pertinent questions at ‘Fire On The Ganges’ #Bombay book launch. Thank you so much @crossword_book and @HarperCollinsIN for organising this very special event! cc: @ASuitableAgency

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8 months

#FireOnTheGanges by @radhika_iy which focuses on the people from the Dom community in #Banaras , was launched today @crossword_book Kemps Corner. Catch the glimpses from today’s event as she interacts with @JairajSinghR . Get your copy online or at a nearby bookstore today!

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6 months

Thoroughly enjoyed speaking to @utterflea about #FIREONTHEGANGES on @htTweets ’s ‘Books and Authors’ podcast. Listen in: @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency @hemalisodhi @harperbroadcast #books #author #varanasi #banaras #domcommunity #nonfiction

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Listen to interview podcast of famous Authors on latest Books they wrote

Books and Authors: an interview podcast of famous authors about their latest books. Listen to add HT recommended books to your library.

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manjula narayan

6 months

@htTweets @JamesStaples66 Also on the page are pointers to this week's Books & Authors podcast with @radhika_iy , author 'Fire on the Ganges' and to a review of 'Wednesday's Child' by Yiyun Li

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8 months

#BookLaunch | I’ll be in conversation with journalist @somakghoshal about FIRE ON THE GANGES in #Delhi . It chronicles the lives of Doms, a community of cremators in Banaras but it also follows individuals from the community who are choosing to lead a different life. RSVP below

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8 months

Book your slot today! RSVP now for the launch of @radhika_iy ’s #FireOnTheGanges . #DelhiEvent #BookLaunch

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4 years

I am yet to watch an Indian film where the man has had to put his own dreams to rest, while encouraging his wife to achieve hers. Recommendations are welcome.

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Delighted to see #FIREONTHEGANGES shortlisted for the Debut Non-fiction category at @kalingalitfest . The book is in esteemed company.

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Kalinga Literary Festival

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6 months

Thrilled to reveal the shortlisted titles in Debut category for the prestigious 3rd KLF Book Awards. Congratulations to all 👏🏻... Winner to be announced on 11th February at the 10th edition of #KalingaLitFest . Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of the literary extravaganza

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8 months

The fact that there are certain cremation grounds reserved solely for dominant castes or that separate burial grounds exist for Dalit Christians, speaks volumes of the country we live in. This particular ‘Brahmin shamshan’ has been running since 1928.

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‘Brahmin-only’ crematorium in Odisha district sparks row | Bhubaneswar News - Times of India

Dalit groups in Kendrapara, Odisha, are protesting against the declaration by the oldest civic body that only Brahmins' bodies are entitled to be crem

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5 months

Attended a fantastic session on podcasts and books at @JaipurLitFest where @hemalisodhi was in conversation with @DalrympleWill , @amritat and @richardosman .

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5 months

I’ll be in Kolkata this weekend to speak about ‘Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras’ at @TataSteelKalam on 27th Jan at 6pm. Do come! #fireontheganges #varanasi #domcommunity #banaras #nonfiction

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Spoke at the @HarperCollinsIN conference about my debut #nonfiction book, ‘Fire on the Ganges’ about a community of corpse-burners that continues to be regarded as “untouchable”. Here I am introducing one of the individuals in the #book to @swatichopra1 . September 2023 release.

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1 year

. @radhika_iy introduces Dolly, a remarkable character from her forthcoming non-fiction book, #FireOnTheGanges , which documents the unheard history of the Dom community of Benaras. In conversation with @swatichopra1 , Associate Publisher at @HarperCollinsIN . Watch more:

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5 years

Wrote a piece for @Openthemag . Issue on stands. Please read?

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Open Magazine

5 years

The latest issue of Open is now available on stands: In this issue @prasannara , @rahulpandita , @ranjithoskote , C Christine Fair, @jayanta_ghosal1 , Amita Shah, @MehrTarar , @kavereeb , @trvivek , @chetannarula , @radhika_iy , @RajniGeorge , @vivek4wild , @RajeevMasand and others

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“Radhika Iyengar’s debut book is a hard-hitting,incisive, poignant, and empathetic exploration of the structural lacuna in a stratified society that pushes a community to the margins.” @ipshita77 writes a clear-eyed review of #FireOnTheGanges . @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency

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Ipshita Mitra

8 months

"Whatever semblance of life there is for the Doms, it stems from the burning pyres on the ghats of the holy city. Their social currency rests with the dead." My review of #FireOnTheGanges by @radhika_iy for @ttindia . Thanks to @leo_mukherjee #Dalits #Doms

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3 years

An insightful piece in @atlasobscura . “It takes 32 steps to circle the base...I close my eyes and trace around the eroded areas on the surface of the bark with my fingertips. It's like reading Braille,inscriptions formed by raised knots and crevices, sculpted smooth by the wind.”

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8 years

Google celebrates #Premchand 's birthday. Beautiful.

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6 years

Taking a moment to applaud the #metoo warriors in India who are naming and shaming some of the big sharks in the power hierarchy. This tsunami has been a long time coming, but I sure hope it’s here to stay until those who to deserve to be toppled over lose their footing for good

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FIRE ON THE GANGES has made its way to Shimla and is available at quaint bookshops such as the Asia Book House (which is 50 years old)! So happy to know that locals and tourists alike can pick up a copy there. Thank you for sharing these photographs, dear @nehabhatt70 :) #books

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8 months

Thank you for appreciating the book, @vivekisms . This means a lot.

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8 months

Currently reading, "Fire on the Ganges", and it hits hard - in a way only a great book can - making you aware of how it is to traverse life - among the dead, and how it is to live with such few options being a Dom - a Dalit subcaste in Banaras. Highly recommend it!

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Honoured to be longlisted in the Best Debut Author category for @JKPaperIndia ’s #AutHerAwards 2024 ✨

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TOI Books

4 months

The @AutherAwards , a joint venture of The Times of India & @JKPaperIndia , celebrates and honours Indian women writers and their exceptional works in different categories. Here's the #AutHerAwards 2024 Longlist for Debut category! Complete longlist:

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4 years

In early 1800s, Sake Dean Mahomed became the first Indian to establish an Indian restaurant in Britain. Oh, and he was also the first Indian to author a book in English. Loved working on this piece for @SmartMouthPod .

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4 years

Excuse me but this hunk might be the reason you even know about some of your favorite food. (Or not. Either way, still a hunk.)

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9 months

#FireOnTheGanges appears on @htTweets ’ #Bookspage today as this week’s interesting reads! @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency #fotg #domcommunity #debut #nonfiction #Varanasi #banaras #books

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manjula narayan

9 months

This week's pick of interesting reads includes books by @radhika_iy , Patrick Olivelle and @VivekShanbhag0

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6 years

Thank you for the honour, @mumbaipressclub

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Mumbai Press Club

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6 years

'Radhika Iyengar' from 'Al Jazeera Media Network' is the 'WINNER' in the category - 'Human Rights' at the RedInk Awards 2018. Heartiest Congratulations Radhika Iyengar

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I'll be in conversation with the multi-hyphenate @SanjoyRoyTWA about my book, Fire on the Ganges at @JaipurLitFest . Do drop by! Session details | 4th Feb at 4pm, Durbar hall at #JLF @HarperCollinsIN @ASuitableAgency @hemalisodhi @harperbroadcast #fireontheganes #jaipur

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‘Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras’ chronicles the lives of the Dom community in Banaras and their traditional profession with the funeral rites in the burning ghats.

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"Headhunting and the ritual of tattooing were inextricably linked. After every raid, a warrior was decorated with diamond or lozenge markings on his body—in the colour of aubergine. " #Nagaland #books #documentation #Konyaks #tattoo #headhunters #tribe

The last Konyak headhunters of Nagaland

A new book 'Konyaks: The Last Of The Tattooed Headhunters' by Phejin Konyak explores the link between headhunting and tattooing in Nagaland's Konyak tribe

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#Excerpt | FIRE ON THE GANGES For cooking, many Dom homes belonging to a community of cremators in Banaras, use salvaged fire wood from pyres at the cremation ground. While cooking,thick smoke fills up their one-room homes. It presses against the ceiling; it clings to the walls.

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7 months

. @radhika_iy 's #FireOnTheGanges immerses you in Banaras's history, spotlighting the little-known #DomCommunity and their stories of love, loss, triumph, and hardship. Order now: #Caste #IndianHistory #READWithHarperCollins #Banaras

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4 years

Super excited about this @UniKentEnglish !

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Kent Postcolonial Centre

4 years

Announcing the Spring Postcolonial Seminar Series @UniKentEnglish w/ talks on indigeneity, repatriation, biopolitics, class and caste from C19th to today Feat. our very own @LaraAtkin , our new Charles Wallace Fellow @radhika_iy & Clare Barker @clarefbarker All welcome! 😀

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5 years

Here is the piece that I wrote for @Openthemag . Do read. Thanks!

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Open Magazine

5 years

On a wider canvas: @radhika_iy on exhibitions to mark in your calendar,

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