India's 'untouchables' gather tsunami dead (Reuters)
'"It is our duty. If a dog is dead, or a person, we have to clean it up."'
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The Smell of Dead Bodies: R. Thangarasu, 42, sanitary worker: Hero for his unflinching dignity of labour, doing a job nobody wanted to do (Outlook India)
"'We handled unrecognisable, rotting, orphaned bodies that nobody claimed. Bodies were prised free from sand, debris and palm thatch. We sometimes worked non-stop without food,' recalls Thangarasu."
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