It is indeed ‘intimate access to a whole world, spectacular in its documentation of a tribe’s life and culture such as has never been attempted before’.
Amid casteism and opposition, a Kurundvad man s fight to ensure people can have dignity in death Driven by the understanding that people need moral and emotional support when a loved one dies, Appasso has often pitched in with his own funds for others funerals. Sanket Jain February 15, 2021 10:26:31 IST In the last three decades, Appasso has helped over a thousand families in Kurundvad to bid goodbye to their deceased family members in a dignified way. All photographs by the author
Every February, Appasso Bandgar would submit an application to the municipal council. In 2019, when it was rejected for the 15th year in a row, he decided he d had enough. His demand was simple: the Nagarpalika should set up a fund to give the family of deceased individuals Rs 2500, to complete the
Egypt: Archaeologists find ancient high-production brewery
An ancient brewery found in Egypt suggests that tears were not the only thing to flow at royal funerals of the time. The find is the most recent announced by the country in an apparent bid to lure back tourists.
The ancient brewery was uncovered near Egypt s southern city of Sohag
An Egyptian-American team of archaeologists has uncovered a 5,000-year-old brewery capable of producing some 22,400 liters (5,900 gallons) of beer at a time, the Egyptian Tourism Ministry has announced.
The ministry said in a Facebook statement on Saturday that it believed that the site at North Abydos, Sohag, was the oldest high-production brewery in the world.