Sanjay Mallick, one of Kolkata’s Doms, takes a break from his work at the morgue. Photo: Sohini C
Keeping death in the family: an untouchable caste in India is vital to Kolkata’s mortuaries
- One clan of Doms – the caste of corpse burners – work in five government hospital mortuaries
- They have held these jobs for two or three generations
Sanjay Mallick, one of Kolkata’s Doms, takes a break from his work at the morgue. Photo: Sohini C
