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In a democracy, the weight of a loved one’s corpse on your shoulder

The insensitivity of government hospitals would embarrass anyone. In Odisha, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, after receiving corpses of their loved ones from the hospital, the poor have had to carry them home on their shoulders

Kamal chandravanshi May 9, 2018
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About The Author

Kamal chandravanshi

The author works for a Delhi-based television news channel

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