cremation

Madhusmita Prusty, Smita Mohanty, Swagatika Rao and Snehanjali Sethi come from different walks of life, but found common ground in caring for and cremating the unclaimed dead in Odisha.

After Himanshu Kalia nearly lost his father due to delayed treatment, he and his wife Twinkle started free ambulance services to ferry those in need of urgent medical attention across Delhi

"I spent over a month frantically searching for my son. And finally, one day I found his dead body in a sack, devoured by stray animals. I decided never to let another soul go through that torment," says the cycle mechanic, who was recently awarded the Padma Shri.

"For the last 20 years. I've seen her serving the poor. She runs a free ambulance, gives them food & medicines, and conducts their final rites, spending money from her own pocket. We call her 'Iron Lady' because she's doing such a tough job,” says Dr Vipin Kaushal of PGIMER, Chandigarh. #Respect

Imagine the plight of those who, for reasons unknown, have no one to conduct their last rites. This is the space that Uravugal fills. The trust also works towards rescuing and rehabilitating aged, homeless people.

From a welcoming home to a dignified death, Ravi Kalra is doing the impossible - saving society's forgotten and abandoned citizens. #HeroesOfHumanity

The generous man also made it clear that people from any community were free to use the land in Pathanamthitta district for the purpose! #KeralaFloods #Respect

Santora Devi passed away on Sunday, 22nd July, and Pushpavati was determined to fulfil her 20-year-old wish to be carried to the ghat by her daughter- and donating her eyes.

Krishna had almost given up all hopes of giving his dead sister a dignified funeral when a group of Muslim men came to his rescue.

People in the cities have found that the cremation of a single person uses the equivalent of two fully grown trees.