Funerals turn chaotic
The Hindu
‘No sanctity or peace about cremation, it’s all about money’
A politician’s relative died on Friday and the street outside the Amberpet crematorium got filled with wailing family members. The family members hugged and cried as the traffic flowed normally on the main road. Many families are not so lucky as the funerals are becoming chaotic affairs as cremation workers race to clean up spaces for the stream of bodies. But first the families have to bargain. Cremations which used to cost ₹22,000 now cost ₹30,000. “There is no sanctity or peace about this cremation. It is all about money. Everyone is focussed on money. There are philanthropists and volunteers but we have not come across any,” said a family member at the ESI Cremation ground walking toward the funeral of a relative.
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