In May 2021, when images of hundreds of corpses floating in the river Ganga went viral, like several others, artist Jayasri Burman was appalled. “It was an eerie feeling,” says the Delhi-based artist. She adds, “Since no one is supposed to touch the bodies of Covid patients, those who had no option and with access to the river, threw them there with the hope that the river will help them get moksha. The river did eventually wash out the bodies. She is brave. She is being abused but she is not expecting sympathy, she has the power to look after itself.”
The Indian Express: Artist Jayasri Burman paints the ‘resilient’ Ganga
December 18, 2021
