Thursday, December 07, 2017

The 'Rat Eaters' of Bihar: India's poorest people?

The rat kept crawling over Phekan Manjhi's arm as he battled to pin it to the ground before he eventually managed to kill it with repeated blows to the head.

The execution drew applause from neighbours huddled around the 60-year-old in a grimy courtyard outside his mud and straw hut. Another meal lined up for the Rat Eaters -- some of India's poorest people.

Phekan said it would take 15 minutes to prepare the rat stew, as he dissected the animal with his fingernails.

"Almost everyone here loves this and knows how it's prepared," he added.

Phekan is one of about 2.5 million Musahars -- 'Rat Eaters' -- one of India's most marginalised communities. Even the browbeaten low-caste Dalits look down on them. Full story...

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