We watched PM Narendra Modi pick the broom for a day with so much reverence during “Swachh Bharat Mission” but do we care about people who come with broom every morning outside our homes to our streets.
An important step of fulfilling Swach Bharat Mission will be instilling sense of respectability in this section of society.
Their pious contribution, is still perceived as menial but it is so important to our physical, mental and even emotional well-being.
To begin with we should rethink how best we address them.
They are referred as Safai Karamchari सफ़ाई कमर्चारी by Government agencies but public at large continue to refer them as “Jamadar” or its respectable English version “Sweeper”.
Let us all try to start addressing them as Sharamchari श्रमचारी or SafaiChari सफ़ाईचारी even in our day to day conversation.
This symbolic act can be prelude to a larger movement to bestow on this profession a sense of respectability which is long overdue.
I also solicit your suggestions on how best to address
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