"Asuddha Bharath" is a translated version of UNSEEN-the truth about India's Manual scavengers written by Ms. Basha Singh and translated by K.Sajaya and published by Hyderabad Book Trust in 2016. Basha Singh is a journalist, activist and writer. Born in New Delhi, she grew up in Lucknow and received her MA and LLB degrees from Lucknow University. Journalis brought her to Delhi once again in 1996, after whchi she has worked with Amar Ujala Karobar, Amar Ujala, Navbharath times, Outlook weekly, Nai Duniya and then back with Outlook. She has written extensively on the issues of manual scaveninging and farmer suicides in north India. she received the Prabhadutt fellowship i 2005 for working on the issue of manual scavenging. She received the Ramnath Goenka Award for best Hindi journalist in 2007 for her story on manual scavenging women, especially the' baltiwalis' of Kanpur and the 'dabbu walis' of West Bengal. In 2008 she received a fellowship from Panos for her study on the health of female manual scavengers. The National Foundation of India (NFI) gave her a fellowship in 2006-07 for her study on farmer suicides in north India. She also writes stories and poems in Hindi, a few of which have been published.

About the Book: In many parts of the country, the inhuman practice of manual scavenging continues to thrive in spite of a law banning it. Moreover, the people forced to carry out this degrading work remain invisible to the rest of us, pushed to the margins of society without any recourse to help or hope. UNSEEN, based on over a decade of research unveils the horrific plight of manual scavengers across 12 states in the country and also recording their ongoing ftruggle for self empowerment.

It is Heartrending....will deeply unsettle those who value equality and respect for human beings. Written with sypathy, insight, humour, and overwhelming humanity.