Cremation groundkeeper feted

Mutyala Aruna, the keeper of the cremation ground (Vaikunta Ghat) in Bhadrachalam, came in for effusive praise at a felicitation ceremony organised by the Awardee Teachers’ Association on the occasion of International Women’s Day here on Monday. Her inspiring saga of fortitude in surmounting adversity after the demise of her husband, who was the Kati Kapari (cremation ghat keeper), three years ago, and taking up the arduous task of managing the cremation ground against all odds earned her applause from the participants of the ceremony.