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When the President [Prajapati] in O V Vijayan’s novel The Saga of Dharmapuri wakes up in the morning, there is a whole bevy of devotees waiting outside his bedchamber to receive his excreta as the sacred offering (prasad). The novel is about political tyranny, corruption, and abuse of authority. It was written during the Emergency (1975-77). It acquires more relevance today. A few days back, a group of transgender people gathered at the Press Council of India (the venue...
