Burning Pyres, Mass Graves and a State That Failed Its People: India’s Covid Tragedy by Harsh Mander is a searing and deeply human account of one of the darkest public health crises in recent memory. Written with urgency and moral clarity, the book examines the suffering, loss, and institutional breakdown that marked India’s Covid tragedy.
Blending reportage, reflection, and witness, this powerful work explores themes of grief, governance, inequality, and accountability. Readers looking for a serious non-fiction narrative about contemporary India will find a moving and important book that asks difficult questions and bears testimony to lived reality.
