Recommended tanning exposure times are exceeded by 95% of indoor tanners, according to a report published Tuesday in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Today tourists encounter a gauntlet of flashy jewellery shops, but back then the bridge was occupied with butchers and tanners who needed to be close to the river for their businesses.
They see the lives of many dalits changing fast, especially for those flocking to urban areas like Noida to do casual labour, shedding jobs as sweepers or tanners that once defined them as outcasts.