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Laboured resilience: Decades of migration builds a new future for a once-impoverished Odisha village
Workers ensure a flow of funds home to Kalahandi from Kerala, transforming lives of their families, with many aiming to save enough to...

Purusottam Thakur
Aug 29, 202513 min read


The crackdown that's emptying out Gurugram’s Bengali migrant hubs
In Gurugram, hundreds of Bengali-speaking workers, many of them Indian citizens, now live in fear after a police crackdown on “illegal...

Naila Khan and Huzair Hayyat
Aug 29, 20251 min read


Bihar's ballot: SIR's impact on Bihari migrant workers
The yellow taxi isn’t just a vehicle—it’s a livelihood, a symbol, whose history has been carried by generations of migrant drivers in...

Anuja
Aug 22, 20251 min read


As Kolkata’s ‘visual icons’ fade, migrant drivers hit roadblock
The yellow taxi isn’t just a vehicle—it’s a livelihood, a symbol, whose history has been carried by generations of migrant drivers in...

Tanmoy Bhaduri
Aug 22, 20256 min read


Waste Pickers vs Plastic Crisis | Inside the UN Treaty Talks in Geneva
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Ravleen Kaur
Aug 18, 20251 min read


‘Pushed out of comfort zone’: As migrants flee, urban homes feel the pinch
The migrant workers’ exodus from Gurugram amid a crackdown by the police has disrupted domestic work and sanitation, with residents...
Sanskriti Talwar
Aug 18, 202510 min read


Cloudbursts, Crowds and Chaos
The recent flash floods in Uttarkashi aren’t surprising for campaigners speaking up against rising pilgrim numbers, unchecked...
deepti750
Aug 13, 20257 min read


Bridging the Gulf
The continued suffering of migrants owing to extractive work practices and discriminatory legal and policy regimes in the Gulf explains...

Namrata Raju & Akshay Ramuhalli
Aug 13, 20251 min read


How heat divides by class
Dizzy spells, irregular periods and no access to medical aid. Delhi's scorching heat before the rains hit the capital impacted its...

Tulika Bansal
Aug 11, 202510 min read


Coming home to roost: Of migratory birds and reverse migrations
In the Mangalajodi wetlands of Odisha’s, men migrating for work turn conservationists and guides for birding enthusiasts during tourist...

Aishwarya Mohanty
Aug 11, 20257 min read


How Musahar women in Varanasi brick kilns are reclaiming the right to breastfeed
As the World Breastfeeding Week (August 1–7) concludes today, a peek into the brick kilns of Uttar Pradesh reveals how informed choices,...

Soha Moitra
Aug 7, 20257 min read


Recipe for disaster: Fast-Tracked Clearances, Paper Certifications, No Oversight
The carnage seen at Sigachi factory blast in Telangana is not the first where workers and their families have borne the brunt and will...

Rosey Mukherjee
Aug 6, 20258 min read

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