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May 30, 20241 min read
Barkha's Boutique: The story of a migrant domestic help who now runs a fashion store
Jharkhand's Barkha Kumari migrated to Punjab like many do from her Adivasi community, to earn a living.
Rishabh Shrivastava
May 24, 20244 min read
The Case of Climate Refugees
Rising temperatures, sinking coastlines and increasing extreme weather events are major environmental factors that will force people to move
Preksha Sharma, Janet Orlene, Ahmed Sikander
May 17, 20248 min read
Heat wilts wages, health of India workers
Toiling in soaring temperatures in Bengaluru and across Indian cities, informal workers are losing wages as heat stress takes its toll...
Bhargabi Ghosh and Harshika Tripathi
May 15, 20241 min read
Breaking The Migrant Stereotype, One Story At a Time
Ekata Bakshi, Anwesha Konar and Pranab Karmakar Illustration: Bhargabi Ghosh and Harshika Tripathi The 'Montages of Migration' series, by...
Harshika Tripathi
May 15, 20241 min read
‘Dignity First’ Is The Resolve Of A Migrant Worker Turned Boss
Arunopol Seal, Vikesh Kumar, Rahul Kumar and Anwesha Konar Video credit: Harshika Tripathi Rajesh Ravidas migrated from Jharkhand to...
Aishwarya Mohanty
May 10, 20247 min read
Free and Fair
Odisha’s migrant households are seeing a gender-based split in voting preferences, with women rooting for a regional party while men pin the
Roli Srivastava
May 3, 20247 min read
The Drought That Spawned an Ice Cream Industry
An auto remodelling hub has sprouted in Rajasthan’s arid Gangapur, where mini trucks are converted into ice cream vends-on-wheels, used by m
Hoboskatov Tv
Apr 25, 20241 min read
The Migration Route to Empowerment
Tune in to the story of Hemant Kalindi who managed to scale social, caste and financial barriers In the third episode of the Montages...
Rajiv Khandelwal
Apr 19, 20246 min read
The Missing Millions in Manifestos
The focus migrant workers received during the COVID lockdowns has largely disappeared and political manifestos are pitifully thin on worker
Hoboskatov Tv
Apr 12, 20242 min read
Sunaina Devi’s Farm Revolution
Home alone after sons migrate, farmer taps solar to tackle water scarcity on her farm Pictures & Text: Tanmoy Bhaduri Sunaina Devi, 52,...
ft. Bhasker Tripathi
Apr 12, 20241 min read
Biofuel breakdown 2: A story of protest
Bhasker Tripathi, journalist, talks about his reporting on farmers in a Indian village protesting against a biofuel plant
Rishabh Shrivastava
Apr 12, 20244 min read
Net-Zero Targets and The Case of Construction Workers
India’s construction industry employs nearly 60 million people but many lack skills to keep pace as the sector turns green Rishabh...
Amoolya Rajappa
Apr 5, 20247 min read
Star-Crossed in Silicon City
Migrant workers who fled droughts and floods in their villages, bear an unequal burden in Bengaluru's intense water crisis
Hoboskatov Tv
Mar 29, 20241 min read
The Water Warriors of Surajpura
A small village in Rajasthan built a wall to arrest rainwater runoffs, tapping into MGNREGA and showing that this social welfare scheme...
Roli Srivastava
Mar 29, 20248 min read
The Great Wall of Surajpura
Water warriors of a Rajasthan village use the rural employment scheme unerringly to turn the climate tide.
Hoboskatov Tv
Mar 22, 20241 min read
Welfare on Wheels: The Migrants' Doctor
The Centre for Migration and Inclusive Development in Kerala runs Bandhu Clinics for migrant workers.
Sagrika Kissu
Mar 18, 202411 min read
A Stitch At a Time
“Hindi migrant workers” have carved a space for themselves in the garment hub of Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu, setting up businesses and creating
Hoboskatov Tv
Mar 15, 20242 min read
Khatta-Meetha: The Story of Panipuri with Richa Govil
Gol guppa, pani puri, pani ke batashe, phulki, puchka… All of these are names for one of India’s most iconic street snacks. There are...
Aishwarya Mohanty
Mar 8, 20246 min read
In Search of Jobs, and Brides
Repeated cyclones, sea-level rise and increasing soil salinity have disrupted farm yields and hampered the matrimonial prospects of young me
Hoboskatov Tv
Mar 1, 20241 min read
Cane Cutters of Maharashtra
The footage in this video has been shot by migrant women workers in the sugarcane fields of Maharashtra to tell the story of the...
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