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Migrants serve up Eid sweets in Kashmir
Seasonal workers who seek jobs at bakeries in the region, especially during Ramzan and Eid, are now staying back in the Valley for longer...

Tauseef Ahmad and Sajid Raina
Mar 287 min read


Bihar govt launches app to register migrant workers
The Migration Bulletin is a monthly round-up that compiles migration news from across various publications. In the seventh edition, we...

Mansi Bhaktwani
Mar 265 min read


‘I want to study’: the pandemic shadow on schooling lifts for some children
A bunch of initiatives in Assam try to bring back migrant workers’ children to school, but the impact of the COVID-led break in their...

Maitreyee Boruah
Mar 2610 min read


Arabic lessons, risk awareness: a father’s resolve to protect Gulf migrants
The recent execution of Shahzadi Khan, an Indian migrant worker in the UAE, has exposed the lack of legal aid and consular support in...

Zoya Hussain
Mar 218 min read


Pollution curbs hit work prospects of daily wagers in Delhi-NCR
Restrictions to control air pollution turn winter into a season of discontent for migrant workers in the construction sector Manthati Sai...

Manthati Sai Kiran
Mar 107 min read


The Merchants of Kumbh
The recently concluded Kumbh mela drew not just pilgrims but toy sellers, chaat makers and sanitation workers from across Uttar Pradesh...
Anuj Behal
Mar 49 min read


Amid deportations, an Indian state offers lessons in safe migration
From orientation training for prospective migrants to bilateral agreements, Kerala’s unique department for its non-resident citizens is...

Mahima Jain
Feb 2812 min read


At a crossroad, a green signal for learning
A school under a flyover at one of the busiest traffic junctions in Thane has created rare opportunities for their students and alumni,...

Mansi Bhaktwani
Feb 2410 min read


For many, migration itself is a form of climate adaptation: Amitav Ghosh
Writer Amitav Ghosh’s latest book - Wild Fictions - explores themes of climate change, migration, the forces of empire and greed of...

Urvashi Sarkar
Feb 146 min read


India’s heritage keepers seek new future for their children
Restoration work of historical buildings in India has depended on traditional, caste-based skills of workers, but they are no longer as...

Aarefa Johari
Jan 2910 min read


‘Death follows us like a shadow’
As families await news on their loved ones trapped in the recent Kalamati mine accident, illegal rat hole mining continues to be the only...

Maitreyee Boruah
Jan 2711 min read


The sea out of bounds, Odisha fisherfolk swim in unfamiliar waters
A long fishing ban to protect the vulnerable olive ridley sea turtles coupled with growing climate risks has thrown up a conservation...

Rakshi Gosh
Jan 2410 min read


Love and longing at metro rail construction sites
After long hours of work, informal labourers employed to build metro networks in cities struggle with exhaustion and loneliness Sonu...

Sonu Pandey
Jan 177 min read


In migration-prone Uttarakhand, a fresh crop of women leaders
Many villages in this Himalayan state have had their fortunes turned around by all-woman Gram Panchayats Esha Roy Members of the Pachisi...

Esha Roy
Jan 915 min read


‘Climate justice lens is key to planning cities better’
As India grapples with weather extremes, the country must use an inclusive lens in its climate action plans and strategies to protect...

Mansi Bhaktwani
Jan 87 min read


Caste on my plate
Surat’s textile hub survives on the labour of tens of thousands of Odia migrant workers, mostly from Ganjam. They carry with them the...
Shreehari Paliath
Dec 26, 202413 min read


Of caste, climate and the creation of one of India’s busiest migration corridors
For decades, tens of thousands of people from Ganjam in Odisha have flocked to Surat for work. But migration is not an option all can...

Aishwarya Mohanty
Dec 23, 20249 min read


Out of focus
Street photographers have for decades captured memories for tourists visiting the India Gate, but the Central Vista project in Delhi has...
Anuj Behal and Anshul Rai Sharma
Dec 20, 20248 min read


Fumes, disease, debt: Life in Asia’s largest dumping ground
A massive dumping yard, recycling units and a medical waste incinerator have destroyed the health of impoverished residents of this...

Hepzi Anthony
Dec 20, 20248 min read


From Riches to Rags: The making of new migrants
As the flooded river Sharda cuts aways into land and homes in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, farmers prepare to migrate for the first...

Aishwarya Tripathi and Dharmendra Rajpoot
Dec 16, 202411 min read

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