Pic credit: Aishwarya Mohanty

Reportage

17 February 2026

‘I now sleep in my own house’: How a forest rights win, viral videos slowed migration from a Chhattisgarh village

Khamdodgi’s sudden online popularity brought tourists and jobs, but the shift was rooted in the rare enforcement of laws that allowed villagers to govern their forests and water bodies.

Aishwarya Mohanty

Video
31 January 2026

Of homecoming and heartbreak in Bundelkhand

Every festival, Bundelkhand’s migrant workers undertake long train journeys to get home but the happiness of homecoming is shortlived as husbands and sons leave once the festivities are over, while women stay back to shoulder agricultural and care work.

Neetu Singh

Sajid Ali

Pic credit: Mritunjay Kumar

Reportage
09 February 2026

For some, Bengaluru’s traffic is a source of work

While the city has been widely criticised for its congestion, some of its busiest junctions serve as a source of livelihood for hawkers — many of whom are migrants from Rajasthan

Samragnee Chakraborty

Reportage

Kavita Chandran

Beyond work permits: Singapore scales support for its migrant workforce

Team TMS

5 people who brought cheer in 2025

Aishwarya Mohanty

A year of missing names, migrants’ identity crisis, and resilience

Mir Zuhaib Nissar

Selling idli in the Valley: An entrepreneur bridges tastes and cultures

Aishwarya Mohanty

‘We don’t feel the need to migrate’: A village tackles an invasive species, helps people stay home

Niyati Shah

One nation, fragmented rations: Migration and food (in)security in Bengaluru

Tauseef Ahmad

Road to nowhere: J&K highway closures bring migrant and farmer incomes to a halt

Shobha Surin

Loss of culture weighs heavy on Odisha’s migrant women

Prasanth Shanmugasundaram

Rising dengue, malaria cases reveal uncounted migrants in Tamil Nadu

Roli Srivastava

‘Missed opportunity’: Why a polluted Indian town awaits a thermal plant’s revival

4 February 2026

In Karnataka’s mining affected areas, women fear reversal of rural employment guarantee gains

When illegal mining was stopped, women in Hospet found regular income in the rural employment guarantee scheme, just like many others across India. They now fear that the new version _ VBGRAMG _ will roll back their situation to the days of endless migration in search of daily wages

Bhanumathi Kalluri

Video
31 January 2026

How Delhi’s security guards battle cold, smog, and anti-pollution curbs

While Delhi sleeps behind locked gates, hundreds of private security guards fight a silent battle against cold winters and toxic smog amid government-imposed bans on biomass burning.

Sajid Ali

Pic credit: Padam Bhushan

Podcast
31 Janruary 2026

Ask Us Anything: 'Which story has stayed with you emotionally'

While the city has been widely criticised for its congestion, some of its busiest junctions serve as a source of livelihood for hawkers — many of whom are migrants from Rajasthan

Roli Srivastava

Anuradha Nagaraj

Podcast
28 January 2026

Ten minutes later: Rethinking quick deliveries in India

The labour ministry recently directed quick commerce companies to stop promoting themselves as a ten minute service. But what does the 10-minute delivery model look like, and is this directive enough to make delivery partners safe?

Anuja

Akshay Ramuhalli

Pic credit: NDRF

Analysis
28 January 2026

Cyclone that climbed the hills: Titli’s unseen footprint in Odisha

Nearly a decade after the cyclone swept through the hills of Gajapati district, stripping soil from the farm steps and washing away spring sources, its impact is still felt in every home, with more members migrating for work

Lata Biswal

Sheetal Patil

Reportage
20 January 2026

Why a dying port town is still a migrant destination

The slowdown at Gujarat’s Alang – the world’s largest ship-recycling yard – has forced migrant workers to seek employment elsewhere, but they return here whenever a ship arrives because the work, though hazardous, is continuous and pays more

Anuj Behal

Bhanumathi Kalluri

In Karnataka’s mining affected areas, women fear reversal of rural employment guarantee gains

Vishaka Warrier

A circular loop: Rural-urban-rural migration in a north Karnataka district

Soha Moitra

How Musahar women in Varanasi brick kilns are reclaiming the right to breastfeed

Shanta Gokhale

Carrier of culture, weapon of politics

Renu Desai

The overlooked housing crisis of migrant workers

Geeta Ramani

The Homecoming

Bhanumathi Kalluri

‘Voluntary’ consent and why women in protected forest areas are challenging it

Swapna Gopinath

Fading stories of struggles on celluloid

Kalpana Sharma

Labour: Indian media’s blind spot

Rejimon Kuttappan

On the slave labour trail

Essay
28 January 2026

Beyond the grandeur: Migrant workers’ struggles in the shadow of India Gate

While all eyes are on the iconic monument every Republic Day, its environs are also a migrant magnet, providing livelihood to thousands who pour into Delhi from adjacent villages and nearby states

Sujit Kumar Mishra

Pic credit: Tanmoy Bhaduri

Reportage
16 January 2026

'He only wanted to build a house': Family of migrant lynched in Kerala lives with an unfinished dream

Ramnarayan Baghel, who died in a lynching attack in Kerala last month, had migrated to the state to be able to complete work on his under-construction house, which remains unfinished even as his family stares at a future without their sole breadwinnder

Aishwarya Mohanty

16 January 2026

How an Odia migrant worker survived RSF captivity in Sudan

Adarsh Behera, a 36-year-old mechanic from Odisha working in Sudan, was caught in the country’s civil war and abducted by the Rapid Support Forces in October 2025. He returned home in December. This is his story.

Rakhi Ghosh

Sajid Ali

Analysis
& Data

Lata Biswal

Cyclone that climbed the hills: Titli’s unseen footprint in Odisha

Sujit Kumar Mishra

Beyond the grandeur: Migrant workers’ struggles in the shadow of India Gate

Bhargavi S Rao

A resource-rich state that’s poor for its people

Satwiki Adla

The women who keep old Podampetta alive

Subuhi Jiwani

The science and spirituality of water

Amoolya Rajappa

Under the neon lights, the hidden risks for workers

Swati Surampally

The Missing Link: Why India’s Climate and Migration Policies Keep Talking Past Each Other

Amrita Rudra

Why Mumbai’s rain is a public health risk

Faraz Rupani

Freedom to stay home: Can rural communities break free from distress migration?

Ambuja Raj

The invisible labour of migrant women in Kochi

Analysis
16 January 2026

A resource-rich state that’s poor for its people

Odisha has witnessed distress migrations for long, but stemming the crisis will require the state to prioritise people’s rights over its mining and development agenda

Bhargavi S. Rao

Pic credit: Bhargavi S. Rao

Purusottam Thakur

In Odisha’s poorest homes, migrant incomes build a new future

Aishwarya Mohanty

Dying far from home: Agonising wait for Odisha migrant workers’ families

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Ask Us Anything: ‘Which story has stayed with you emotionally’

January 31,

Ten minutes later: Rethinking quick deliveries in India

January 28,

The impact of TN’s migrant worker survey freeze

January 12,

From the field: The stories behind the stories

December 26,

Saudi, migrants and FIFA 2034

December 2,

The truth behind the Saudi’s kafala system

November 17,

Paper promises? The migrant welfare gap

November 7,

The story behind ‘Homebound’

October 24,

Not so sweet: From “remedy” for workers to labour exploitation in the sugar sector

September 5,

Bihar’s ballot: SIR’s impact on Bihari migrant workers

August 22,

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