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Monish Upadhyay

28 Aug 2026 • 1 min read

Young migrants in Delhi’s hip-hop circuit showcase talent, break stereotypes

In the migrant neighbourhoods of Yamuna floodplains or 'Jamnapaar', young rappers are finding an inclusive space in local hip-hop clubs. Why does this art form continues to be a form of identity assertion?

Bhoomika Choudhury

27 Aug 2026 • 1 min read

Surviving the season

What does heat actually look like and feel for workers who can't afford to stop working when it hits? This episode, the first in a series, documents what relentless exposure to heat, both in their homes and work, does to workers.

Rosey Mukherjee

26 Aug 2026 • 13 min read

Tourism is holding a Uttarakhand village together and keeping migration at bay

Facing a near-collapse of subsistence farming, a remote Himalayan community has built a self-funded tourism economy that keeps its youth employed at home

Team TMS

26 Aug 2026 • 8 min read

Migration Bulletin: Deaths, heat and tighter mobility

Latest data and research developments in August track worker deaths, heat and income losses, while workplace safety, visa changes and the treatment of migrant workers continue to be in news.

Team TMS

25 Aug 2026 • 1 min read

When music builds climate awareness

Chandatai Tiwadi, a 76-year-old folk artist, has overcome multiple odds, including a century-old migration history, to become one of Maharashtra's best known performers of
Bharud devotional folk songs.

Aravind Unni

25 Aug 2026 • 8 min read

Heatwaves as disaster: From notification to worker protection

Every year, over 450 million workers, many of them migrants, engaged in agriculture, construction, street vending, sanitation, and transport are exposed to dangerous heat levels. Now that India has notified heat as a disaster, its success must be measured by whether fewer workers are forced to choose between their health and wages.

Jayant Sunil

18 Aug 2026 • 6 min read

HOOKED

Inside Mumbai's local trains, workers bring with them a small metal hook which they hang to the metal handles. The small tool carries the weight of thousands of migrant lives, giving them relief, albeit briefly.

Sajid Ali

13 Aug 2026 • 9 min read

Working in the shadow of danger

A labour shortage in Kashmir has created an opportunity for migrant workers to earn a living in the valley. They continue to come to Kashmir where they find work and better wages despite frequent militant attacks targeting them

Sharanveer Singh

13 Aug 2026 • 1 min read

‘I am scared to step out’: After attacks, Kashmiri shawl sellers stare at an uncertain future

Attacks on Kashmiri artisans, hawkers and shawl sellers, who seasonally migrate to different Indian states to sell their wares now fear leaving the valley

Maitreyee Boruah

10 Aug 2026 • 15 min read

Floods set to trigger fresh wave of migration from Assam’s districts

Ruined paddy fields and washed-away homes leave farming families with little option but to move to cities in search of livelihoods.