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Compiled by Mansi Bhaktwani
Aug 304 min read
The Migration Bulletin
This fortnightly round-up will capture issues related to migration that have been reported on various media platforms. In its first...
Arshdeep Arshi
Aug 297 min read
'Who will till your land?'
Hostility towards migrant farm workers in Punjab villages raises livelihood and dignity concerns Arshdeep Arshi Migrant workers Sikandar...
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Aug 266 min read
Dream or curse: Can the Olympics be good for local communities?
I n his recent Independence Day address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi championed India’s capacity to host the 2036 Olympic Games. “It is...
Subha J Rao
Aug 261 min read
'We steered clear of migrant stereotypes'
Filmmaker Prateek Prajosh talks about his recent Kannada film 'Chilli Chicken' that is winning praise for its sensitive portrayal of...
Rishabh Shrivastava
Aug 236 min read
The climate clean-up debate
Poor countries bear the unequal burden of the impact of climate change, which is at the centre of the Global North versus Global South...
Mohammad Aatif Ammad Kanth
Aug 238 min read
Migrant workers head to the Valley to beat the heat
Bedmakers, construction workers and street vendors landed in Kashmir in larger numbers this year as relentless heatwaves swept across...
Anuj Behal
Aug 167 min read
Inside Delhi's Momo Capital
In the heart of Delhi, the welcoming urban village of Chirag Dilli, has given an address to countless migrants from the northeast, who...
Simit Bhagat
Aug 146 min read
‘Yesterday, my dear departed for Calcutta’
The death of a Bhojpuri singer this summer is a blow to the already dying folk tradition that reflects the historical reality of millions...
Varsha Torgalkar
Aug 96 min read
The invisible victims of Pune’s Porsche crash
Migrant workers in the city’s bars and pubs have become jobless following government action against places serving liquor Varsha...
Prakhar Dobhal, Swara Garge, Jais Jacob
Aug 71 min read
Wayanad: Lost in the Landslide
Video producers: Prakhar Dobhal, Swara Garge Footage: Jais Jacob Wayanad has an estimated 100,000 migrant workers, who were amongst the...
Rishabh Shrivastava, Nidhi Jamwal, Naveen Kumar Manoharan
Aug 51 min read
The Worry About Warming Waters
Millions of people in India live near the coastline, many depend on the fisheries sector for a living, and they will be the worst hit as...
Suchak Patel
Aug 28 min read
Solar pumps lift salt farmers out of diesel-fuelled poverty
Agarias, the traditional salt farmers of the Little Rann of Kutch, shift to renewable energy to produce salt, breaking free from decades...
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