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Amoolya Rajappa
Jan 317 min read
In Bengaluru’s migrant colony, babies have a poor shot at vaccination
Living conditions and the burden of daily wage work prevent young migrant mothers from availing state health services, including...


Amoolya Rajappa
Dec 30, 20247 min read
‘We couldn’t bear the shame of not repaying our debts, so we left’
Migrant workers across South-Asian countries tap into savings, depend on family or borrow from informal moneylenders to cope with the...


Amoolya Rajappa
Sep 30, 20247 min read
Expensive data disconnects migrants
Sharp increases in mobile tariffs are straining the budgets of migrant workers in cities like Bengaluru, making it harder for them to...


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

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