‘Dignity First’ Is The Resolve Of A Migrant Worker Turned Boss
Arunopol Seal, Vikesh Kumar, Rahul Kumar and Anwesha Konar Video credit: Harshika Tripathi Rajesh Ravidas migrated from Jharkhand to...
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Aishwarya Mohanty
May 107 min read
Free and Fair
Odisha’s migrant households are seeing a gender-based split in voting preferences, with women rooting for a regional party while men pin the
Roli Srivastava
May 37 min read
The Drought That Spawned an Ice Cream Industry
An auto remodelling hub has sprouted in Rajasthan’s arid Gangapur, where mini trucks are converted into ice cream vends-on-wheels, used by m
PDAG
Apr 251 min read
The Migration Route to Empowerment
Tune in to the story of Hemant Kalindi who managed to scale social, caste and financial barriers In the third episode of the Montages...
Rajiv Khandelwal
Apr 196 min read
The Missing Millions in Manifestos
The focus migrant workers received during the COVID lockdowns has largely disappeared and political manifestos are pitifully thin on worker
Tanmoy Bhaduri
Apr 122 min read
Sunaina Devi’s Farm Revolution
Home alone after sons migrate, farmer taps solar to tackle water scarcity on her farm Pictures & Text: Tanmoy Bhaduri Sunaina Devi, 52,...
ft. Bhasker Tripathi
Apr 121 min read
Biofuel breakdown 2: A story of protest
Bhasker Tripathi, journalist, talks about his reporting on farmers in a Indian village protesting against a biofuel plant
Rishabh Shrivastava
Apr 124 min read
Net-zero Targets And The Case of Construction Workers
India’s construction industry employs nearly 60 million people but many lack skills to keep pace as the sector turns green Rishabh...
Amoolya Rajappa
Apr 57 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
Deekshith Pai
Mar 291 min read
The Water Warriors of Surajpura
A small village in Rajasthan built a wall to arrest rainwater runoffs, tapping into MGNREGA and showing that this social welfare scheme...
Roli Srivastava
Mar 298 min read
The Great Wall of Surajpura
Water warriors of a Rajasthan village use the rural employment scheme unerringly to turn the climate tide.
Podcast
Mar 221 min read
Welfare on Wheels: The Migrants' Doctor
The Centre for Migration and Inclusive Development in Kerala runs Bandhu Clinics for migrant workers.
Sagrika Kissu
Mar 1811 min read
A Stitch At a Time
“Hindi migrant workers” have carved a space for themselves in the garment hub of Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu, setting up businesses and creating
Richa Govil
Mar 152 min read
Khatta-Meetha: The Story of Panipuri with Richa Govil
Gol guppa, pani puri, pani ke batashe, phulki, puchka… All of these are names for one of India’s most iconic street snacks. There are...
Aishwarya Mohanty
Mar 86 min read
In Search of Jobs, and Brides
Repeated cyclones, sea-level rise and increasing soil salinity have disrupted farm yields and hampered the matrimonial prospects of young me
Deekshith Pai
Mar 11 min read
Cane Cutters of Maharashtra
The footage in this video has been shot by migrant women workers in the sugarcane fields of Maharashtra to tell the story of the...
P Anima
Feb 237 min read
The Learning Curve
Kerala, the state with the best literacy in India, ropes in language volunteers to help children of migrant workers transition to local scho
Akhila Krishnamurthy
Feb 167 min read
Cracking The Rasam Code
Across many Chennai homes, men from north India are cooking up a storm, having perfected the cuisine from Tamil Nadu, learning, along the wa
Nidhi Jamwal
Feb 97 min read
When Parched Villages Become Water-Sufficient
As water sources dry up, the menfolk of tribal villages in Palghar district’s Mokhada prepare to migrate. But not too far away, other...
Anuradha Nagaraj, Roli Srivastava
Feb 21 min read
The Migration Story Podcast
Anuradha Nagaraj and Roli Srivastava In this episode, Roli Srivastava and Anuradha Nagaraj travel back to the beginning, to bring you the...
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