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MAY 1: INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DAY

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1 May 2026

The Fire in the Belly: Poetry as Political Memory

From the streets of post-independence India to the margins of industrial cities, this episode traces how the working class has resisted the shackles of power through poetry and song.

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1 May 2026

After long shifts: Inside migrant workers’ after hours

Far from their homes, migrant workers spend long 10–12 hours a day at work, weathering constant challenges. But they hold close the little time they have outside work — for rest, leisure and laughter.

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The Migration Story newsroom aims to capture the journeys and challenges of India’s vast migrant workforce.

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After long shifts: Inside migrant workers’ after hours

Far from their homes, migrant workers spend long 10–12 hours a day…

Fire in the Belly: Poetry as Political Memory

From the streets of post-independence India to the margins of industrial cities,…

How the war risks derailing India’s push for clean cooking

With LPG supplies disrupted by the Gulf War, India’s clean cooking gains…

The LPG crisis burning through Delhi’s migrant settlements

Across Delhi, migrant workers have always struggled to access LPG cylinders for…

Following the heavy crowds at Udhna station, Western Railway later shared photographs showing well-managed queues and crowd control arrangements at the station (Credit : DRM - Mumbai Central, WR/ X)

Migration Bulletin: Crowded platforms, silent factories

From an LPG shortage sending migrants back home to the fear of…

The migrant verses of ‘School Chalein Hum’

From bus classrooms in Gujarat’s salt desert to schools under Delhi’s flyovers,…

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