‘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 impacts of extreme weather events
December 2024
‘High targets, poor wages, compromised safety’
A worker-led survey reveals poor safety standards in India’s auto sector’s supply chains
Migration as a medium
Tune in to this visual creators’ roundtable to understand the process and imagination of storytellers who use their video or photo lens, or their pens to tell stories of migration
India’s 2024 climate story
India has seen a major rise in extreme weather events, recording heat waves, cold waves, cyclones, lightning, heavy rainfall, floods, and landslides in 2024. Watch a recap of the year’s climate disasters and steps that can be taken for a safer future.
Caste on my plate
Surat’s textile hub survives on the labour of tens of thousands of Odia migrant workers, mostly from Ganjam. They carry with them the caste structures that exist in their villages, with the most marginalised finding it difficult to find work, a room or even an entry into an ‘upper caste’ mess.
People in parks: Why the UN issued a human rights code for conservation
In a first, the United Nations Environment Program issued a set of principles this month for private NGOs and funders to follow to ensure that the rights of local communities and indigenous peoples are protected in any conservation project. This might solidify a move away from exclusionary top-down approach.
Of caste, climate and the creation of one of India’s busiest migration corridors
For decades, tens of thousands of people from Ganjam in Odisha have flocked to Surat for work. But migration is not an option all can access, with caste playing a key role
Out of focus
Street photographers have for decades captured memories for tourists visiting the India Gate, but the Central Vista project in New Delhi has pushed them to the margins
Fumes, disease, debt: Life in Asia’s largest dumping ground
Breathing toxic air is not a seasonal but a daily reality for residents of a sprawling slum in a Mumbai suburb located next to a massive dumping yard, recycling units and a medical waste incinerator
‘Mumbai is my ticket to freedom’
Vegetable seller Mamta Gupta, who migrated to Mumbai from Varanasi after marriage, shares how she found freedom to live life on her terms in the metropolis.
