The terminology used to describe the recent repatriation of undocumented Indian migrants from the U.S. gives an insight into how the choice of words can be used to frame a group of people with grace and basic human dignity, or call into question their very existence as human beings.
Restrictions to control air pollution turn winter into a season of discontent for migrant workers in the construction sector
Key to Bengaluru’s waste management system, many migrant workers from West Bengal live under constant fear of being labelled as illegal Bangladeshi immigrants
India’s rural jobs guarantee scheme created jobs for thousands of men and women who left cities during the lockdown, and continues to remain important
In 2020, an estimated 14 million people in the country were forced to migrate as a consequence of extreme weather events. But climate refugees as a term is still not officially acknowledged in India.
The recently concluded Kumbh mela drew not just pilgrims but toy sellers, chaat makers and sanitation workers from across Uttar Pradesh and also neighboring states who turned up in large numbers to tap the world’s largest religious gathering to boost incomes
Khamdodgi’s sudden online popularity brought tourists and jobs, but the shift was…
Every festival, Bundelkhand's migrant workers undertake long train journeys to get home…
While the city has been widely criticised for its congestion, some of…
When illegal mining was stopped, women in Hospet found regular income in…
While Delhi sleeps behind locked gates, hundreds of private security guards fight…
TMS founders Roli and Anuradha take up reader questions on the two-year…
