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Hanging by a thread: Nimisha Priya’s case spotlights plight of Indian migrants jailed overseas
Over 10,000 Indians are currently in foreign prisons, over 60% of them in Gulf countries. India has helplines and welfare funds but...

Rejimon Kuttappan
Jul 176 min read


The burden of summer in Asia’s largest wholesale market
Many felt that Delhi’s heatwave this year was not so intense but the workers in the wholesale vegetable and fruit market - Azadpur Mandi...

Sanskriti Talwar
Jul 1110 min read


Moving Act
In a time of shortened attention spans, five years after the pandemic, a play Hunkaro and its makers want you to listen to the stories...

Sanskriti Talwar and Akshar Ramuhalli
Jul 91 min read


‘We are very much Indian citizens’
Bengali-speaking migrants, mostly Muslims, were rounded up by the Mumbai police, flown cross-country and forced into Bangladesh – even...

Neha Banka
Jul 912 min read


Inside a Brutal Day with a Migrant Delivery Rider
44°C. 21 deliveries. As little as ₹20 per order. This is what it takes to deliver a lunch amidst a searing heatwave in Delhi. Prakhar...

Prakhar Dobhal and Swara Garge
Jul 71 min read


Why Melting Glaciers Are Triggering Mass Migration in the Himalayas
Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting fast, triggering deadly floods and displacing communities Nidhi Jamwal

Nidhi Jamwal
Jul 71 min read


How recurring floods fuel migration in Assam
Indigenous communities like the Misings, living near the river banks for centuries, are particularly vulnerable. Sanskrita Bharadwaj...

Sanskrita Bharadwaj
Jul 77 min read


Flooding Memories
For Assamese migrants in Bengaluru, trauma caused by floods is an annual ritual. Maitreyee Boruah Koyes Ahmed Laskar from Assam's...

Maitreyee Boruah
Jul 79 min read

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