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Migrants have a much higher chance of being undercounted in the Census
T he Indian government has this month officially notified the 2027 census, ending years of delay. But low income migrant workers have...

Anuja
Jun 271 min read


How Covid-19 changed India’s labour migration landscape
Preference for cities not too far from home, growing importance of children’s education and dipping bargaining power for wages, the...

Anuja
Apr 98 min read


'Underlying causes of migrant exodus remain unchanged'
Five years after a nationwide lockdown was imposed to control the spread of Covid-19, which led to one of the largest exodus by migrant...

Anuja
Mar 241 min read


Inside Delhi’s Chhath circuits
Not all migrants travel back home to celebrate the biggest festival of Bihar - Chhath. Countless celebrations dot major cities like Delhi...

Anuja
Nov 5, 202410 min read


How politics over jobs alienates migrants
Low-income migrant workers are the first victims of domicile job quotas, which experts say is a populist approach to garner votes but...

Anuja
Sep 27, 20248 min read

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