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Counting the invisible millions
A unique initiative to register migrant workers and connect them with social security schemes was launched in Jharkhand in 2020. Five...

Rahul Singh and Deekshith R Pai
Apr 11 min read


Trapped in the protection net
The Odisha government's sustained efforts to protect the vulnerable olive ridley turtles has yielded results. Now local fishermen, forced...

Rakhi Ghosh and Deekshith Pai
Jan 311 min read


Sinking islands, Empty houses
Thousands of people have migrated from Ghoramara in the eco-fragile Sundarbans _ the world’s largest mangrove vegetation _ as the island...

Ritwika Mitra and Deekshith R Pai
Dec 13, 20241 min read


The Rush To Go Home
The recent festival rush in trains is reflective of the challenges migrant workers face through the year on these journeys Deekshith Pai...
Deekshith Pai and Mansi Bhaktwani
Nov 7, 20241 min read


'We worship our trees and rocks'
The story of a village collective that is tapping decades-old laws to financially empower tribal villages Roli Srivastava Deekshith R...
Roli Srivastava, Deekshith R Pai
Oct 4, 20241 min read


The Water Warriors of Surajpura
A small village in Rajasthan built a wall to arrest rainwater runoffs, tapping into MGNREGA and showing that this social welfare scheme...

Deekshith Pai
Mar 29, 20241 min read


Cane Cutters of Maharashtra
The footage in this video has been shot by migrant women workers in the sugarcane fields of Maharashtra to tell the story of the...

Deekshith Pai
Mar 1, 20241 min read


What is The Migration Story?
In this teaser, founders of The Migration Story give a sneak peek into what lies ahead. Credit: Sound & music: @btrpt9738 Illustration:...

Deekshith Pai
Jan 7, 20241 min read


Overworked, Underpaid: The Growing Burden of Recycling Fast Fashion
Visual artist Richa Arya tells the story of migrant women workers in Asia's largest garment recycling hub - Panipat in Haryana - who are...

Deekshith Pai
Jan 7, 20241 min read


Overworked, Underpaid: The Growing Burden of Recycling Fast Fashion
Deekshith Pai An installation by visual artist Richa Arya at a recent exhibition in Goa. Deekshith R Pai/The Migration Story Goa: The...

Deekshith Pai
Jan 7, 20244 min read

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