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Tanmoy Bhaduri
Jun 7, 20245 min read
Braving the heat to bake bricks
Soaring temperatures take toll on firemen migrating to brick kilns
Preksha Sharma, Janet Orlene, Ahmed Sikander
May 17, 20248 min read
Heat wilts wages, health of India workers
Toiling in soaring temperatures in Bengaluru and across Indian cities, informal workers are losing wages as heat stress takes its toll ...
Aishwarya Mohanty
May 10, 20247 min read
Free and Fair
Odisha’s migrant households are seeing a gender-based split in voting preferences, with women rooting for a regional party while men pin the
Roli Srivastava
May 3, 20247 min read
The Drought That Spawned an Ice Cream Industry
An auto remodelling hub has sprouted in Rajasthan’s arid Gangapur, where mini trucks are converted into ice cream vends-on-wheels, used by m
Amoolya Rajappa
Apr 5, 20247 min read
Star-crossed in Silicon City
Migrant workers who fled droughts and floods in their villages, bear an unequal burden in Bengaluru's intense water crisis
Roli Srivastava
Mar 29, 20248 min read
The Great Wall of Surajpura
Water warriors of a Rajasthan village use the rural employment scheme unerringly to turn the climate tide.
Sagrika Kissu
Mar 18, 202411 min read
A Stitch At a Time
“Hindi migrant workers” have carved a space for themselves in the garment hub of Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu, setting up businesses and creating
Aishwarya Mohanty
Mar 8, 20246 min read
In Search of Jobs, and Brides
Repeated cyclones, sea-level rise and increasing soil salinity have disrupted farm yields and hampered the matrimonial prospects of young me
P Anima
Feb 23, 20247 min read
The Learning Curve
Kerala, the state with the best literacy in India, ropes in language volunteers to help children of migrant workers transition to local scho
Nidhi Jamwal
Feb 9, 20247 min read
When Parched Villages Become Water-Sufficient
As water sources dry up, the menfolk of tribal villages in Palghar district’s Mokhada prepare to migrate. But not too far away, other...
Anuradha Nagaraj, Roli Srivastava
Jan 7, 20248 min read
Field Notes From A Brick Kiln
Phasing out of traditional clay bricks for eco-friendly fly ash triggers fears in vast unorganised sector of loss of livelihood Anuradha...
Deekshith Pai
Jan 7, 20244 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...
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