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As Kolkata’s ‘visual icons’ fade, migrant drivers hit roadblock
The yellow taxi isn’t just a vehicle—it’s a livelihood, a symbol, whose history has been carried by generations of migrant drivers in...

Tanmoy Bhaduri
Aug 226 min read


Work and Worship
Hundreds of people migrate from rural West Bengal to Kolkata to meet the spike in demand for labour during its biggest celebration of the...

Tanmoy Bhaduri
Oct 7, 20245 min read


Braving the heat to bake bricks
Soaring temperatures take toll on firemen migrating to brick kilns

Tanmoy Bhaduri
Jun 7, 20245 min read


Sunaina Devi’s Farm Revolution
Home alone after sons migrate, farmer taps solar to tackle water scarcity on her farm Pictures & Text: Tanmoy Bhaduri Sunaina Devi, 52,...

Tanmoy Bhaduri
Apr 12, 20242 min read

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