Tag: migration

Arjun Kumar and Ritika GuptaIn the existing crisis of COVID-19, the issue of migrant workers has been the most debated issues at present in India....

Anshula Mehta and Ritika GuptaFindings of a telephonic-survey conducted by interviewing 3,121 citymakers' households across 50 plus cities of the country from May...

Simi Mehta and Arjun KumarA segment of results of a telephonic survey, based on responses from Delhi, was discussed at a Cities Edition Web...

With over 80% of India’s workforce employed in the informal sector and one-third working as casual labour, Covid-19's spread and subsequent unplanned lockdowns, have...

The year 1971 was marked with several ‘big victories’ – in politics, cricket and in war – all of which had long term implications for India. The national mood was buoyant, even if the country continued to struggle with endemic problems.Fifty years later, we look back at those times and evoke some of that mood. In a series of articles, leading writers recall and analyse key events and processes that left their mark on a young, struggling but hopeful nation.

I. C. Awasthi, Balwant Singh Mehta, Mashkoor Ahmad and Arjun KumarPreludeWith close to 100,000 COVID-19 cases, India has entered its...

Simi Mehta, Balwant Mehta, Arjun KumarAmid the prevailing lockdown, the afflictions of migrant labourers are being compounded during their long trek home and some...