August, 2020 COVID-19: How women construction workers are dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic 4 minutes read March 2020 Shilpa went about her morning chores (click here to know HER story), humming softly to herself. Her life had finally fallen into a somewhat comfortable [...]
August, 2020 An analytical and informative read on how COVID-19 impacted the informal workers in two manufacturing industries 8 minutes read ‘Tis the season of Spring! Birds chirping, flowers blooming, nature unveiling its brightest hues. Beach bodies, graduation trips, summer vacays, [...]
August, 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic- from your domestic help’s perspective 5 minutes read Seema is a 32 year old domestic worker based in Dadar, Mumbai (Click here to know HER story). The following are glimpses into her life during the 2020 [...]
July, 2020 An objective analysis of the representation of domestic workers in the private sector 7 minutes read There is a stark contrast between how domestic workers are perceived in the popular media vis-a vis the actual reality of their lives. [...]
July, 2020 A (long overdue) conversation with my domestic help. 4 minutes read ....was not something I ever thought I would do. Yet, only a few months back, I ended up doing exactly that. In fact, I interviewed 5 other domestic workers [...]
July, 2020 An exploration of the exploitation of children in the paan and beedi industry in India 7 minutes read The Paan and Beedi industry falls under the specialized industries domain. This unique industry has unique ways of functioning as well. [...]
August, 2020 Trials and tribulations of a Delhi-based street vendor couple during the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 5 minutes read Suhaila is a street vendor based in Delhi. She sells vegetables- tomatoes, onions, potatoes, okra, etc. and sometimes even fruits inside the [...]
July, 2020 An exploration of the garment industry through the historical lens 8 minutes read The history of Indian textiles is as old as human civilization. According to archaeologists, evidence of weaving has been found from Indus valley and Mohenjo-Daro civilization [...]
July, 2020 A glimpse of a day in the life of a female construction worker, through her own eyes 4 minutes read The throbbing ache in her limbs is what hits her first as she wakes up. Shilpa, a young mother [...]
October, 2020 An analysis of the status of women in the construction industry – In conversation with Ms. Jayasree and her insights about what women do in this industry and why 7 minutes read Take a second and think about women [...]