The media deprives migrant workers of agency while the Indian state uses them to ‘manage’ the middle class. The Covid-19 pandemic has put the spotlight …
MISING MIGRANT WORKERS AND COVID19 PANDEMIC
Bangalore is a major destination for migrant workers belonging to the Mising community. The Misings are the second largest tribe in Assam in northeast India. …
Racism in times of coronavirus
On Sunday (March 22), around 9.30 pm, a Manipuri research scholar was spat on by a 40-year-old man and called ‘coronavirus’ in Delhi’s Vijaynagar area …
India’s Longest Rail-cum-Road Bridge in Assam Is a Death Trap. Here’s Why.
It was January 13. I had an important meeting lined up for the day. I called up my mother in the morning and told her …
REST IN PEACE, BABOI !
It drizzling outside. After a few warm days, Delhi is cold again. This year has been unusually cold. Climate change…I guess. I just finished packing. …
50 things I miss about Cotton College
Spent 2 years in Cotton College from 2002-2004. Did my H.S. in Arts from there. Stayed at MNDP Hostel, popularly known as DS (Double Storey). …
Field Notes- Finland
I come to Helsinki twice a year, usually for my work trips. Most of the trips are about closed door conference hall meetings in a …
I don’t sing in the shower anymore !
I don’t sing in the shower anymore. It’s as if something has happened. The worse part is I did not realise it till now. What …
BJP Surge in North East India-Key Lessons
By Manoranjan Pegu In the recently concluded Elections, the BJP won a decisive majority in Tripura, giving the party a stronger foothold in the Northeast. …
Surviving 16 Finns-A story of learning, togetherness and Laughter !!!
‘I have more balls than many of the men in my workplace’, she declares with utmost confidence. While another one asks question at every given …