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03 Jun The Invisible Labour of Migrant Women in Kochi

Posted at 06:12h in Notes from the field

Written by Ambuja RajEdited by Sofia Juliet Rajan “Look inside, what we live inside is barely even a room. You really think cleaning this is work?”— A migrant waste-picker in Pathadipalam, KochiInside a one-room home in Kochi, a woman fans the flames on a chulha (earthern...

30 Apr Reimagining Urban Commons in Vathuruthy for Community Well-being and Adaptation

Posted at 05:32h in Notes from the field

Written by Shilpa Shirish Edited by Sofia Juliet Rajan On a hot, sultry July afternoon last year, I visited Vathuruthy, a Tamil-majority migrant settlement in Kochi. Situated in a low-lying area near a nala (a drainage canal), Vathuruthy is a mix of densely packed, low-rise concrete...

07 Apr Migration, prejudice and the narratives we create in a climate-changed world

Posted at 08:40h in Notes from the field

Written by Nihal Ranjit Edited by Sofia Juliet Rajan The deep-rooted inclination to mistrust or fear the “other” is as old as humankind, and is shaped both by nature and nurture. While these biases may exist in varying degrees, they are often reinforced by social, political,...