Tamil migrants Tag

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,...