As the towers kiss the sky, we forget the yellow helmet and orange reflector coat cladded people who anchored it to a solid foundation.
Tag: migrant workers
Pandemic Workers
A haiku piece on migrant workers during the pandemic.
Aloo Muri, the Street Food From Shillong Which Commands a Cult-like Following
Without the influence of migrant workers in the region, it is unlikely that the recipes of aloo muri could have passed down generations and developed over time.
Review: A Pandemic-Lockdown Journal About Paying Attention to the Little Moments
A hybrid text that gives a wide and deep glimpse of the lockdown, Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee's 'The Town Slowly Empties' fills you up on many aspects of life beyond …
The Pandemic Can’t Be Romanticised Anymore
'A corpse trudges in the cemetery to find himself a grave.'
A Bird’s-Eye View From Chattarpur Metro Station
Part observation and part rumination, a poem on religion, rationality, empathy and hypocrisy.
What Is Real Violence?
'Demanding rights is not violence, denying them is.'
The Fickle Collective Conscience of the Indian Middle Class
Did our collective responsibility of occupying privileged positions vis-à-vis migrant workers end with the erosion of those images and stories from social media?
Movies, Lockdown and a Parallel Universe
On tricks of memory, stark realities and empty gestures.