Ahmad (name changed) has been our regular kabadiwallah (junk dealer). He would come whenever we called him to collect newspapers, empty bottles, old junk of any kind. Around two years back he took a lot of time to come and, in fact, told us that he could come only on Sunday. I was perplexed at… Read More Corona Narratives III:Enmity, Hatred and Livelihood in times of Communal Virus
Living in a locality, which is more heavily gated, quieter, and not very intrusive does not let you realise the impact that Corona pandemic is having on the informal labour. Ever since the pandemic hit the human race and more so after the Indians developed a true fear of this unforeseen phenomenon my neighbours have… Read More Corona Narratives II:Informal Labour in Exceptional Times
An image is a powerful medium of pedagogy – it teaches without formally teaching us. It prepares a generation, which develops a particular understanding of the world through it. Images have the power and potential to not reveal the fundamental characteristics of the system in whose belly lie these truths but paints the canvas with another… Read More Corona Narratives I:Being Democratic, Sensitive and an Unabashed Accumulator at the Same Time
the counter-narrative 