View from the Margins: Why Mumbai’s Indigenous Kolis are Angry with Unchecked Coastal ‘Development’
Maharashtra’s fishing community is angry with the BJP for prioritising development at the cost of destruction of the Konkan coast.
Why Caste Divides Marathas as They Rally for Reservation
A complex caste history makes many Marathas reluctant to embrace the ‘socially inferior’ Kunbi identity – even if that can give them access to quotas.
In Hunger Hotspot, Aadhaar Is Depriving Adivasi Mothers of Crucial Assistance
Their health, and the health of their children, is put at risk because they lack the documents needed to obtain the biometric number.
Behind the Antibody Cocktail Rush, Mega Profits for Private Hospitals and Pharma Companies
With a surge in Covid-19 cases, private hospitals in Mumbai are seeing a rise in admissions for the monoclonal antibody treatment, despite many patients not needing it. The hospitals are making large, easy profits on the treatment.