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A way of life and work is set to change in Dharavi, Mumbai's migrant hub. Ahead of the revamp of Asia's largest slum, Aarefa Johari reports on the fears and hopes of migrant workers who reside here. Read here: themigrationstory.com

South of Gaza City: 2022 vs. last week Recent image via Planet

“Do you really think they [Adani] will allow a kacharpatti ka dhandha (garbage business) like mine in such a fancy place?" My piece for The Migration Story on what the residents and migrant workers of Dharavi think of the grand redevelopment plan: themigrationstory.com/post/dharavi-r…

What kind of organisation erases its journalists? It's been a year and a half since I quit as the NE India Correspondent for Outlook India. After I left in March 2023, I have discovered that they changed the bylines of 90% of my stories, a blatant injustice to my work.

Environmental protection An ongoing war Education system Urban unemployment Topics on which IIT-B has cancelled guest lectures in the past year, quoting new rules forbidding "political" events, Aarefa Johari on diminishing academic freedom at prominent universities

IIT-Bombay has cancelled multiple academic events and guest lectures in the past year, particularly after the admin issued guidelines restricting "political" events on campus. My report for Article 14 article-14.com/post/freefall-…

“I suppose that in this climate, some academics lack the spine to defend basic intellectual freedoms" Ramachandra Guha wrote to IIT Bombay after the institute cancelled his lecture in Feb 2024. At least 4 lectures cancelled since Nov, Aarefa Johari reports article-14.com/post/freefall-…

A short write-up I published recently on how the cosmopolitan trade city of Surat became a literary trope in an 18th century French short story. Thank you Scroll.in and Aarefa Johari scroll.in/article/107444…

Don’t miss The first ground report from the Great Nicobar island. The Modi government plans to cut millions of trees for a project that will endanger a tribe with just 230 members left. Vaishnavi Rathore travelled to the island. Here’s what she found: scroll.in/article/107511…

“Before the Garase case, no one was getting gratuity. But now we know it is our right” A carpenter, paid Rs 948 daily after >20 years of service at IIT Bombay tells Aarefa Johari, who reports on a case that offers hope for millions of contract workers article-14.com/post/labourers…

Five months after his death by suicide, gardener Raman Garase won his case against IIT-Bombay in the High Court. Turns out if you hire workers through a contractor, they still have a right to gratuity. My report for Article-14: article-14.com/post/labourers…

“Today, I’m at 4 years & 3 months" Umar Khalid made his fourth appeal for bail on 6 Dec 2024 in the Delhi riots conspiracy case—the 2nd time before the Delhi High Court—arguing for parity & time spent behind bars without trial Betwa Sharma reports article-14.com/post/4-years-3…

Restoration work of heritage buildings in India has depended on the traditional, caste-based skills of regional craftsmen and women across the country, who are increasingly finding themselves undervalued. Aarefa Johari documents the migration of heritage keepers, their key role

Who are the incredibly skilled workers who carry out our heritage restoration? I loved working on this report on the traditional guilds of India's building craftsmen, whose skills are now dying out: themigrationstory.com/post/india-s-h…