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Such a privilege being there to launch this insightful work on the domestic workers’ income, mobility and socioeconomic realities. Their honest & brilliant voices were the best part of the afternoon! Thanks Jagori Delhi Mitali Nikore for inviting me

Sunday writing. This time about allowing ourselves to break out of the boxes the world puts us in. Do read! open.substack.com/pub/ramblingin…

Reflected on how young academics can build a writing practice. ramblinginthecity.substack.com/p/notes-for-st…

Yup. How about common sense?

If you are in Delhi on Friday and this is of interest! I get to chat with the wonderful Mukta Naik on the book.

Friends, this event has been postponed. Will update on the revised date. Have a good weekend everyone!

It’s a real irony that nearly 30 yrs after India’s #housing policy invited in the private sector, the public sector still builds the bulk of the country’s formal affordable housing. indianexpress.com/article/cities…

It’’s May 1st. Labour Day in India. The house help came. The cook showed up. The apartment security gaurd & housekeeping staff is on duty. Only me and my laptop class friends taking a break to “celebrate labour.” Irony is now a public holiday.

This Labour Day, read our simple explainer of what the world of work in India looks like - what share are employed or not, what those in the workforce do, what men and women workers do, and what terms like unemployment really mean dataforindia.com/work-employmen…

“The fan cost me ₹100, ₹150 to fix. It helps a bit.” Kapil, an auto driver in Delhi, fights 42°C heat with jugaad — a tiny fan, cloth shade, & ₹50/day for cool water. All he asks: shade, toilets, a place to eat with dignity. This #MayDay, let’s build cities that care.🙏🏿✊🏿 ❤️

On #InternationalLabourDay the Centre for Sustainable Urban Livelihoods at NIUA_India is launching a new webinar series #CityOfWork will be a platform to explore solutions towards urban poverty alleviation and sustainable #livelihoods Watch this space for more!

Join us at the inaugural episode of this brand new webinar series! NIUA_India

(1/4)Centre for Sustainable Urban Livelihoods (CSUL) successfully launched its webinar series #CityofWork: Planning for Sustainable Livelihoods on 06 May'25, joined by over 100 participants. 🔗 Full webinar: lnkd.in/gRqDMwDh

In the times of so much misinformation, what does one do to really understand what’s going on? Shame on mainstream media! Lives don’t matter to them. Only profits do.

India and Pakistan have today worked out an understanding on stoppage of firing and military action. India has consistently maintained a firm and uncompromising stance against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. It will continue to do so.

On Episode 69 of #LearningStories we chat with Mukta Naik on making cities lovable and livable. Mukta is a Gurgaon based researcher who investigates urban informality, housing and migration. Video Link - bit.ly/learningstorie… Audio Link - spoti.fi/4me91DS

I am part of a community of Indian data communicators, developers, designers, researchers and others organising India's first data visualisation conference in June this year. We have 25 fully-funded places for people who would like to attend but face barriers. Deadline: tomorrow.

There’s a heavy price for honesty and integrity in a society that’s so polarised. I have long been intrigued by whether elites can play a role…Yamini Aiyar sheds some light

In which I write about how parents can talk to their children in the midst of #crises. Esp when kids have zero protection from fake news and propaganda. How have you coped? #ParentingTips #CrisisManagement notsosilver.com/parenting-in-c…