livelihoods

The destruction of Muslim livelihoods by state laws and policies in India

by
The destruction of Muslim livelihoods by state laws and policies in India

[ad_1] The systematic annihilation of Muslim livelihoods has been a central marker of the Modi years. This has been caused in part by the frequently violent activism of non-government formations fraternal to the Bharatiya Janata Government and affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh. What is sometimes missed is the central role in all of this … Read more

Lac cultivation from Jharkhand’s trees might hold the key to rural livelihoods

by
Lac cultivation from Jharkhand’s trees might hold the key to rural livelihoods

[ad_1] For more than ten years, Lawrence Kandulna was a migrant worker in Pune. A native of Kulhai village, in Jharkhand’s Khunti district, Lawrence worked as a gardener in a nursery in the city and returned home for just a few months in the year, during which he would grow paddy and harvest it. Four … Read more