[ad_1] I was 21 when I first met Krishan Chopra in the offices of Penguin India in Delhi’s Nehru Place on a balmy October morning in 1997. I had been interviewed by David Davidar a few months before and was offered the job of a sales executive, based in Chennai. Nehru Place wasn’t particularly swank. … Read more
[ad_1] A Muslim domestic worker struggling to find employment in Delhi laments forlornly, “I am uneducated and it is very difficult for me to get a job. The only one I can get is of a domestic help, and even that is not happening because of my religion. I want to be known by my … Read more
[ad_1] Hindi scholar Francesca Orsini’s work over the past three decades has been so expansive that it has proved to be difficult to present a neat introduction to her work. Contributors to this essay below offer several entry points into her scholarship through a discussion of her monographs –The Hindi Public Sphere: 1920-1940. Language and … Read more
[ad_1] India’s gig workforce is expected to expand from about 8 million workers in 2020-’21 to 24 million by 2029-’30, the NITI Aayog – government’s policy think-tank – estimated in June 2022. But lack of protections for these workers has left them vulnerable, and over the years, there have been multiple protests by workers for … Read more