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Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Amid coronavirus lockdown, an eerie silence has replaced Dharavi’s characteristic industrial buzz

Residents are still adjusting to a life without vehicle sounds, clank of metals and the hum of machines.

Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Jul 11, 2020 · 09:30 pm
An Indian stand-up comic is using laughs to raise awareness about LGBTQ issues

Vasu Primlani is often enlisted by corporate firms to conduct sensitisation programmes.

Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Jun 22, 2020 · 07:30 pm
‘I will never come back’: Many Indian migrant workers refuse to return to cities post lockdown

However, some experts say economic pressures will force them to migrate again.

Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation
&
Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· May 30, 2020 · 01:30 pm

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