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Vani Viswanathan

Lost jobs, lower wages and stigma – how the pandemic has hurt domestic workers in India

In a survey conducted in Tamil Nadu, 35% of 150 women respondents who were earlier employed in the unorganised sector had lost their jobs since May 2020.

Lamuel Enoch
&
Vani Viswanathan
· Aug 16, 2021 · 07:30 am
Lessons from the lockdown for India’s rural employment scheme

Often the sole source of income for households in villages, NREGA has been plagued with issues during the pandemic.

Vani Viswanathan
,
Sultan Ahmad
&
Aaditeshwar Seth
· Nov 29, 2020 · 01:30 pm
Lockdown stories from the Hindi heartland highlight gaps in public services that need fixing

Six in ten of survey respondents had not received rations. Many did not seem to be getting cooked food being distributed by government or NGOs.

Vani Viswanathan
· May 03, 2020 · 03:30 pm