Men dominate the cardamom trade that is worth crores but it is women’s labour and agricultural knowledge that holds up the industry
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Only a handful of celebrated cinematic dancers are known to us but there are dozens of trained and talented artistes who have upheld the fabled song and dance tradition of Hindi films but whose work has remained unacknowledged and underestimated
Araku’s globally recognised Arabica coffee commands premium prices, but the Adivasi women who grow, harvest and process it see little of that value
Despite government assurances, the brunt of SIR exclusions are faced by those without a permanent address, rendering them even more temporary in a city where belonging comes at a cost
Increasingly deprived of access to welfare schemes, women deleted from the voter list during the SIR exercise are negotiating questions of citizenship and belonging in BJP-led West Bengal
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