‘In This Land of Buildings and Bulldozers, We Create Our Own Place’, Say Women of Demolished Bastis
As large infrastructure projects like the Coastal Road destroy livelihoods and homes in Mumbai bastis, affected women resist.
Homes Marked ‘X’, Honnavar’s Women Fishers Live In A State Of Constant Dread
A long campaign against an upcoming port project has disrupted the lives of Kasarkod’s women fishers, leaving them in a constant state of anxiety and uncertainty
‘Raids Meant To Scare Us Into Leaving, Clear Kamathipura For Redevelopment’: Sex Workers
Mumbai’s historic red light district sits in a premium locality and the sex workers who live and work here have no documents to establish ownership of property
Displaced, Jai Bhim Nagar’s Women Are Reclaiming Urban Spaces In Mumbai
Thrown out of their homes eight months ago in a demolition drive, the women of Jai Bhim Nagar are fighting for their right to housing. They are also reclaiming spaces to keep their cultural identity alive
How Evictions And Resettlement Upend Women’s Working Lives
In Delhi, evictions get you resettlement housing but in areas with little access to job, services or essential facilities. And it is the women who struggle the most with travel and livelihood options
In A Forest Amidst Mumbai’s Concrete Jungle, Adivasi Women Are Demanding Their Right To Shelter And Dignity
An ambitious road project is likely to swallow many Adivasi homes in Aarey forest, already the site of many other development projects
Homes Razed, Tughlaqabad’s Women Agitate For Rehabilitation Rights
The bulldozers arrived with no notice, women allege, leaving them stranded without shelter or belongings
How Forced Evictions Are Pushing Women To The Edge Of Precarity
For two years now Shabana Khatoon has been living under a tarpaulin sheet near the Dhobi Ghat in south Delhi’s Jamia Nagar. For 20 years, this […]
