Bearing witness to the Covid-19 lockdown

Sriraman, Tarangini and V., Nitya (2020) Bearing witness to the Covid-19 lockdown. The India Forum. pp. 1-11.

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Abstract

During the lockdown, migrant workers have produced ‘proofs’ to lay claim to promised aid, display grief and gratitude, and to archive violence they faced. These fragments from the worker-as-witness throw up critical questions on practices of welfare and aid.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Sriraman, Tarangini and V., Nitya
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Covid-19, Lockdown, Migrant labour, Migrant workers
Subjects:	Social sciences > Social services;Associations
Divisions:	Azim Premji University > School of Arts and Sciences
Full Text Status:	Public
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/2396
Publisher URL:	https://www.theindiaforum.in/sites/default/files/p...

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