‘Children of the Ganges’ – the boatmen of India’s Varanasi

[ad_1] Varanasi, India - “Hum paani ke jeev hain. We are creatures of water,” says 29-year-old Vishwakarma Sahni. Sahni belongs to Varanasi’s community of approximately 8,000 mallah, the boatmen whose lives are deeply intertwined with the Ganges - a river...

‘Pure veg fleet’: How Indian food app Zomato sparked a caste, purity debate

[ad_1] Rajesh Jatavad*, a delivery rider for Zomato, a food delivery app in southern India, is worried about his full name being displayed for customers on the platform – because his last name reveals that he belongs to a marginalised...