9 April 2020
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Learning From the Exodus of ‘Invisible Hands’ Which Run Indian Cities
The COVID-19 pandemic destabilised working mechanisms in India since the 21-day lockdown was announced in the country on 24th March 2020. State boundaries were sealed, public and inter-state public and private transport were completely stopped. This created havoc, but the worst hit were migrant labourers who, with all economic activities halted, could neither work (and…