Tag: Shweta Mahendra Chandrashekhar
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Moving in reverse gear? Informalizing the construction sector in the ‘Smart City’ of Pune
[By Shweta Mahendra Chandrashekhar] With the nationwide lockdown being lifted in different parts of India, life for most of us seems to be limping back to normalcy. However, on my way to work, via one of the busiest roads of Pune, I find that life continues to be at a standstill. Women and men who had […]
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Landless labourers? Busting the myth of the migrant in the construction economy
[By Shweta Mahendra Chandrashekhar] I was born in Lonavala and brought up in Pune, both places located in the western region of India. Some of the vivid memories I have of my childhood include visits to numerous tunnel construction sites in India (Pune-Mumbai Expressway, Konkan Railway, Delhi Metro). My father’s infrastructure firm has been in […]
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