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In praise of slums. Or why millions of Indians choose to live in urban squalor

Vishy KurugantiAugust 23, 20122 mins

Took me longer to pick a ‘suitable’ slum picture than to write the post. (Pic: courtesy inhabitat.com) If you saw a provocative title like this on Twitter, you would click on it, right? I’m glad I did…

Returning to the Migration Meme

Vishy KurugantiMarch 09, 20123 mins

Pic: courtesy IndiaToday.in In the past week, three conversations with three different migrants in Bangalore (all working as security guards) reminded me why I need to devote more time (and blog space…

Calcutta's dying breed of 'human horses'

Vishy KurugantiOctober 03, 20112 mins

As part of my research for an upcoming post on SMV Wheels (a social enterprise serving the rickshaw puller community), I’ve read many articles and viewed several photoessays. A photo gallery from…

A fresh look at the migration narrative

Vishy KurugantiMay 10, 20113 mins

Pic: courtesy hummingbirdworld.com During one of the panel discussions at last week’s Sankalp Forum, an interesting conversation emerged. Two early-stage VCs (Seed Fund’s Mahesh Murthy and Kae Capital…

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