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Swarajbir
Rich Look on as Homes of the Poor Vanish in Delhi
14 May 2022
Governments and society must change their outlook toward those who keep the wheels of the economy turning. It is what our Constitution says we must do too.
T Lalita
Pandemic Calls for Replanning Cities to Suit Working Class Needs
21 Feb 2022
The government’s mismanagement of the second COVID-19 wave exposed the flaws of urban planning, which has always ignored workers.
Newsclick Team
Lockdown Has Left Middle Class Broke?
24 Jul 2020
The latest CMIE data has revealed that from April to June this year, only 15% middle class families have seen an increase in their income as compared to last year.
PTI
Veteran Filmmaker Basu Chatterjee Passes Away
04 Jun 2020
His cinema was progressive for the times, a slice of everyday life -- about conversations over cups of chai and romances blossoming in public buses, trains and office buildings.
Newsclick Team
Let’s Talk: Middle Class Also Suffers Fallout of Lockdown
24 Apr 2020
In this episode, we talk to journalist Aunindyo Chakravarty on the issues faced by the middle class amid the lockdown.
Aashti Salman and Balu Sunilraj
As India’s Poor Demand Relief, Why Are Middle Classes Silent?
16 Apr 2020
India’s lockdown is stringent, but its relief package is weak. The middle class co-opted by neoliberalism has lost its voice.
IANS
Modi’s Start-up India Sputters, 82% Say They Did Not Get Any Benefits: Report
03 Jan 2019
A total of 24% start-up founders said they would close their businesses in the year ahead, according to online survey by social media platform, LocalCircles.
C R Sridhar
Delusions of the Dwindling Indian Middle Class
29 Jan 2018
We of the sinking middle class may sink without further struggles into the working class where we belong, and probably when we get there it will not be so dreadful as we feared, for, after all, we…
Surangya Kaur
Poorer People Are Wiser and More Reasonable in Personal Conflicts: Study
04 Jan 2018
Another interesting finding was that, “one is less likely to reason wisely when the other person involved in the situation is of lower status than oneself.”
Prabir Purkayastha
Demonetisation and the Middle Class Disconnect
01 Dec 2016
The globalising middle class now lives in gated communities, works in business parks or commercial centres. They are no longer connected to industries and have also severed their links with rural…