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Episode: Roving Mic | Bundelkhandi Mazdoor 7 December 2001
Description: Migrant labourers in Vaishali, NCRSongs by the Fire: Voices of Migrant WorkersEvery large Indian city is built, quite literally, on the shoulders of migratory construction workers. They arrive from distant villages in search of livelihood, carrying little more than hope and resilience. Day after day they work tirelessly- lifting bricks, mixing cement, shaping the skyline- just to make both ends meet.But when the day’s labour ends and the chill of evening settles in, another world quietly comes alive. In small circles around a fire, they cook together, share simple me...