Vulnerable Communities in Neoliberal India

Deepanshu Mohan is Professor of Economics and Dean, Office of Interdisciplinarity Studies, Director, Centre for New Economics Studies at O.P. Jindal Global University. He is Visiting Professor, Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre, London School of Economics; Honorary Research Fellow, Birkbeck College, University of London. Sakshi Chindaliya is an assistant lecturer and programme coordinator at Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities, O.P. Jindal Global University. As a feminist geographer, she is interested in gender and sexuality studies, development studies, and feminist ethnographies of water and disasters. Ashika Thomas is an MSc development studies student at the London School of Economics and Political Science. With a background in both economics and anthropology, she is interested in exploring themes within India’s informal economy and the role of CSOs in social policy.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors

1) Chapter 1: Introduction

Authors: Sakshi Chindaliya, Ashika Thomas, and Deepanshu Mohan

2) Chapter 2: Nomadic Narratives: Tracing the Invisible Trails of Bakarwal Women

Authors: Ishfaq Ahmad Wani

3) Chapter 3: Clay and Struggle: The Unlit Kilns of Uttam Nagar Kumhars

Authors: Namesh Killemsetty and Tavleen Kaur Saluja

4) Chapter 4: Fish on the Footpath: The Neglected Ga’ad Haenz of Kashmir

Authors: Najam Us Saqib and Ishfaq Ahmad Wani

5) Chapter 5: Weaving Livelihoods: Hasta Kalakars of Kutch, Gujarat

Authors: Shubhangi Derhgawen, Hima Trisha Mohan and Jignesh Mistry

6) Chapter 6: Bordering Informality: The Woes of the Wazirpur Mazdoors

Authors: Tavleen Kaur Saluja, Ashika Thomas and Jignesh Mistry

7) Chapter 7: Crafting Identities: The Fading Artistry of Kashmiri Papier Mâché

Authors: Hima Trisha Mohan and Rekha Pachauri

8) Chapter 8: Reflections

Authors: Ashika Thomas, Sakshi Chindaliya, and Deepanshu Mohan

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