Drying out fast: Laundry work in Fort Kochi
The arrival of mechanised laundromats has put the future of the members of the Vannan community — who do the laundry work in Fort Kochi, Kerala — at risk, reports Vibha Satish, in People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI).
Vibha Satish is a recent graduate of Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, with a Master’s degree in Development (MA in Development). With a keen interest in livelihoods and the interplay of culture within urban spaces, she reported this story as a part of her final-year project.
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