Invisible in Plain Sight: How Bengaluru erases its homeless citizens
The shelters for the urban homeless in Bengaluru city are poorly maintained and often see low occupancy. This lack of use is cited by the state as evidence for low demand, writes Michelle Abraham in The News Minute.
Michelle Abraham is an undergraduate student at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. Views expressed here are the author’s own.
As part of the students’ curriculum on ‘Data, Democracy and Development’ at Azim Premji University, they work with organisations working on improving the lives of those on the margins. During this work with Bengaluru’s Project Smile and Aaladamara Foundation, Michelle witnessed a machinery of neglect that renders the vulnerable invisible, pushing them to the margins of policy and empathy.