URBAN POOR

What does life look like for those families living in single-room homes in Chennai? These pictures tell the tales of those who await change.

UPHCs in Chennai offer a range of services including consultations with specialists. Know more about the services you can avail here.

Frontline workers in Chennai work round the clock during rains or other climate emergencies to ensure normalcy. How are they trained and protected?

Amma Canteens aim to beat hunger by providing nutritious food at subsidised rates. But dearth of funds, quality and taste mar their impact.

Experts observe a rising trend of child marriages in resettlement areas in Chennai. The cause appears to be rooted in various systemic issues.

கண்ணப்பர் திடலில் வசிக்கும் மக்களின் போராட்டம்.

A look at the lives and livelihoods of the cart pullers who transport goods using the popular ‘meen body vandi’ or tricycle carts in Chennai’s markets.

Over 60 families were moved to Kannappar Thidal in 2002 with the promise of housing tenements. Twenty years on, they are in the very same spot, only worse off.

சென்னையில் உள்ள பல திடீர் நகர்களில் வசிக்கும் மக்களின் நிலை என்ன?

Have you noticed that there are many Thideer Nagars in Chennai? Residents of these localities live without basic amenities and under threat of eviction.

The Korattur eri restoration saw the eviction of many low-income families. A paper by Karen Coelho highlights the social cost of restoration.

Resettled citizens face difficulties in accessing even basic entitlements such as pension. Here’s how the community is working to change this.