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A footpath cobbler’s quiet skill and dignity reveal a life shaped by hardship, caste identity, and resilience, as he supports his family and prioritizes his children’s education despite earning barely enough to survive. “Cobbler, cobbler, mend my shoe, Give it a stitch, and that will do.” The kindergarten poem lines reverberated in my mind as…
The G20 Social Summit in Brasilia is pushing for a “Universal Care Floor” to formally recognize unpaid care work. This policy could transform millions of caregivers—especially women—by integrating them into social protection systems and redefining how societies value care. Take a moment to think, about the first person who woke up in your home today….
For decades, the global development narrative has been anchored around a single, blunt instrument: Gross Domestic Product (GDP). However, at the recently concluded 64th Session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD64), there were strong calls to look beyond economic output and place greater emphasis on social cohesion as a foundation for sustainable…
Fifty years after the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, bonded labour and debt bondage continue across India due to weak enforcement and delayed rehabilitation. Experts stress the need for criminal accountability, proactive inspections, and protection of marginalised communities to ensure real freedom and dignity. Fifty years after India legally abolished bonded labour, thousands of…
