Sambhavna BiswasNo card, no benefitsThe Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) card is a document that allows construction workers to access a host of welfare…Jul 10, 2022Jul 10, 2022
Sambhavna BiswasMigrant Diaries — Day 17The other day, as our conversation came to a close, I had asked Abir bhai about other people I could talk to. He very graciously gave…Feb 27, 2018Feb 27, 2018
Sambhavna BiswasMigrant Diaries — Day 16This was the second time I was leaving for Bologna and the weather was as rainy as it could get. I decided to go towards Sandonato which…Feb 27, 2018Feb 27, 2018
Sambhavna BiswasMigrant Diaries — Day 15After a quick break at a Kebab store, I marched into a store right beside the previous one and asked the owner the pivotal question “Are…Feb 24, 2018Feb 24, 2018
Sambhavna BiswasMigrant Diaries — Day 14I was walking down San Vitale street, Bologna, when I saw a shop which seemed like an electronics store. There was a South Asian man inside…Feb 23, 2018Feb 23, 2018
Sambhavna BiswasMigrant Diaries — Day 13As the interview ended, Shamim bhai had told me that I would find a lot of stores on the San Vitale street and a few more towards the west…Feb 18, 2018Feb 18, 2018
Sambhavna BiswasMigrant Diaries — Day 12Italy is at its aesthetic best when the sky is clear and the sun shines bright, and today was one such day in Bologna. Bologna has a…Feb 17, 2018Feb 17, 2018
Sambhavna BiswasMigrant Diaries — Day 11More often that not, my interviewees inadvertently point me in the directions of issues that require further investigation. For example…Feb 16, 2018Feb 16, 2018
Sambhavna BiswasMigrant Diaries — Day 10“Why do you think I came here?” Rakib bhai replied when I asked him why he decided to leave Bangladesh. “I am my father’s only son and…Feb 15, 2018Feb 15, 2018
Sambhavna BiswasMigrant Diaries — Day 9Most of Italy shuts down on a Sunday and Rimini was no different. It did not have the kind of hustle bustle that I had witnessed the last…Feb 13, 20181Feb 13, 20181
