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June 04, 2021 14:25 IST
A filmmaker chronicles the story of India’s migrant workers who were forced to walk home last summer, fearing death and hunger amid the pandemic and the sudden lockdown
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A filmmaker chronicles the story of India’s migrant workers who were forced to walk home last summer, fearing death and hunger amid the pandemic and the sudden lockdown
On March 24, 2020, millions of migrant workers across the country were reminded that it is impossible for the poor to live on their own terms. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of an unprecedented national lockdown at a four-hour notice to contain the spread of COVID-19, left people unaware and stranded in their cities of work, away from home. Soon, they were without food, shelter and jobs and no immediate arrangements from the government were in place either to take care of the enormous workforce.