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Bike taxi ban: Drivers bear the brunt of regulations aimed at tech platforms

There is a lag in regulation to every technological innovation. When platforms don’t subscribe to licensing requirements, in this case...

Will EdTech go the way of the gig economy?

Published at Femlab.co on October 26, 2021 By Aditi Surie and Krishna Akhil The forced push towards digitization of schooling-related...

Nagrik Podcast: Labour Organising in Tech - I (Gig and Platform Work)

Aju John's podcast on In August and September of 2020, delivery executives of Swiggy struck work in many Indian cities. They wanted to...

Podcast: Unofficial Sources by The Ken

I was on the Ken's podcast to talk about the history and legacies of auto unions, and autorickshaws as publicly regulate mobility...

Pandemic Exposure: ‘Platform’ Infrastructure in Public Use in India

The COVID19 lockdowns have created a petri-dish of experiments in the public distribution of food and, experiences of hunger for India. ...

Podcast: Future of Labour Post COVID-19

Future of Labour Post COVID-19: Part 1, 2 and 3 on Cyberdemocracy hosted by Srinivas Kodali COVID has accelerated automation of labour...

Services at our Doorstep: COVID19 and platforms

Read my article in the Hindu about how delivery services ought to be recognised as public infrastructure during the COVID19 pandemic...

Tacit Urban Research Network: Interview

I speak to Niyati Dave, Communications Officer, TURN on using #digitalplatforms to study #urban #Informality and what these lenses mean...

The Future of Work

This article was carried by the The Hindu on November 12, 2019. By Aditi Surie Karnataka Labour Minister S. Suresh Kumar announced on...

In the driver’s seat

On 19 March 2018, drivers of ridesharing platforms Ola and Uber from several cities in India called for an indefinite strike, affecting...

Working on the app-based model, The Hindu (2017)

The line between work and jobs is often manipulated. The Delhi High Court is hearing the issue on August 10 in response to a Delhi-based...

The Indian Uber driver, Indian Express (2016)

... discussion on the sharing economy in India since the debate between freelancer and micro-entrepreneur is misplaced. The Indian...