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On blue-collar job apps, brokers still hold sway
The pandemic has thrust digitization on people and companies, and apps catering to blue and grey-collar workers have received backing to...
Sep 1, 20211 min read
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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...
Apr 19, 20211 min read
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Data Sharing for India's Migrant Crisis
as part of the Aapti Institute discussion series August 2020
Apr 6, 20211 min read
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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. ...
Oct 1, 20201 min read
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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...
Oct 1, 20201 min read
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On-demand platforms and pricing: how platforms can impact the informal urban economy
Journal article published in Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation Vol 14, Issue 1 Pricing is the one of the most powerful...
Jul 24, 20201 min read
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Webinar: Conversations with Women in the Gig Economy
Webinar on how digital platforms impact women's work and entrepreneurship The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted lives and livelihoods...
Jun 25, 20201 min read
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Podcast: COVID19 and the city
Platform work is increasingly being seen an "essential service" in the #COVID19 #lockdown. Listen to me on the 'COVID19 and the City'...
Apr 4, 20201 min read
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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...
Apr 4, 20201 min read
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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...
Nov 24, 20194 min read
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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...
Nov 17, 20193 min read
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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...
Sep 15, 20191 min read
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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...
Sep 15, 20191 min read
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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...
Sep 15, 20191 min read
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Emerging Nature of Work in the Platform Economy: Evidence from Bengaluru, Karnataka
This paper investigates the work experiences, perceptions of security and risk of platform economy drivers in Bengaluru, India from a...
Sep 15, 20191 min read
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‘Uber-ed: Bengaluru’s platform economy and urban subjectivities
Mukul Kesavan and I decode popular narratives around platform drivers in India. I hosted a public conversation with Mukul at City Scripts...
Jul 19, 20192 min read
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Research in Performance: Staging the Technological Present
Algorithms a play by Indian Ensemble that used my research on platforms to build a framework and a methodology for scripting the personal...
Jul 19, 20192 min read
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(m)Apping Urban Culture: Technology and the City
As we move towards a city life that is intertwined with technology - delivery apps, consultation apps, transport to name a few - it...
Jul 19, 20191 min read
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Climate change, Agrarian distress, and the role of digital labour markets: evidence from Bengaluru
In this article, we explore the use of the digital labour market set up by mobility platforms in Bengaluru, Karnataka, as a mechanism to...
Jul 19, 20192 min read
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