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About Ranjini Basu

Ranjini Basu is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at University of Pennsylvania Institute for the Advanced Study of India.

MGNREGS and the Pandemic Crisis: Reflections from Tripura
MGNREGS and the Pandemic Crisis: Reflections from Tripura

MGNREGS and the Pandemic Crisis: Reflections from Tripura

By Ranjini Basu|2022-02-02T17:01:29+05:30May 26, 2020|

There is an emerging consensus among various policy makers, progressive movements and academics regarding the efficacy of MGNREGS in dealing with the unprecedented unemployment crisis that followed the unplanned Covid-19 lockdown.

Migrant Tomato Pickers of Southern Italy
Migrant Tomato Pickers of Southern Italy

Migrant Tomato Pickers of Southern Italy

By Ranjini Basu|2022-02-01T14:43:13+05:30November 24, 2017|

Ranjini Basu was a participant at the 10th Marx Autumn School organised by the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung in Berlin from October 26 to 29, 2017. At one discussion, on the theme of “unfree labour,” a participant from Naples spoke about migrant workers from less developed countries working as tomato pickers on the farms of southern Italy.