On 12th June 2018, Pourakarmikas from all over Bengaluru came together in large numbers at the BBMP Headquarters in Town Hall, to protest the circumstances leading to the death of Subramani, a Pourakarmika from Ward Number 77, the Dattatreya Temple Ward, who was not paid his due wages for 6 months and took his own life.
Write Leela Write attended the protest to learn more about what was happening on the ground. We learned that the issue of payment of wages for the Pourakarmikas of Bangalore and other cities in Karnataka, is only one of the many problems faced by the people behind our cities.
Experience our interactive essay Pourakarmika Watch, the culmination of many months of research & interviews with reporters and the Pourakarmikas themselves.