Negotiating Globalization: The World of Auto-Rickshaw Pullers in Kolkata
A social-research study of Kolkata's auto-rickshaw pullers, read against the backdrop of globalisation and the liberalisation of the Indian economy — documenting how a vital urban livelihood negotiates sweeping economic change.
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Year
2009-2010
Geography
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Sponsor
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi
SDG alignment
SDG 8, SDG 10
Project Investigator / Team
Project Investigator: Dr. Satyabrata Chakraborty — Former Professor, Calcutta University
Objectives
To study the auto-rickshaw pullers in Kolkata, witnessed against the backdrop of globalisation and liberalisation of the Indian economy.
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Sponsor: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi.