With few takers for their services, capital’s coolies face a bleak future  

A large number of porters at Delhi’s railway stations hail from Rajasthan, due to lack of cultivable land in the desert state. With passing time and better facilities for passengers, their services are no longer required but there’s no Plan B

A load too heavy

Mehmood Khan’s story is the story of 500-600 porters who work at Nizamuddin Railway Station   Ever wondered how much porters who carry your luggage at railway stations earn? Well, one porter at Nizamuddin Railway Station, Mehmood Khan, says he used to earn Rs 5,000 per month before Covid-19 restrictions led to a shutdown of […]