https://countercurrents.org/2022/03/boatmen-pushed-to-the-brink-by-covid-in-up/
The economy of the impoverished Mallah or boatmen community living in various villages of Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh (UP) received a major jolt during Covid times. Many are stuck in a non-ending cycle of debt or have lost their precious valuables to local lenders.
by Seema Sharma
01/03/2022