
Right to Be Counted
In the last 30 years, Delhi, the capital of India, has displaced over 1.5 million poor people. Resettlement and welfare services are available—but exclusively so, as the city deems much of the population ineligible for civic benefits. The Right to Be Counted examines how Delhi''s urban poor, in an effort to gain visibility from the local state, incrementally stake their claims to a house and life ...
In the last 30 years, Delhi, the capital of India, has displaced over 1.5 million poor people. Resettlement and welfare services are available—but exclusively so, as the city deems much of the population ineligible for civic benefits. The Right to Be Counted examines how Delhi''s urban poor, in an effort to gain visibility from the local state, incrementally stake their claims to a house and life ...