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With the ‘hidden costs’ of Zomato and Blinkit’s delivery services laid bare, the answer seems clear—and deeply troubling. If the price of instant delivery includes wage theft, labor exploitation, the decline of small businesses, rising housing costs, and excessive waste, then these services are anything but convenient.
March 23, 2025 0

The Rise of Rapid-Delivery Services in Urban India: Instant Gratification Comes At A Cost

Coming to Ahmedabad, Gujarat, from Los Angeles, California, I was familiar with expedient delivery services. […]

July 1, 2024 0

Narratives of Resilience: The Story of People’s Resistance in Ambujwadi (Part 2/2)

This is the second of a two-part series.    2005. On a morning like any […]

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