A vast majority of the young men taking part in the pilgrimage come from low-income families in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan, often hanging on to the edges of the informal economy as drivers, labourers and security guards. Many are the first generation among their families to take up occupations beyond the farms and pool resources towards a collective fund to make the journey.
A vast majority of the young men taking part in the pilgrimage come from low-income families in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan, often hanging on to the edges of the informal economy as drivers, labourers and security guards. Many are the first generation among their families to take up occupations beyond the farms and pool resources towards a collective fund to make the journey.
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July 23, 2017
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