Gas cylinders, vegetables, water and other essential household items are mostly hauled up and down the hills of Darjeeling by women from the Thami community who have migrated from Nepal. They carry heavy loads shoulder to shoulder with men porters, but are paid less
Rhea Chhetri recently completed her Master's in Mass Communication and Journalism from Amity University, Noida. She is from Darjeeling and wrote this story during an internship with PARI in 2023.
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Sanviti Iyer
Sanviti Iyer is Assistant Editor at the People's Archive of Rural India. She also works with students to help them document and report issues on rural India.