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This book tries to answer many questions surrounding the question of war. Why we still go to war, how the natural world affects war, how can a war in one location change the way of life in a distant place, and what it means to wage war for one’s rights.

This book is the first in the second set of history books for children produced by the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata.

This book deals with the rivers and how they shape our history.

This book is the second in the second set of history books for children produced by the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata.

This book deals with the history of tea. The tale of tea contains within itself the histories of Bengal and of Assam, of the Indian subcontinent, and of the world. Let’s unlock this treasure chest, then, and see what stories we can find in the history of tea.

This book is the third in the second set of history books for children produced by the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata.

This comic is based on a study undertaken in 2020-21 by the Centre for Labour Studies at NLSIU, Bangalore, among platform food-delivery workers in Bangalore.

This reader is based on a study undertaken by the Centre for Labour Studies at NLSIU, Bangalore among platform taxi drivers in Hyderabad.

The world of work and social engagement changed when words like ‘google’, ‘uber’ and ‘swiggy’ evolved from nouns to verbs, reflecting the ubiquity of these platforms. This change also mirrored the relentless growth of an ever-hungry goliath of a market, seemingly creating numerous job opportunities in the service sector. But what exactly do digital platforms, specifically digital labour platforms do?

The book conducts an in-depth analysis of how employment and wage discrimination affect the income and poverty levels of scheduled caste workers. It advocates for implementing affirmative action policies as a viable solution to address and rectify employment and wage discrimination issues.

The third book of the series talks about the linguistic diversity of the Indian subcontinent and how it has shaped India's international and regional borders since the colonial period. The book also explores the violence of determining 'insider' and 'outsider' based on linguistic identity, which India has frequently witnessed.