
Product Description
Nine Rupees an Hour: Disappearing Livelihoods of Tamil Nadu by Aparna Karthikeyan documents traditional occupations and the people whose livelihoods are being reshaped by economic, technological, and social change.
About the book
Through reported stories and close observation, Karthikeyan introduces workers, craftspeople, and communities connected to forms of labor that are becoming harder to sustain, placing individual lives within a wider story of changing Tamil Nadu.
Who it is for
A compelling read for those interested in labor, rural and social history, traditional skills, Tamil Nadu, journalism, and the human consequences of economic transition.


