Can we imagine our urban lives without street-side vendors? Probably not. And why is that? Because without them lives of a significant number of people in urban areas can be very tough. But do we realise their necessity? These are the nano-entrepreneurs, who are making a significant contribution to our economy.
If we think about it, the poverty that we find in a country like India, which have an ancient and organic culture and societal ecosystem, is unnatural. The truth is, this poverty we see today is the result of thousands of years of colonisation. But these nano nano-entrepreneurs are a living proof of our unyielding and innovative nature. Yet the same colonial laws in the form of the notorious 'Tehbazari' law, are making the lives of these street vendors almost unbearable.
But there are people like the speaker, who are trying to make a difference and bring forth examples to follow.

About the Speaker:
Prof Madhu Purnima Kishwar is an Indian academic, author, and commentator. She is currently employed as a chair Professor in the Indian Council of Social Science Research. Madhu Kishwar is the Founder-Editor of the journal Manushi.

Topics Covered:
0:00:00 Street-Vendors: Not Nuisance But A Necessity
0:01:07 Are Government Policies for Poverty-Alleviation Effective?
0:02:56 Poverty In India: Aftermath of The Foreign Invasions
0:04:06 Street-Vendors as Nano-Entrepreneurs: Role in The Economy
0:06:04 Street-Vendors Support The Small Scale Industry
0:08:10 Dependency of The Farm Sector on Street-Vendors
0:08:51 Street-Vendors Provides Crucial Services
0:10:54 Hygiene Hazard in Restaurants
0:12:58 British-Era Municipal Laws: The Farce of Tehbazari Licence
0:21:00 Extortions in The Name of “Clearance Operations” of Street-Vendors
0:25:51 Perseverance for Livelihood by The Street-Vendors
0:28:41 The Crime-Syndicate
0:29:40 Fundamental Right of Livelihood: Absurd Eligibility Criteria
0:33:11 License-Quota-Raise Raj Against the Street-Vendors
0:37:27 Creating Zones for The Street-Vendors: An Attempt by PM Vajpayee
0:40:40 National Policy for The Street-Vendors, 2004
0:41:58 Corrupt Mafia Backlash: Self-Immolation By Street-Vendors
0:42:42 Protection from The Society: A Solution!
0:46:08 The Market Understanding of the Street-Vendors
0:47:25 Seva Nagar Pilot Project: A Clean Market-Zone for the Street-Vendor
0:54:29 The Struggle And Collapse of The Project
1:01:21 Consequences of Tyranny: Demographic Change of The Marketplace
1:03:29 A Proposal For a Solution

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