Dear Reader,

India is too big to report from a desk. In just the past month, our small Scroll reporting team has travelled across the length and breadth of the country to follow three stories that could have remained passing headlines.

In Balaghat, 29 Adivasi children died after a mysterious illness spread through neighbouring villages. Tabassum and Kritika travelled there to find out what happened.

In Murshidabad, Rokibuz met families whose loved ones had been picked up in midnight raids and sent to detention centres after being accused of being undocumented migrants from Bangladesh. 

In Chennai and Tiruvallur, Johanna reported on migrant workers living inside factories and makeshift quarters. She found unsafe housing and brutal working conditions. 

Three very different reports. One thing connects them: journalism that goes where the story is.

That means travelling to the places others overlook. Sitting with people. Following leads. And staying with a story long after the headlines have moved on.

These stories exist because our reporters went there. Your membership makes that possible. 

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Team Scroll

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