A woman begs for alms in Agartala. Image for representation. | REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri We have seen that only a small fraction of homeless people beg for alms for a living, and these tend to be persons who are disabled or ageing. But the laws and police actions that criminalise begging, vending at traffic lights, street performances and even just ostensible destitution, make survival even more hellish for them, and dignified survival an impossibility. There are many ways that the law in India...
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