New data from the Census shows that over a fifth of the country’s non-agricultural workers walk to work, and that includes people from cities and towns — small and big — and of course, villages. In a country where public transport is both woefully inadequate, as well as beyond the means of a majority, most people walk because they have no other choice. In BL ink ’s 100th edition, we examine the journeys that mark everyday life in India
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