https://mainstreamweekly.net/ Mainstream Weekly ISSN (Mainstream Online) : 2582-7316 Author Submission Guidelines Mainstream's Privacy Policy Donate to Support Mainstream Weekly en SPIP - www.spip.net https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH42/siteon0-5599c.jpg?1780229567 https://mainstreamweekly.net/ 42 144 https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article16535.html https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article16535.html 2026-02-07T05:15:35Z text/html en Saikat Chakraborty <p>Jan 17, 2026 <br class='autobr' /> In the months I spent collecting data on working conditions of security guards in India, I repeatedly returned to a particular arithmetic that governed lives with ruthless precision. It was not the arithmetic of balance sheets or profit margins, though those also had significant bearing. Rather, it was the silent arithmetic of survival: how many hours one must work to feed a family, how many days one can go without speaking up before disrespect becomes unbearable, how much (…)</p> - <a href="https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/rubrique125.html" rel="directory">2026</a>