The corona virus is no match for the prospect of starving to death but the mass " reverse migration" may undermine attempts to prevent the localized spread of the virus. " Stay, they die. Leave, they die." This is the message the " welfare state" of India had forgotten. Questions we ask. 1. What has triggered reverse mass migration in india ? 2. Why are these workers stuck in the middle of nowhere? 3. Where did the government go wrong? 4. How much India approach internal migration?