Girikumar Venati is a 48-year-old doctor living in Bengaluru, India, and making around $8 per consultation via a telemedicine app. He says that, "After the hours of clutching the smartphone, I can’t make a fist with my left hand. It’s swollen, and it hurts to bend it even a little bit."⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Not all gig work is delivery-related. Thousands of professionals rely on Telehealth apps for their livelihood, like this Indian doctor who, at the height of the pandemic, spent 15+ hours a day on the phone.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Click the link in our bio to read the full story. Photography by kisharavi for restofworld.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ #gigwork #india #pandemic #covid19 #gigeconomy #telehealth #telemedicine #consultation #doctor #healthcare #onlinehealthcare #indiatech #tech #bangalore #bengaluru