Full Description
A comprehensive analysis of the diverse experiences of migration in contemporary India.
This volume addresses the impact of migration on society, highlighting the interlinkages between individual and societal aspirations. It interrogates the role of the state and non-state agencies involved in various aspects of the life and livelihoods of migrant workers and provides a critical assessment of the policy frameworks and instruments affecting migration.
Focusing on the diverse aspects and types of internal migration, the book studies the exploitation and marginalization of migrants on the basis of class, caste, religion, gender, ethnicity and regional location in post-reform India.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Internal Migration in Contemporary India—An Overview of Issues and Concerns - Deepak K Mishra
Nature of Migration and Its Contribution to India's Urbanization - R B Bhagat
Women's Mobility and Migration: An Exploratory Study of Muslim Women Migrants in Jamia Nagar, Delhi - Meenakshi Thapan, Anshu Singh and Nidhitha Sreekumar
Migration and Marginalization: A Study of North East Migrants in Delhi - Babu P Remesh
Labour Migration in the North East - S Irudaya Rajan and Rikil Chyrmang
Educational Migration among Ladakhi Youth - Elizabeth Williams-Oerberg
Migration in Agrarian Classes: A Study based on Nine Villages in Andhra Pradesh - R.Vijay
Migration from Contemporary Bihar - Amrita Datta
Migration and Punjab: Some Perceptions - Surjit Singh
Seasonal Migration from Odisha: A View from the Field - Deepak K Mishra
Internal Labour Migration in India: Emerging Needs of Comprehensive National Migration Policy - Anjali Borhade
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