Northeast Migrants In Delhi

Author : Duncan McDuie-Ra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Migration, Internal
ISBN : OCLC:1014395958

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Northeast Migrants in Delhi by Duncan McDuie-Ra Pdf

Northeast Migrants in Delhi: Race, Refuge and Retail is an ethnographic study of migrants from India's north-east border region living and working in Delhi, the nation's capital. Northeast India borders China, the Himalayas, and Southeast Asia. Despite burgeoning interest in the region, little attention is given to the thousands of migrants leaving the region for Indian cities for refuge, work, and study. The stories of Northeast migrants reveal an everyday Northeast India rarely captured elsewhere and offer an alternative view of contemporary India. Northeast migrants covet the employment opportunities created by India's embrace of globalization; shopping malls, restaurants, and call centres. Yet Northeast migrants also experience high levels of racism, harassment, and violence. Far from simply victims of the city, Northeast migrants have created their own 'map' of Delhi, enabling a sense of belonging, albeit an uneasy one. Interdisciplinary in nature, this book will appeal to scholars of anthropology, urban studies, geography, migration, and Asian Studies.

Author : Duncan McDuie-Ra
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789089644220

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Northeast Migrants in Delhi by Duncan McDuie-Ra Pdf

The Northeast border region of India is a crossroads of Southeast Asia, where India meets China and the Himalayas, and home to many ethnic minorities from across the continent. The area is also the birthplace of a number of secessionist and insurgent movements and a hotbed of political fervor and violent instability. In this trailblazing new study, Duncan McDuie-Ra observes the everyday lives of the thousands of men and women who leave the region every year to work, study, and find refuge in Delhi. He examines how new migrants navigate the rampant racism, harassment, and even violence they face upon their arrival in Delhi. But McDuie-Ra does not paint them simply as victims of the city, but also as contributors to Delhi's vibrant community and increasing cosmopolitanism. India's embrace of globalization has created employment opportunities for Northeast migrants in many capitalistic enterprises: shopping malls, restaurants, and call centers. They have been able to create their own “map” of Delhi and their own communities within the larger and often unfriendly one of the metropolis.

Author : Tiplut Nongbri,A. S. Shimreiwung
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8131608522

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Migration, Identity and Conflict by Tiplut Nongbri,A. S. Shimreiwung Pdf

Set in the city of Delhi, Migration, Identity and Conflict brings into sharp relief how cultural and racial minorities from India's Northeast managed their lives in a milieu where their identity is under constant interrogation, and their livelihood is in a state of flux. Going beyond the 'racial discrimination' thesis that informs most works on the subject, this book addresses issues of citizenship, ethnicity, gender, religion, role of the state, and the social bonding and disjunctures that take place when people of different cultures live in and share common space. This is an important addition to the growing literature on India's Northeast, exposing both the vulnerability and strength of a people long seen as the social and cultural 'other.' Based on a sociological perspective and policy analysis, this book will be of interest to students of sociology, anthropology, social policy, and lay readers alike. [Subject: Sociology, India Studies, South Asian Studies, Cultural Studies, Anthropology, Migration Studies]

Author : Yasmin Saikia,Amit R. Baishya
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107191297

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Northeast India by Yasmin Saikia,Amit R. Baishya Pdf

Explores the possibility of a new search enabling a 'discovery' of Northeast India from within.

Author : Sibopada De
Publisher : Anamika Pub & Distributors
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Alien labor, Bangladeshi
ISBN : UOM:39015063099124

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Illegal Migrations and the North-East by Sibopada De Pdf

Author : Dr.Kharingpam Ahum Chahong ,Saima Malik
Publisher : SLC India Publisher
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9788196295677

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Re-Imagining Northeast Writings and Narratives: Language, Culture, and Border Identity by Dr.Kharingpam Ahum Chahong ,Saima Malik Pdf

"Re-Imagining Northeast Writings and Narratives: Language, Culture, and Border Identity" presents a collaborative effort to critically examine the concept of Northeast India, focusing on its linguistic, geographical, cultural, and social dimensions. Through a compilation of articles and essays, the volume delves into various aspects such as language, literature, culture, challenges, and the complexities of identity within the region. Each contribution offers detailed insights and findings, enhancing our understanding of Northeast India's diverse cultural landscape and the experiences of its people. By addressing themes of spatiality, movement, and responses to representations of the Northeast, the volume aims to deepen scholarly engagement with the region and stimulate discourse on its unique linguistic, cultural, and border dynamics. It serves as a valuable resource for researchers, scholars, and anyone interested in gaining a nuanced understanding of Northeast India and its intricate interplay of language, culture, and identity.

Author : Rakhee Bhattacharya
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317341536

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Northeastern India and Its Neighbours by Rakhee Bhattacharya Pdf

This book explores — through extensive fieldwork — the link between development and security, critical to India’s Northeast, within the context of the cross-border space it shares with China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal. For a long-term sustainable solution to serious issues that include illegal migration and militancy, it proposes forging economic initiatives/collaborations and addressing connectivity problems. @contents: 1. Security and Development: Understanding the Relationship 2. ‘China Factor’ and India’s Frontier 3. ‘Myanmar Situation’ and India’s Northeast 4. ‘Bangladesh’s Transition’ and India’s Borderland 5. ‘Nepal Issue’ and India East and Northeast 6. ‘Peaceful Bhutan’ and Northeast India’s Hope

Author : Virginius Xaxa,Debdulal Saha,Rajdeep Singha
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429823466

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Employment and Labour Market in North-East India by Virginius Xaxa,Debdulal Saha,Rajdeep Singha Pdf

This book examines the structural changes in the labour market in North-East India. Going beyond the conventional study of tea and agricultural sectors, it focuses on the nature, pattern and structure of work and employment in the region as well as documents emerging shifts in the labour force towards farm to non-farm dynamics. The chapters explore historical developments in employment patterns, labour market policies, issues of gender and social-religious dimensions, as well as point to growing forms of casual, informal and contractual labour across sectors. Through large-scale data and detailed case studies on unfree labour in plantations and those employed in crafts, handloom and the manufacturing industry, the book provides insights into labour and employment in the region. It also delves into the temporal and spatial dimensions of non-farm employment and its relationship with rural income distribution and labour mobility. By bringing interdisciplinary perspectives from scholars working on North-East India, this work fills a major gap in the political economy of the labour market in the region. The volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of development studies, North-East India studies, labour studies, economics, sociology and political science as well to those involved with governance and policymaking.

Author : Assa Doron
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351565936

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Gender and Masculinities by Assa Doron Pdf

Gender persists as a key site of social inequality globally, and within contemporary south Asian contexts, the cultural practices which make up masculinities remain vital for understanding everyday life and social relations. Yet masculinities, and their discontents, are an understudied and often misrepresented facet of gender relations and cultural dynamics. Gender and Masculinities offers a collection of chapters that seek to unravel the complex ideas, practices and concepts revolving around gender structures and masculinities in India and Sri Lanka.The contributions to this volume draw on a range of disciplines, including history, comparative literatures, religion, anthropology, and development studies to illuminate the key issues that have shaped our understanding of gender relations and masculinities over time and across a range of geographical areas. By carefully attending to historical and contemporary gender ideologies and practices in South Asia, this book provides a critical exploration of masculinities in their plurality, as shifting, culturally located and embedded in religious ideologies, power relations, the politics of nationalism, globalisation and economic struggles. The volume will attract scholars interested in history, anthropology, sociology, nationalism, colonialism, religion and kinship, and popular culture.This book was published as a special issue of South Asian History and Culture.

Author : M. Amarjeet Singh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000124187

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Northeast India and India's Act East Policy by M. Amarjeet Singh Pdf

This book offers an understanding of the expectations and challenges of Northeast India in the context of India's Act East policy. It critically examines how the policy is being pursued by the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government and analyses its relevance from local perspectives. Contributors to the book provide an examination of the differences between Look East and Act East policy and explanations of the expectations of India's neighboring countries, particularly Myanmar, towards Northeast India. They ask the following questions: a) What is to be done to integrate India’s Northeast region meaningfully into the Act East policy? What is the motive of linking this policy with these states? How is this policy received by the local communities? b) What are the challenges of the Northeast region? What are their needs and priorities? How can these states showcase their potentials to Southeast Asia and East Asia? c) What is the significance of the changes from Look to Act East Policy? Has the regime change affected the continuity in the policy? What are the short- and long-term goals? d) What are the expectations of Southeast Asia and East Asia? By addressing these questions, they bridge the knowledge gaps that exist in the understating of the the Northeast region of India vis-à-vis the Act East policy. The first book to combine a balanced view of India's Act East policy and Northeast India, it will be of interest to policy makers and academics in the fields of Development Studies, International Relations, Northeast India and South Asian Politics.

Author : Jelle J. P. Wouters,Tanka B. Subba
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000636994

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The Routledge Companion to Northeast India by Jelle J. P. Wouters,Tanka B. Subba Pdf

The Routledge Companion to Northeast India is a trans-disciplinary and comprehensive compendium of a vital yet under-researched region in South Asia. It provides a unique guide to prevailing themes, theories, arguments, and history of Northeast India by discussing its life-forms – human and not – languages, landscapes, and lifeways in all its diversity and difference. The companion contains authoritative entries from leading specialists from and on the region and offers clear, concise, and illuminating explanations of key themes and ideas. A hands-on, practical, and comprehensive guide to Northeast India, this companion fills a significant gap in the literature and will be an invaluable teaching, learning, and research resource for scholars and students of Northeast India Studies, South Asian and Southeast Asian societies, culture, politics, humanities, and the social sciences in general.

Author : J. Elias,S. Gunawardana
Publisher : Springer
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137338907

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The Global Political Economy of the Household in Asia by J. Elias,S. Gunawardana Pdf

The household has traditionally been neglected in studies of Asian political economy. While there is an emergent literature that looks at this relationship, to date, it is fragmented. The contributors consider how the household economy has increasingly been incorporated into development planning and policy making within both states and multilateral development agencies. They examine the social consequences of the tendency to view households as marketizable spaces, and explore how the household economy relates to broader structures of industrial production in the region. With case studies on Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and China, they provide a comprehensive picture of the centrality of the household economy to ongoing processes and struggles associated with the continuous economic transformation of the region.

Author : Ranabir Samaddar,Anita Sengupta
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000008685

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Global Governance and India’s North-East by Ranabir Samaddar,Anita Sengupta Pdf

This book maps the convergence of governance and connectivity within Asia established through the spatial dynamics of trade, capital, conflict, borders and mobility. It situates Indian trade and governance policies within a broader Asian and global context. Focussing on India’s North-East, in particular on India’s Look and Act East Policy, the volume underscores how logistical governance in the region can bring economic and political transformations. It explores the projected development of the North-East into a gateway of transformative cultural interaction among people, just as the Silk Road became a conduit for Buddhism to travel along with musical instruments and tea. Comprehensive and topical, this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of political studies, international relations, governance studies, development studies, international trade and economics and for think tanks working on South and Southeast Asia.

Author : Tiplut Nongbri,Rashi Bhargava
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811619700

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Materiality and Visuality in North East India by Tiplut Nongbri,Rashi Bhargava Pdf

This edited book set in the context of North East India explores issues concerning symbols, meanings, representations, and social implications of materiality and visuality, as well as the dynamics of power, social reproduction, ideological dominance and knowledge production, from an interdisciplinary perspective. It seeks to answer the question of why some things matter more than others or what happens when certain things are made more visible than others. The book provides valuable insights into the process of identity construction through the use of cultural sources, both material and visual. Following on the debates/discussions on material and visual culture in the 1970s and 1980s, the book argues that instead of viewing objects as mere representation(s), one should see them as active agents in creating perceptions, bodily practices, discourses and perceptions of our social world. Each chapter in the book unravels and engages with these pertinent issues in order to arrive at a more comprehensive understanding of the status quo. The book is of interest to scholars of ethnicity, identity construction, politics and state, cultural studies, media studies, visual, social and cultural anthropology and sociology, as well as lay readers who want to learn more about the region.

Author : Ethiraj Gabriel Dattatreyan
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781478012726

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The Globally Familiar by Ethiraj Gabriel Dattatreyan Pdf

In The Globally Familiar Ethiraj Gabriel Dattatreyan traces how the rapid development of information and communication technologies in India has created opportunities for young people to creatively explore their gendered, classed, and racialized subjectivities in and through transnational media worlds. His ethnography focuses on a group of diverse young, working-class men in Delhi as they take up the African diasporic aesthetics and creative practices of hip hop. Dattatreyan shows how these aspiring b-boys, MCs, and graffiti writers fashion themselves and their city through their online and offline experimentations with hip hop, thereby accessing new social, economic, and political opportunities while acting as consumers, producers, and influencers in global circuits of capitalism. In so doing, Dattatreyan outlines how the hopeful, creative, and vitally embodied practices of hip hop offer an alternative narrative of urban place-making in "digital" India.