
Internal Migration in Contemporary India
Deepak K. Mishra(Editor)
SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 27. May 2016
Book
Hardback
360 pages
978-93-5150-857-1 (ISBN)
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
This Book is compilation of dense study on internal migration in the subcontinent. This book consists of eleven chapters which focus on some of the pertinent issues of our times related to migration and marginalization, women's mobility and migration related issues in northeast India. It tries to provide a comprehensive inquiry to the diverse prospects of migration in contemporary India. This volume tries to evaluate the impact of migration or the contemporary society by linking it to individual, society and state. Starting from the role of state to the society, it tries to examine various aspects of migrant workers. It also critically looks at various policies and schemes that are affecting migration in the contemporary Indian landscape.Author discusses the issue on the agrarian questions under globalization, uneven development along with poverty and migration and perspectives on the informal sector. He emphasizes that the interlinkages between the three aspects of economy- the agrarian context, the linkages between uneven development, poverty and migration and finally the informal economy-are crucial for understanding contemporary issues in migrations. His chapters suggests that the politics of identity and cultural anxieties have resulted in conflict between host and migrant populations. Moreover, caste, religious and racial prejudices are very much prevalent in urban labour markets. Migrants from Northeast India, Ladakh and women from various regions often face violence which restricts their freedom of mobility and employment. It also creates insecurities among them. Finally he suggests that to protect workers' rights and save them from extreme exploitation, both state and civil society action is important and crutial. -- Indian Journal of Human Develpoment
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First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
516 gr
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978-93-5150-857-1 (9789351508571)
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Deepak K. Mishra is currently Professor of Economics at the Centre for the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has worked in the areas of agrarian change, livelihood, labour and employment and economic transformation of mountain economies. He has co-authored The Unfolding Crisis in Assam's Tea Plantations: Employment and Occupational Mobility (Routledge, 2012). He was a Commonwealth Visiting Fellow at Oxford University during 2008-09. In 2012, he was Visiting Professor at the International Centre for South Asian Studies, Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow.
Content
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
Index
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
Index