Leaving the land : indigenous migration and affective labour in India / Dolly Kikon, Bengt G. Karlsson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kikon, Dolly, author.

Karlsson, B. G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrant youth--India.

Immigrant youth.

Migration, Internal--India.

Migration, Internal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 155 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

During the last decade, indigenous youth from Northeast India have migrated in large numbers to the main cities of metropolitan India to find work and study. This migration is facilitated by new work opportunities in the hospitality sector, mainly as service personnel in luxury hotels, shopping malls, restaurants and airlines. Prolonged armed conflicts, militarization, a stagnant economy, corrupt and ineffective governance structures, and the harsh conditions of subsistence agriculture in their home villages or small towns impel the youth to seek future prospects outside their home region. English language skills, a general cosmopolitan outlook as well as a non-Indian physical appearance have proven to be key assets in securing work within the new hospitality industry. Leaving the Land traces the migratory journeys of these youths and engage with their new lives in cities like Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Thiruvananthapuram.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 May 2019).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-149) and index.

ISBN:

1-108-76184-4

1-108-63781-7