Leaving the land : indigenous migration and affective labour in India
By: Kikon, Dolly
Title By: Karlsson, Bengt G
Publisher: UK : Cambridge University Press, c2019.Description: xi, 155 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781108494427Subject(s): Labour migration -- IndiaDDC classification: 307.2 KI LE Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 307.2 KI LE (Browse shelf) | Available | Oct2019 | T0062578 |
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307.1216095357 HA PL Planning Abu Dhabi : | 307.14 IN NO Innovative community change practices | 307.1416 SU ST The sustainable urban development reader / | 307.2 KI LE Leaving the land : | 307.2 LO CA Locating migration : | 307.24 SA AR Arrival city / | 307.33601 HO US Housing and commuting : |
Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Wayfinding; 2. Light skin and soft skills; 3. Departures and returns; 4. Interlude; 5. Dreams and desserts; 6. Talking about the method; Conclusion; Afterword; References; Index.
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.