000 01975nam a22003137a 4500
003 IIITD
005 20250527164225.0
008 250520b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020 _a9781108494427
040 _aIIITD
082 _a307.2
_bKIK-L
100 _aKikon, Dolly
245 _aLeaving the land :
_bindigenous migration and affective labour in India
_cby Dolly Kikon and Bengt G. Karlsson
260 _aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c©2019
300 _axi, 155 p. :
_bill. ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 _t1. Wayfinding
505 _t2. Light Skin and Soft Skills
505 _t3. Departures and Returns
505 _t4. Interlude: Photoethnography
505 _t5. Dreams and Desserts
505 _t6. Talking about Method
520 _aDuring 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.
650 _aEmigration and immigration -- Social aspects
650 _aImmigrant youth -- India
650 _aRural-urban migration -- India
700 _aKarlsson, Bengt G.
942 _cBK
_2ddc
999 _c190037
_d190037