Anushyama Mukherjee
Biographic Data
| ID | 3809446 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anushyama Mukherjee |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anushyama |
| FAMILY NAME | Mukherjee |
| SIGNATURE | MUKHERJEE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hyderabad |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6552-7530 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
From Hyderabad to the Gulf
This article examines intergenerational social mobility among Hyderabadi Muslim families through the lens of Gulf migration, focusing on occupational changes, shifting consumption patterns, marriage alliances, and residential mobility. Drawing on recent migration patterns that began in the 1970s and continue today, the study highlights how economic aspirations and the demand for labour in the Persian Gulf have propelled both skilled and unskilled…
Education was Equally Important for All Us Siblings”
This article explores the culture of aspirations for mobility through higher education in middle-class Indian families. Drawing on a study of adult sibling relationships among middle-class Indians, we explore the character and consequences of this culture as revealed in the retrospective accounts of 38 women and men from middle-class families. Our investigations show the centrality of siblings and comparisons between them in the organisation of f…
Women and the Changing Nature of Work in Hyderabad’s Hitec City
This article will look at the ways in which gendered work is being transformed in contemporary India by focussing on Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana. Since the mid-1990s, after India opened its doors to multinational agencies, new forms of gendered labour have manifested. One of the ramifications of this gendered process is the feminisation of labour that enabled the participation of more women in the work force, engaging in activities that w…
Reverse migrations and women’s role in shaping religious identities in Hyderabad
The paper is based on ethnographic observations of religious practices among Muslim return migrants from the Gulf, and among Hindu return migrants from the United States. The goal of these observations was to understand the ways that diasporic cultures have transformed these migrants’ religious practices after they return to India. We focus on the city of Hyderabad, in South India, with its long history of diverse Muslim communities, and recent h…
Gulf Migration and the Flows of Social Remittances
India is the top remittance receiving nation in the world. Majority of the migration remittances were used for renovation of the houses, buying property, purchasing land and education of the next generation invested with the hope of future economic security. Though remittances have been a constant part of free emigration from India since early 20th century, it is only recently that there has been a greater attention to social remittances. In term…
Muslim Backward Classes
India is a mosaic of different communities with a unique mixture which is not found in any part of the world. In India there are multiple religions which have evolved and grown from other religions
Women and the Changing Nature of Work in Hyderabad’s Hitec City
This article will look at the ways in which gendered work is being transformed in contemporary India by focussing on Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana. Since the mid-1990s, after India opened its doors to multinational agencies, new forms of gendered labour have manifested. One of the ramifications of this gendered process is the feminisation of labour that enabled the participation of more women in the work force, engaging in activities that w…
Gulf Migration and the Flows of Social Remittances
India is the top remittance receiving nation in the world. Majority of the migration remittances were used for renovation of the houses, buying property, purchasing land and education of the next generation invested with the hope of future economic security. Though remittances have been a constant part of free emigration from India since early 20th century, it is only recently that there has been a greater attention to social remittances. In term…
Education was Equally Important for All Us Siblings”
This article explores the culture of aspirations for mobility through higher education in middle-class Indian families. Drawing on a study of adult sibling relationships among middle-class Indians, we explore the character and consequences of this culture as revealed in the retrospective accounts of 38 women and men from middle-class families. Our investigations show the centrality of siblings and comparisons between them in the organisation of f…
Muslim Backward Classes
India is a mosaic of different communities with a unique mixture which is not found in any part of the world. In India there are multiple religions which have evolved and grown from other religions
Gulf Migration and the Flows of Social Remittances
India is the top remittance receiving nation in the world. Majority of the migration remittances were used for renovation of the houses, buying property, purchasing land and education of the next generation invested with the hope of future economic security. Though remittances have been a constant part of free emigration from India since early 20th century, it is only recently that there has been a greater attention to social remittances. In term…
Reverse migrations and women’s role in shaping religious identities in Hyderabad
The paper is based on ethnographic observations of religious practices among Muslim return migrants from the Gulf, and among Hindu return migrants from the United States. The goal of these observations was to understand the ways that diasporic cultures have transformed these migrants’ religious practices after they return to India. We focus on the city of Hyderabad, in South India, with its long history of diverse Muslim communities, and recent h…
Women and the Changing Nature of Work in Hyderabad’s Hitec City
This article will look at the ways in which gendered work is being transformed in contemporary India by focussing on Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana. Since the mid-1990s, after India opened its doors to multinational agencies, new forms of gendered labour have manifested. One of the ramifications of this gendered process is the feminisation of labour that enabled the participation of more women in the work force, engaging in activities that w…
Education was Equally Important for All Us Siblings”
This article explores the culture of aspirations for mobility through higher education in middle-class Indian families. Drawing on a study of adult sibling relationships among middle-class Indians, we explore the character and consequences of this culture as revealed in the retrospective accounts of 38 women and men from middle-class families. Our investigations show the centrality of siblings and comparisons between them in the organisation of f…
From Hyderabad to the Gulf
This article examines intergenerational social mobility among Hyderabadi Muslim families through the lens of Gulf migration, focusing on occupational changes, shifting consumption patterns, marriage alliances, and residential mobility. Drawing on recent migration patterns that began in the 1970s and continue today, the study highlights how economic aspirations and the demand for labour in the Persian Gulf have propelled both skilled and unskilled…
Sociology (5 works) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works)