Cosmopolitan Tribals

Frontier Migrants In Delhi

Bibliographic Data

ID11447240
AuthorsD Mcduie-Ra (0000-0001-5999-3850, UNSW Sydney, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume32
Issue1
Pages39-55
Publication date2012-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSouth Asia Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0262-7280 • E-ISSN: 1741-3141
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/026272801203200103
OpenAlexW2318084922
LanguageEN
Citations received26
References cited35

Based on fieldwork, this article examines various aspects of tribal migration from the Northeast frontier of India to Delhi, a phenomenon which increased rapidly in the last half decade or so. This offers insights into four important interlinked processes. First, such migration indicates significant changes taking place in the Northeast itself. While many migrants leave the region to escape conflict, many more simply seek to find work, pursue education and fulfil changing aspirations. Second, tribal migration to Delhi reveals the ways in which the city itself has been changing. While tribal migrants search out employment opportunities in neoliberal capitalist spaces, employers in such spaces have specific reasons to desire tribal labour, particularly in shopping malls and call centres. Third, tribal migrants encounter racism and discrimination in Delhi and their experiences reveal how racial issues function and are debated today within India. Fourth, tribal migrants themselves embody the dramatic discord between the ways tribals see themselves and the ways they are perceived in India

Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnology · Frontier · Geography · New delhi · Phenomenon · Political science · Racism · Sociology · South asia · Work (physics · Gender Studies · Law · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · South Asian Studies and Diaspora · Urban and Rural Development Challenges

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