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You people have brought the virus here

Othering experience of northeastern people amid Covid-19 in Delhi, India

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ID4388748
AuthorsE P Abdul Azeez (0000-0002-4627-6550, Department of Social Sciences Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Vellore Tamil Nadu India), Abdul Azeez E P (Vellore Institute of Technology University, corresponding author), Dandub Palzor Negi (0000-0002-8858-704X, Department of Social Work Central University of Rajasthan Ajmer India), Senthil Kumar A P (Department of Social Work University of Jigjiga Somali Region Ethiopia), Kaini A (Department of Social Work Central University of Rajasthan Ajmer India), A Kaini (Central University of Rajasthan)
Year2022
Volume72
Issue245
Pages905-917
Publication date2022-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Science Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8701 • E-ISSN: 1468-2451
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/issj.12343
PMID35942284
OpenAlexW4293052776
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited46

Racial discrimination is a common phenomenon against the northeastern people of India on the mainland. They are prejudiced and othered mainly because of their very identity-mongoloid features-and by assuming their Chinese affiliations. The outbreak of COVID-19 has exacerbated discrimination, violence, and othering across the globe. The case of northeasterners living in the mainland of India is not different either. Racial discrimination and the othering experienced by northeasterners have not yet been studied extensively, especially in the context of the pandemic. Against this backdrop, the present paper examines the othering experiences of northeasterners living in Delhi by analysing nineteen qualitative interviews. We also have attempted to unveil their experiences of being othered before the pandemic. The participants were recruited based on inclusion criteria. The findings of the paper underline othering as the everyday experience of northeasterners living in Delhi. The worst forms of othering and discrimination amid the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in stigmatisation and bullying, insecurity and helplessness, and mental and emotional strains are evident in the participants' experiences. The instances of growing racism in India against northeasterners evidence the stereotypical attitude of the mainstream population towards them and urges legal measures to prevent it

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Economic growth · Geography · Media studies · New delhi · Outbreak · Political science · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Medicine · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · Virology

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