migration
To be or not to be of the Uttarakhand land laws
By: KAMAL CHOUDHARY – Uttarakhand is witnessing a heightened demand for the revision of its land laws, a pivotal issue since the state’s formation. This paper delves into the call for ‘bhoo kanoon’ by Uttarakhand’s ‘natives’, against the backdrop of investments by ‘outsiders’ in the form of hotels, resorts, and homes. It chronicles the history…
Harmony in History: “Unveiling the History of Women Tea Plantations Workers Through Jhumur Songs”
By: NANDINI BHOWMIK, SAMAR KUMAR BISWAS – This article explores the cultural importance of Jhumur songs within the colonial tea plantation societies of Assam. Originating from the Sadani language, Jhumur is a key narrative instrument reflecting the life and challenges of the tea garden laborers, particularly women. The study analyzes Jhumur songs and historical documents…
Proletariat to Precariat: The Changing Nature of Tea Workers of North Bengal
By: KAPIL TAMANG – The tea industry is a labour-intensive industry. The distinct form of production relation in the tea industry not only established itself but also established a social system for the tea workers (Bhowmik 1980). The tea industry has reproduced poverty and disadvantage position for workers generation after generation and succeeded in perpetuating…
A Systematic Review of Theory and Process of Migration Studies
By: REONA SHINAM – Migration studies have been occupying an important space among academia and policymakers. There have been dialogues and discourses on various dimensions of migration through historical and empirical studies. Many studies have compartmentalized the phenomenon of migration into two types: internal and international migration. More emphasis has been given to international migration…
Mouriddiyya, lan la? Esquisse sullo sviluppo di un transnazionalismo del lavoro fra Senegal e Italia
By: STEFANO GALEAZZI – Muridiyya is one of the most important and powerful Sufi brotherhood in Senegal and has internationally taken the shape of a widespread transnational labour association. Indeed, work plays a strategic role within Mouride contexts, in which marabouts (the spiritual guides) and disciples are interdependent. This article develops a brief historical analysis of…
The Ban of Non-Timber Forest Products collection effect on Soligas migration in Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, India
By: C. MADEGOWDA, C. USHA RAO – The livelihood of tribals depends on forest resources and they have been living in the forest from time immemorial. The major sources of income for the Soligas are from Non –Timber Forest Products, subsistence agriculture, and labour. The Non –Timber Forest Products collection was banned in 2006 under…
Analysis of Objects in Migratory Process of Identity Building in Transnational Migration Contexts
By: JONATHAN NANÍ LA TERRA – This paper proposes a methodological challenge in an attempt to provide new ways of looking at transnational phenomena, convinced of the need to seek new types of multi-sited research, interested in following and reconstruct the movement of people, objects and cultures. The article problematizes the real feasibility and the…