Migration, Representations and Social Relations: Experiences of Jharkhand Labour to Western Uttar Pradesh.
Studying a stream of migration from Jharkhand to western Uttar Pradesh (UP), this article focuses on the work and life experiences of migrant labour from tribal India. Based on an in-depth study of a Jharkhand village, alongside a briefer stint at the destination village in UP, it examines the micro...
| Published in: | Journal of Development Studies Vol. 49; no. 6; pp. 846 - 861 |
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