The regional pattern of temporary and seasonal labour migration in India assumes sharp
focus when seen in the light of data from the 64th round of the National Sample Survey. The …

In Bangladesh, rural–urban migration is widespread. Many earlier studies discussed the
factors, patterns, causes, and consequences and the socio-economic and environmental …

Temporary labour migration has rarely been studied at macro level despite its high
prevalence in India. Drawing from the recently available Indian National Sample Survey …

Migration from one area to another in search of improved livelihoods is a key feature of
human history (Srivastava and Sasikumar, 2003). These moves might be of short to long …

Migration is a process encompassing any kind of population movement regardless of length,
composition, or cause, either across an international border or within a state. It includes the …

Peri-urbanisation around metropolitan cities of India has been an emerging and apparent
phenomenon in the last few decades. The peri-urban spaces, which are characterised by co …

This study disentangles the concept of relative deprivation by distinguishing feelings of
individual and collective relative deprivation as sources of individual aspirations. Both …

Networks, Labour and Migration among Indian Muslim Artisans provides an ethnography of
life, work and migration in a North Indian Muslim-dominated woodworking industry. It traces …

Migration has been a historical process shaping human history, economy and culture. It re-
emerged as a strong force shaping cities and urbanization since the time of industrial …

The rural to urban migration of poor labor to cope with poverty is a common household
strategy in rural India and is socio-economically and culturally accepted. Migration can bring …