Northeast migrants in Delhi : : race, refuge and retail / / Duncan McDuie-Ra.

• Author: McDuie-Ra, Duncan.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: IIAS publications series. Monographs ; 9.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (203 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021).
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Maps and Images --; Acknowledgements --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Leaving the Northeast --; 3. Coming to Delhi --; 4. Backward, Head-hunter, Sexy, Chinky --; 5. Provincial Men, Worldly Women --; 6. Place-making in the City --; 7. Conclusion --; Short Biographical Note on the Author --; Bibliography --; Index
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1283698358; 9048516234
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Duncan McDuie-Ra.

The Northeast border region of India is a crossroads of Southeast Asia, where India meets China and the Himalayas, and home to many ethnic minorities from across the continent. The area is also the birthplace of a number of secessionist and insurgent movements and a hotbed of political fervor and violent instability. In this trailblazing new study, Duncan McDuie-Ra observes the everyday lives of the thousands of men and women who leave the region every year to work, study, and find refuge in Delhi. He examines how new migrants navigate the rampant racism, harassment, and even violence they face upon their arrival in Delhi. But McDuie-Ra does not paint them simply as victims of the city, but also as contributors to Delhi's vibrant community and increasing cosmopolitanism. India's embrace of globalization has created employment opportunities for Northeast migrants in many capitalistic enterprises: shopping malls, restaurants, and call centers. They have been able to create their own 'map' of Delhi and their own communities within the larger and often unfriendly one of the metropolis.