1st Edition
Cultural-Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Indian Mobility Migratory Tapestries
List of Figures
List of Tables
About the Editor
List of Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART I
Indigenous Perspectives and Claims to Autochthony
1 Autochthony and Assimilation: Exploring Lepcha Migration and Settlement in Sikkim and Beyond
AMBIKA DHAKA AND VIKRAM JHA
PART II
Historical Perspectives—Medieval and Colonial Migrations
2 Nostalgic Recollections and Navigating New Realities: Migration and Building Anew in Medieval Deccan, 14th to 16th Centuries
ANWIT SHAHI
3 Locating the ‘Other’: Migration, Oppression, and Loss of Identity in Marginalized Voices in Colonial Mithila, 19th Century
ADARSH KUMAR ARYAN
4 Colonialism, Migration, and Resistance: The Unheard Voices of Jharkhand’s Tribal Women
RUPAM KUMARI
PART III
Migration, Memory, and History
5 Frozen Memories: A Partition Saga
DEV VRAT SHARMA
6 Socio-Cultural Study of Qaim Khanis: Exploring Their Migration Patterns and Settlement Dynamics
SHAKILA BANO
7 The Sodha Rajputs: Heritage, Migration, and Cultural Identity
VIKRAM JHA
PART IV
Migration, Settlement, Cultural Adaptations, and Identity Formations
8 The Cultural Impact of Migration: How Movement Shapes Identity, Traditions, and Language
VIREN SWAMI AND GARIMA BANSAL
9 Migration and Settlement
PRATIKSHYA NIROULA
10 Religion of the Lalungs (Tiwas) of Assam 1
PARISMITA NATH
PART V
Contemporary Migrations and Regional Disparities
11 Twice Migrated: A Review of Education and Its Implications for Demographic Change Among Indian Tibetans
ANSHU BHARDWAJ
12 Seasonal Migration and Socioeconomic Implications for Murshidabad District, West Bengal 142
BABAR ALI
PART VI
Contemporary Challenges
13 Bridging the Digital Divide: Addressing Settlement Challenges Faced by Migrants in India
TARANA SHEIKH AND KESHAV NATH
14 Cultural Heritage and Legal Realities: A Geo-Cultural Investigation Into the Role of Indian Law in Shaping
Migrant Urban and Rural Settlement
SWATI AGRAWAL
Index
Biography
Ambika Dhaka is Professor and Head of the Department of History at Sikkim University, Gangtok, India, specializing in ancient Indian art, architecture, iconography, cultural history and memory studies.
