Indian Migration to the Gulf
Issues, Perspectives and Opportunities
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Book Description
This book explores issues of rights, issues and challenges faced by Indian migrant workers in GCC countries. It focuses on the struggle of migrants in the state of origin and destination states and how the process of migration shapes the identity and existence of migrant workers. The essays in the volume focus on policy, rights, issues, and challenges faced by the migrants as well as the long-term challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
With contributions from academics and policymakers, this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of migration and diaspora studies, public policy, and South Asian Studies.
Table of Contents
PART I: Socio-Cultural Appraisal of Gulf Migration
1. Indian Diaspora in Gulf: Impacts and Advantages
Javed Charan
2. Impact of COVID-19 on Gulf Return Migrants to India: A study of Kerala
Ansari PA, Sameer Babu M, and Anisur Rahman
3. Nature Process and Consequences of Migration: A Case Study of Migration from India to Gulf
Mohammed Taukeer
4. Emigration and Changing Lifestyle among Skilled Indian Professionals in the Gulf Region: A Socio-Cultural Perspective
Ani Merly Paul and Lekshmi S Kaimal
5. Expatriate Organizations and Social Capital: The Case of Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre (KMCC)
Muhammed Shabeer T
PART II: Economic Implication of Gulf Migration
6. India-GCC Countries Connection: Trends, Perspectives and Opportunities
Bhupesh
7. Gulf Migration, Remittances and Development: The Indian Experiences
Anisur Rahman and Waseem Ahmed
8. Family Tax, Indian Expatriates and the Saudi Economy
Muhammad Azhar
9. Are Remittance Inflows Good for Economic Growth? Evidence from India to the Gulf using Linear ARDL Approach
Shahid Bashir and Mohsin Majeed
10. She COVID-19 Crisis and Migration: Impact on Kerala Economy
Muhammed Fazal
PART III: Gulf Migration: Regional Perspective
11. Migration from Punjab to Gulf Countries: Punjabi Migrants and Social Change in left behind Women
Atinder Pal Kaur
12. Mobility in the Margin Experience of Migration and Development in Kerala, India
Jafar
13. Socio-Cultural Milieu as a Decisive Factor of Goan Migration to the Gulf
Sonal Thakker
14. Pangals Migration in Gulf Countries
Md. Chingiz Khan
15. Migration in Kerala: Prospects and Challenges with Special Reference to Return Migration
Baby Kizhakkekalam and Jyothi KK
PART IV: Gulf Migration: Gender and Literature
16. Indian Female Migrants Workers and Human Rights Violations in the Gulf: A Case Study of Kuwait
Naziya Naweed
17. Studies on Migration to Gulf Countries: A Review of Current Indian Literature
Deepa
18. Indian ‘Guest Workers’ in the Gulf: Discussing Deepak Unnikrishnan’s Temporary People
Nitesh Narnolia and Mousam
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Biography
Anisur Rahman is presently heading the UGC Human Resource Development Centre of Jamia Millia Islamia Central University. He is a professor of Guld Studies and has contributed rigorously to Migration and Development especially that of Gulf Migration.
Ansari PA is currently working as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He had completed his PhD in Human Rights from Aligarh Muslim University on the issues and challenges of migrant workers. He is currently working as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Policy and Governance (JPG), based in Qubec, Canada.
Sameer Babu M is an Associate Professor, at Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi (India), in the Department of Adult and Continuing Education and Extension. He has been awarded the esteemed Shastri Mobility Grant to Canada. He focuses on migrant issues and education, as well as MOOC development, classroom psychology, tool development, and innovative pedagogy in higher education.