From adventure to indenture, martyrs to merchants, Partition to plantation, from Kashmir to Kerala, Japan to Jamaica and beyond, the many facets of the great migrations of India and the world are mapped in India Moving, the first book of its kind.
To understand how millions of people have moved-from, to and within India-the book embarks on a journey laced with evidence, argument and wit, providing insights into topics like the slave trade and migration of workers, travelling business communities such as the Marwaris, Gujaratis and Chettiars, refugee crises and the roots of contemporary mass migration from Bihar and Kerala, covering terrain that often includes diverse items such as mangoes, dosas and pressure cookers.
India Moving shows the scale and variety of Indian migration and argues that greater mobility is a prerequisite for maintaining the country's pluralistic traditions.
To understand how millions of people have moved-from, to and within India-the book embarks on a journey laced with evidence, argument and wit, providing insights into topics like the slave trade and migration of workers, travelling business communities such as the Marwaris, Gujaratis and Chettiars, refugee crises and the roots of contemporary mass migration from Bihar and Kerala, covering terrain that often includes diverse items such as mangoes, dosas and pressure cookers.
India Moving shows the scale and variety of Indian migration and argues that greater mobility is a prerequisite for maintaining the country's pluralistic traditions.
India Moving is a non-fiction book & debut work of
Chinmay Tumbe & published by Penguin Viking. The author is passionate about
migration, cities & history, & is currently a faculty member at the
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. An alumnus of the London School of
Economics & Political Science; the Indian Institute of Management
Bangalore; Ruia College, Mumbai; & Rishi Valley School, Madanapalle, he has
been a faculty member at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad. He
has published widely on migration for a decade & has served on policymaking
groups.
In present times migration has become a burning issue not
just in India but the whole world, elections are being fought on it & many
times propaganda is spread for vested interests. In this book the author traces
the history of migration in India through several centuries & how it helped
to flourish an amalgamation between different cultures & diversified the
population. It also laid emphasis on different incidents which led to
migration, probable reasons for it & the effects it had in those particular
areas. Get this book here in order to immense yourself in the historical
journey of India with respect to migration, immigration & emigration,
Reading a non-fiction book can be a task sometimes & I
think many of us struggle to complete them but I’ve found that it totally
depends on the topic & the writing style. Luckily enough the author in this
book have picked up a topic which is truly interesting, it has been written in
detail with proper citations which make it easier for anyone to crosscheck the
information. This book is truly a piece of art which quite informatively
written but not to alienate the masses but to generate a sense of curiosity
& I think that’s the most important thing to do. The language used is extremely
easy, both the title & cover is apt. The only small critique I have is the
pace but that could be only me. Honestly, I loved this book & would
recommend to everyone.
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