Crossing the Border to India

Youth, Migration, and Masculinities in Nepal

Jeevan R. Sharma

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Temple University Press,U.S.
12 April 2024

Social & cultural history; Migration, immigration & emigration; Ethnic studies; Social & cultural anthropology

Series: Global Youth

Given the limited economic opportunities in rural Nepal, the desire of young men of all income and education levels, castes and ethnicities to migrate has never been higher. Crossing the Border to India provides an ethnography of male labor migration from the western hills of Nepal to Indian cities. Jeevan Sharma shows how a migrant’s livelihood and gender, as well as structural violence impacts his perceptions, experiences, and aspirations.

Based on long-term fieldwork, Sharma captures the actual experiences of crossing the border. He shows that Nepali migration to India does not just allow young men from poorer backgrounds to “save there and eat here,” but also offers a strategy to escape the more regimented social order of the village. Additionally, migrants may benefit from the opportunities offered by the “open-border” between India and Nepal to attain independence and experience a distant world. However, Nepali migrants are subjected to high levels of ill treatment. Thus, while the idea of freedom remains extremely important in Nepali men’s migration decisions, their actual experience is often met with unfreedom and suffering.

By: Jeevan R. Sharma
Imprint: Temple University Press,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9781439914274
ISBN 10: 1439914273
Series: Global Youth
Pages: 190
Publication Date: 12 April 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeevan R. Sharma is Lecturer in South Asia and International Development at the University of Edinburgh.

Reviews for Crossing the Border to India: Youth, Migration, and Masculinities in Nepal

"""Crossing the Border to India is an important contribution to the scholarship on migration, development, and masculinities. Sharma provides a new perspective for understanding the complex relationship between immigration, work, and gender.""--Men and Masculinities"