Abstract
Taking its point of departure in the personal story of Nalini, this article examines highly skilled Indian women’s experiences of moving back to India after years of working and living with their families abroad. The article touches on themes of
gender relations, family commitments, career opportunities, and social and cultural conservatism within the context of recent waves of return migration to Bangalore, a prominent hub in the imaginary of a “new” globalising India. Tracing Nalini’s story in and out of states of depression, the article points to ways in which returnee women find their own, at times, unexpected ways of dealing with the upheavals of
return migration.
gender relations, family commitments, career opportunities, and social and cultural conservatism within the context of recent waves of return migration to Bangalore, a prominent hub in the imaginary of a “new” globalising India. Tracing Nalini’s story in and out of states of depression, the article points to ways in which returnee women find their own, at times, unexpected ways of dealing with the upheavals of
return migration.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Asia In Focus |
| Issue number | Special Issue |
| Pages (from-to) | 23-31 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISSN | 1934-385X |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2016 |
Keywords
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Gender relations
- return migration
- (re)settlement process
- Bangalore
- India