回迁：浪子回头——对迁移和回迁循环对种姓流动影响的分析

Remigration: return of the prodigals--an analysis of the impact of the cycles of migration and remigration on caste mobility.

作者信息

Chandra V P

出版信息

Int Migr Rev. 1997 Spring;31(1):162-70.

PMID:12320904

Abstract

"The focus of this research note is the migration of the Patidar community to East Africa--and remigration to Gujarat, India. The primary motive for migration of the immigrant Patidars was to work, accumulate money and return to India, claiming a higher caste status. By 1931, a sufficient number of the community had become economically affluent and were given a higher caste status by the census enumerators. This study illustrates the transient nature of Indian migration to East Africa and its impact on caste mobility."

摘要

本研究报告的重点是帕蒂达尔社区向东非的移民以及后来向印度古吉拉特邦的回迁。移民帕蒂达尔的主要动机是工作、攒钱并返回印度，以获得更高的种姓地位。到1931年，该社区中已有足够数量的人在经济上变得富足，普查人员给予了他们更高的种姓地位。这项研究说明了印度向东非移民的短暂性及其对种姓流动的影响。