Reluctant Returnees: Gender Perspectives on (Re)settlement Among Highly Skilled Indian Return Migrants in Bangalore

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  • Helene Ilkjær
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.
Original languageEnglish
JournalAsia In Focus
Issue numberSpecial Issue
Pages (from-to)23-31
Number of pages8
ISSN1934-385X
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2016

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