Deepak K. Mishra - Internal Migration in Contemporary India

This book is the outcome of a collective engagement with India's fascinating and complex transformation, and many individuals and institutions have contributed significantly in this collective journey. While there exist many significant contributions that look at India's remarkable journey from diverse vantage points, this book is about internal migration in contemporary India and its manifold linkages with the dynamics of development. First and foremost, I would like to thank Dr G. Mohan Gopal, Director, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Contemporary Studies (RGICS), for initiating and supporting this endeavour. He not only took an active interest in the study, but also contributed to it significantly through his incisive comments and suggestions. This study was prepared under the aegis of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Contemporary Studies. However, the institute does not necessarily subscribe to the views expressed here. I am grateful to Dr Reshmi Banerjee, the coordinator of the project at the RGICS, New Delhi, for all her support and help in organizing the study as well as the two-day national conference at RGICS, in which the papers were presented and discussed. Dr Rakhee Bhattacharya, with whom my association predates our association with our respective current institutions, took over the coordination of the project at a critical stage, and I am thankful to her for all her constructive comments and unwavering support.