Engendering social capital: Vagaira groups, a type of family support mechanism, facilitate ‘successful’ internal migration amongst fishers on the East Coast of India

Rao, Nitya and Sophia, J. D. (2023) Engendering social capital: Vagaira groups, a type of family support mechanism, facilitate ‘successful’ internal migration amongst fishers on the East Coast of India. Yemaya (68). pp. 16-19. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

Marine fisheries in India is a castebased occupation, with a social and political hierarchy in place. For those belonging to the subordinate fishing castes, excluded from decision-making processes at home, migration is an important strategy for gaining economic resources, social power and recognition as skilled and successful marine fishermen. In this pilot study, we explore the processes and mechanisms underlying the internal migration of fishers in coastal Tamil Nadu, India, and the pathways to ‘success’ both in terms of social mobility and material wellbeing. We interviewed 65 migrants, both men and women, who have moved from Rajakuppam, their village in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district, to Kasimedu in the state’s capital - Chennai.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM597
Keywords:	ICSF, Yemaya, India, Social Security, Fishing Communities, Livelihoods, Marine Fisheries, Tamil Nadu, Coastal Erosion, Women, Social Protection
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Vivek D ICSF
Date Deposited:	03 May 2024 04:57
Last Modified:	03 May 2024 04:57
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/20168

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