Tag Archives: Indian Diaspora

Mutual Improvement Societies

Posted on April 30, 2013 by prashant bhatt

“Herein lies the tragedy of the age: Not that men are poor, – all men know something of poverty. Not that men are wicked, – who is good? Not that men are ignorant, – what is truth? Nay, but that … Continue reading →

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Exploring Worker Poets

Posted on March 20, 2013 by prashant bhatt

Reading groups can be an effective way to delegitimize the hegemonic discourse of predefined social roles and labor divisions (both inscribed into the acceptance of the normality of the working days’ time-schedule). As long term expatriate workers we found many … Continue reading →

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Migrant Nights

Posted on March 19, 2013 by prashant bhatt

Alternative life stories made me realize that visa and passports are not what make life, though they do have an important bearing. In the previous blog https://prashantbhatt.com/2013/03/17/easter-discussions-again/ we had discussed regarding Anti-Citizens, which some workers also term as Non-Citizens. The … Continue reading →

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