Mapping Missionary Work: Migrant Youth and Religious Movements in Northeast India
About this episode
This episode explores the intersection of migration and missionary work in Northeast India, focusing on the experiences of migrant youth.
What does migration have to do with missionary work? We explore how Baptist and Presbyterian missionary work as socioreligious institutions have impacted and influenced mobility in Northeast India, both pre- and post-colonialism. What does migration have to do with missionary work? How do socioreligious collective institutions (Baptist and Presbyterian missionary work) and indigenous religious cosmologies impinge on the youth of Northeast India? As they leave home and embark on arduous journeys in search of employment and education in different parts of India, we discuss how migration is experienced not just as a singular or individual experience but also as a relational experience as identities of young migrant students are mediated by community-based organisations which represent and look out for them in Delhi. What role does religio-cultural groups play in supporting migrant youth? How do relationships and friendships amongst young individuals emerge within collective spaces? In this episode of The Migration Oxford Podcast, we question how the term ‘migrant’ gets recast in light of changing sociopolitical dynamics in Northeast India. Examining contested land claims, histories…
People in this episode
Guests: Dr. Zarzosanga Pachuau, Dr. Tiatemsu Longkumer
Topics covered
- migration
- missionary work
- youth
- socioreligious institutions
- community support
- identity
- citizenship struggles
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Government Serchhip College
Places: Northeast India, Mizoram, Nagaland, Assam
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