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“This book is a compelling read for anyone seeking to understand ongoing caste-based injustices and the imperative need for societal development. It offers valuable insights into the complexities of migration and the enduring struggle for social change. It is highly recommended for those interested in social justice, migration studies and the development trajectory of Indian society.” (V. Kalyani, South Asia Research, Vol. 44 (1), 2024)

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Ajeet Kumar Pankaj is assistant professor in the Department of Social Work at Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Regional Campus Manipur, in India. He earned his Ph.D. from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai. His research interests cover caste, migration, exclusion, social policy, community development, and gig work. He has published several articles in national and international journals including Community Development Journal, Social Work with Groups, Journal of Asian and African Studies, and The American Journal of Economics and Sociology. He was also co-project investigator and collaborated with two universities (TISS, Mumbai and Kashmir University) in India for a joint research project entitled “Migrant Workers and Urbanisation in Politically Sensitive Areas: A Study in Kashmir & Manipur”, funded by ICSSR, New Delhi, India. Ajeet was a recipient of the DAAD Contact-Grant Fellowship for Visiting Research Scholar, 2017, and was based atthe University of Oldenburg, Germany, as a visiting scholar in 2017. Currently, he is developing a grant proposal to study precarity of ‘gig migrant workers’.

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