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This research examines how rural Bihari communities understood the colonial indentured labor system and their migratory behaviors.

Naukari, Networks, and Knowledge: Views of Indenture in Nineteenth-Century North India

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Paper explores agency and perceptions of indentured labor among rural Bihari communities, suggesting nuanced migrant experiences.

This research examines how rural Bihari communities understood the colonial indentured labor system and their migratory behaviors.
Qualitative analysis of historical narratives and socio-cultural contexts of labor migration.
Engagement with both traditional and revisionist historical perspectives on indenture.
Investigation of sources of information influencing migrant decisions.
Findings suggest migrant communities had significant agency in engaging with the indentured labor system.
Humanitarian and nationalist perspectives on migrants as passive victims are challenged through evidence of informed decision-making.
The study brings forth the complexity of information and misinformation surrounding the system of indenture.

Ashutosh Kumar (2017) studied this question.

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