Deferring Studenthood: a study of Naga youth in Delhi
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: This article is part of an on-going project on some young Naga people who are staying in Delhi and prolonging their studies without having a clear objective for their future. The Nagas are an ethnic minority in an area in Northeast India which borders Burma to the west. Because it is a less developed area and lacks industry, many young people go to big cities to continue their higher education and for work. Before the modernisation, Naga villages had dormitories called the Morung where young boys resided when they reached puberty until becoming an adult member of society. Girls also had a similar dormitory system. It was a system which trained young people to become adults. Implementing modern education affected the traditional training system. The article details the ethnography of young Nagas in Delhi and depicts their views on the education. It includes issues such as modernisation, globalisation and consumerism, which need to be discussed in the forthcoming paper.
Author: OTA, Satoshi
Institution: Tama University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7208317806