Caste, class and the history of the Indian passport
Natarajan, Kalathmika
(2018)
Caste, class and the history of the Indian passport
[Online resource]
Soon after announcing plans for an orange cover for passports of 'unskilled' Indians, the government rescinded the proposal. Kalathmika Natarajan writes that the passport has always been a document of privilege through which the Indian state has defined the ideal upper class/caste citizen eligible to travel abroad.
| Item Type | Online resource |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2018 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 06 Jul 2018 15:57 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/89122 |
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