Caste, class and the history of the Indian passport
Natarajan, K.
(2018).
Caste, class and the history of the Indian passport.
Soon after announcing plans for an orange cover for passports of 'unskilled' Indians, the government rescinded the proposal.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 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/89122 |