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Schlenk, Jan-Christoph and Kraas, Frauke ORCID: 0000-0002-3498-6758 (2018). TIBETAN IMMIGRANT ECONOMY IN MAJNU KA TILLA, DELHI / INDIA. Mitt. Osterr. Geogr. Ges., 160. S. 163 - 177. VIENNA: OSTERR GEOGRAPH GESELLSCHAFT. ISSN 0029-9138

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Abstract

The article focuses on the immigrant economy of the Tibetan exile community in India's capital by examining the development of the settlement Majnu Ka Dila at the flood plains of the Yamuna River. Majnu Ka Tilla developed from a squatter settlement in the 1960s into the Indian centre of Tibetan commerce in exile and a tourist hotspot. The economic development potential of Majnu Ka Tilla - within the legal framework of Delhi - is investigated by analysing the data of a qualitative and quantitative field study grounded in concepts of ethnic economies. The collected data show that the first migrants started with very simple businesses like food stalls, small pubs, brewing of Tibetan beer, and small-scale textile enterprises - mostly sweater-selling'- which enabled them to survive in the city. The second generation, better educated than their parents, was already able to open stores allowing them to achieve greater financial independence. With increased options, economic activities became more diverse as demonstrated by the opening of travel agencies, beauty parlors and hotels. The 'microcosm' of their own ethnic businesses forms the foundation for integration into urban society, a further economic diversification based on better education and the establishment of international economic networks.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Schlenk, Jan-Christoph UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kraas, Frauke UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-3498-6758 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-199302
DOI:	10.1553/moegg160s163
Journal or Publication Title:	Mitt. Osterr. Geogr. Ges.
Volume:	160
Page Range:	S. 163 - 177
Date:	2018
Publisher:	OSTERR GEOGRAPH GESELLSCHAFT
Place of Publication:	VIENNA
ISSN:	0029-9138
Language:	German
Faculty:	Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences > Department of Geosciences > Geographisches Institut
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Geography Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/19930