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A street called Northeast Sarani, miles away
The Telegraph, | Ritam Halder | Imphal, July 13, 2011
Walk through this locality and you could be pardoned for thinking this a city in the Northeast. The road is crawling with youths from the region — walking, playing, travelling on rickshaws and autorickshaws. Bikramgarh, a silent stretch on the southern fringes of Calcutta, is considered a home away from home for many youths of the Northeast. The nearly 1,000-odd youngsters, who have travelled to the Bengal capital for higher education or jobs, or both, have found a haven among people from their home states.
A professional from Shillong, who was in Delhi as a student, says various factors are responsible for this attitude of “sticking together”. “Firstly, people feel secure and confident around known faces.
According to him, once you move out of the Northeast, you feel like a minority. “People tend to look down on you. You get reassurance from the fellow minorities.”
“Thirdly, when I was in Delhi, every week we used to have get-togethers. Those gatherings and dinners were signs of solidarity by the Northeast community.” They are common in all cities.
He said students move out of the Northeast to metros like Calcutta and Mumbai because of the opportunity to earn good money through part-time jobs. “In the region, you either work or you study. There are very limited choices. However, in big cities you have a plethora of options. You can work at a call centre or the hospitality sector and study as well.”
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