Generations passed, Nepali Migrants in Delhi are still struggling: Rashmi Sheila

Delhi is the place where migrants and refugees from many other countries live. However, the upward mobility among them is still a distant dream. Rashmi Sheila in her paper “Nepali Migrants in India”, which she presented at the International conference on “Migration, Diaspora and Development” organised by GRFDT, held during 20-21 February 2016 highlighted some of important socio-economic issues confronted by Nepali migrants in Delhi. She mentioned that those who have been living in India for the last few decades are confused about their own identity- Neplali or Indian. She highlighted that discrimination against the Nepali by the local people has been in practices and still continue. Nepalis are socially stigmatized. She found that any kind of mischief committed by any Nepali draw stringent punishment by the local people. The law enforcing agency treat them not in