The advertistment talks of special STD call rates for calls to Southern or Eastern states in India. I was intrigued by this exclusive focus on Southern and Eastern states. I have never come across such an offer before.
It is an obvious indicator of the number of migrant employees from Southern and Eastern states in Bangalore.
There are other indicators too.
Andhra cuisine restaurants are popular in Bangalore. I remember the long queues and the mouth wateringly spicy food at the different Nandhini Palace restaurants I used to frequent during the early 2000s.
There is a road in Indiranagar that makes me feel nostalgic about the street food in Kolkata. You would find "Phuchkawallas", "Bengali sweet shops" (of rosogolla, sandesh, and misti doi fame), and "Cheeken roll" (paratha and not roti roll) shops.
The phenomenon of large number of migrant employees is not unique to Bangalore. What would the trends be in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad? Which states would Vodafone talk about if it were to come out with a similar advertistment in these cities?
I hear that because of Bihar's economic progress under the leadership of Nitish Kumar,over the last few years a large number of migrant Bihari labourers are returning from various parts of India to Bihar. This trend is supposedly causing labour shortage problems for the fast growing Indian construction industry.
Would a strong economic recovery in Bengal, under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee, initiate a similar reverse migration trend for the embattled state? If a similar trend does arise, what industries in what cities might get negatively impacted by this trend?
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Sourav
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