Aadhaar, Adivasis, and forced migration: Surveillance and exclusion of Gutti Koya in southern India
Journal of Asian and African Studies
Published online on May 15, 2026
Abstract
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This paper analyses how India’s Aadhaar biometric system influences the everyday lives of the Gutti Koya, an indigenous (Adivasi) and forced migrant group in southern India. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, it reveals that Aadhaar creates new ...
This paper analyses how India’s Aadhaar biometric system influences the everyday lives of the Gutti Koya, an indigenous (Adivasi) and forced migrant group in southern India. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, it reveals that Aadhaar creates new ...