From a Trickle to a Torrent

What happens to a community when the majority of young people leave their homes to pursue an education? From a Trickle to a Torrent documents the demographic and social consequences of educational migration from Nubri, a Tibetan enclave in the highlands of Nepal. The authors explore parents’ motivations for sending their children to distant schools and monasteries, social connections that shape migration pathways, young people’s estrangement from village life, and dilemmas that arise when educated individuals are unable or unwilling to return and reside in their native villages. Drawing on numerous decades of research, this study documents a transitional period when the future of a Himalayan society teeters on the brink of irreversible change.

Ce se intampla cu o comunitate cand majoritatea tinerilor parasesc casele pentru a urma o educatie? De la un Trickle la un Torrent documenteaza consecintele demografice si sociale ale migratiei educationale din Nubri, o enclava tibetana din zonele inalte ale Nepalului. Autorii exploreaza motivatiile parintilor pentru a-si trimite copiii la scoli si manastiri indepartate, conexiunile sociale care modeleaza caile de migratie, instrainarea tinerilor de viata satului si dilemele care apar atunci cand indivizii educati nu pot sau nu doresc sa se intoarca si sa locuiasca in satele lor natale.