Rahman's 2011 paper describes how poor Bangladeshi migrants travel to the Middle East. The pathway to the Middle East for most poor young men in the slums is littered with middle men on both continents. In the slums college going can be described as both pre-college, class 11–12, and university or technical college, which can include degree, diploma and certificate levels of study.ģ. It is important to acknowledge, however, the varied dropout rates and fail rates of students especially in poor communities. Secondary school is between class 7 to class 10, with students technically between the ages of 12 and 15. Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Castes are historically marginalised populations in India.Ģ. Though the research group is small and participants represent a privileged population, the paper shows that virtual relationships are an emerging and experimental way young women are trying to alter their life course and expand their social circles.ġ. I discuss how the online nature of meeting young men is underpinned by discourses of distrust. This virtual world of relationships, however, is not entirely risk free. For many, online friendships and mate-seeking can be a safe method to meet young men, as it reduces corporeal risks.
I discuss the opportunities young women have to meet friends and partners online and how they sustain virtual relationships. I explore how these young women are using schooling opportunities to learn computer skills, and using the computer to broaden their social worlds. I show how greater educational and social achievements in the bustees are prompting some young Muslim women to pursue online friendship and mate-seeking. I begin the paper by reviewing the context of online friendship, dating and romance in India. This paper presents emerging research on young women's participation in virtual heterosexual mate-seeking in two bustees (urban slum communities) in Kolkata.
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