Yep, it was well-intentioned, but it annoyingly restricted individual freedoms.
Salil Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: Thaths <tha...@gmail.com> Sender: silklist-bounces+salil61=googlemail....@lists.hserus.net Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:33:21 To: <silklist@lists.hserus.net> Reply-To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] India: global mobility On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 8:29 AM, salil tripathi <sali...@gmail.com> wrote: > ** > And ec(n)r prevented school-drop-out artists from travelling, since if you > hadn't finished hi school, assumption was that sarkar maibaap would be > needed to look after you and decide if you were eligible to travel abroad. > I know. The EC(N)R regime probably goes back to the migration of indentured laborers to the colonies. Thaths -- Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? Carl: Nuthin'. Homer: D'oh! Carl: Unless you're crooked. Homer: Woo-hoo! Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders