| The paper aims at understanding health of migrant workers at their place of origin in Bihar (India). Migration is a social reality in which push and pull factors are the major determinants. In case of rural Bihar push factors are instrumental in large scale migration of workers. The research literature on Bihar suggests that lowest socio-economic indicators and high population density are primary reasons of the push enabled migration. This research among workers of scheduled caste found them at a double edged road. They are already characterised by weaker institutional framework, and when they migrate for work, they get uprooted from the existing set up at place of origin and simultaneously do not find space in the institutional setup at place of destination. This creates a situation where their behavioural patterns become vulnerable to the extent that it severely affects their health status and health seeking behaviour. |