Introduction

Pattern of Indian Migration

The Sea of Poppies

In the novel, Sea of Poppies, Amitabh Ghosh narrates the tale of a journey of a group of peasants and diverse group of people in the British colonial times in India to Mauritius \cite{ghosh2008sea}

Background

Healthy Migrant Effect

Healthy migrant effect refers to a phenonmenon where the immigrants are healthier than the natives of their adopted countries.