Glocal Punjabis Diaspora, Identity and Homeland Engagements

Introduction

Atinder Pal Kaur, S Irudaya Rajan and Sajaudeen Chapparban

Section I: History and Migration

1.     History of Punjabi Migration Patterns to Canada: From the Initial Sojourners to Current Temporary Workers and Students

-        Kamala Elizabeth Nayar

2.     Children’s Migration and Problems Faced by Left-behind Parents: A study of Rural Punjab

-        Navjot Kaur and Gaganpreet Kaur

3.     Punjabi Diaspora and Remittances: Working for Better Educational Infrastructure in Rural Punjab

-        Amrit Pal

4.     Constructions of Punjabi International Students in Canadian News Media

-        Lilach Marom, Lisa Ruth Brunner, Paul Fontaine, Gagun Chhina

5.     Neoliberal Globalisation and Backwash Effects of International Students Mobility for Indian Punjab

-        Harjinder Singh

Section II: Film and Literature

6.     Reinforcing ‘tradition’ in Diaspora: Representation of Second-Generation Diaspora in Punjabi Movies

-        Tania Anupam Patel

7.     Erotic Desires and Minority Concerns of Women in Diaspora in Balli Kaur Jaswal’s Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

-        Aeshna Sharma

8.     Threads of ‘Izzat’ and Faith: Navigating Honour and Religious Identity in the Sikh/Punjabi Diaspora of the UK

-        Jasmine Anand

Section III: Economics and Politics

9.     The Punjabi Diaspora in the 21st Century and its impact on India's Economy

-        Juhi Rupal

10.  The Sikh Diaspora: How They Persist and Thrive Globally

-        Nidhi Singh

11.  Mapping Post truth Elements in the Media of Diaspora Corresponding to Punjabi Farming Community During the Farmer's Protests: A Study of News Laundry Articles

-        Lalita K.M

Section IV: Cultural Identities

12.  Dalit Diaspora, Identity and Assertion in Punjab

-        Amampreet Kaur

13.  Between Alienation and Assimilation: Exploring Sikh Integration and Challenges in France

-        Anas Perooly

14.  An invisible community: Punjabi Christians in the UK

-        Eleanor Nesbitt

15.  Punjabi women in Italy:  the negotiations and ambiguities of gender relations in diaspora

-        Carla De Tona and Atinder Pal Kaur

16.  Migration on the Move- Navigating Agency of (Ir)regular migrants on the Punjab-Europe (Italy) Corridor

-        Avantika Dureha and Sona Singh

17.  Transnational Punjabis: Homeland Connections, Developmental Impacts and Challenges

-        Shinder S. Thandi

Biography

Atinder Pal Kaur is Assistant Professor (Sociology) in the Department of Economics and Sociology at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India. Sajaudeen Chapparban is Assistant Professor at the Centre for Diaspora Studies, Central University of Gujarat, India. S Irudaya Rajan is Chair of the International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD), Kerala, India, and Chair of the KNOMAD thematic working group on internal migration and urbanization at the World Bank.