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Routledge Handbook of the Indian Diaspora book cover

1st Edition

Routledge Handbook of the Indian Diaspora

Edited By Radha Hegde, Ajaya Sahoo Copyright 2018
414 Pages
by Routledge

414 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

414 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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The geographical diversity of the Indian diaspora has been shaped against the backdrop of the historical forces of colonialism, nationalism and neoliberal globalization. In each of these global moments, the demand for Indian workers has created the multiple global pathways of the Indian diasporas. The Routledge Handbook of the Indian Diaspora introduces readers to the contexts and histories... Read more

Introduction, Radha S. Hegde and Ajaya K. Sahoo



          Part I: Histories and trajectories







  1. Indian servitude in the British empire, Vinay Lal




  2. Race, ethnicity and conflict in the Indian diaspora, Brij Maharaj






  3. Writing indenture history through testimonios and oral narratives, Vijay Mishra


  4. Coolitude meets indianité: Postcolonial kala pani writings in French, Brinda J. Mehta




  5. Out of India: East Africa and its South Asian diasporas, Sana Aiyar




    6. Part II: Diaspora and infrastructures





  6. Labour policy and global Indian diaspora, SaunJuhi Verma




  7. Paradigms, policies, and patterns of Indian diaspora investments, Daniel Naujoks






  8. Transnational diaspora organizations and India’s development, Rina Agarwala






  9. Money flows, gender and family among Indian migrants to Australia, Supriya Singh


    10. Part III: Cultural dynamics





  10. Programming Bollywood: media and the Indian-American diaspora, 1965-2010, Aswin Punathambekar






  11. Migratory South Asian performances: between nationalism and assimilation, Priya Srinivasan




  12. Musical performances in the Indian diaspora, Tina K. Ramnarine






  13. Transnational Bollywood assemblages in Singapore, Anjali Gera Roy






  14. Diasporic visual vultures of Indian fashion and beauty, Vanita Reddy

    Part IV: Representation and identity　




  15. Poetic politics: from Ghadar to the Indian Workers’ Association, Virinder S. Kalra






  16. South Asian women and work in the diaspora, Tania Das Gupta




  17. Of intersecting oppressions: domestic violence and the Indian diaspora, Rupaleem Bhuyan and Susan Ramsundarsingh






  18. Celebrating Indian culture: festival spaces and entangled lives in Darwin, North Australia, Michele Lobo






  19. Softening India abroad: representations of India and its diaspora in the Canadian Press, Huzan Dordi and Margaret Walton-Roberts




    20. Part V: Politics of belonging







  20. Renewing diasporic bonds and the global branding of India, Radha S. Hegde






  21. Performing Indian American ethnicity in mainstream America, Bandana Purkayastha, Shweta Majumdar Adur and Koyel Khan






  22. Home, belonging and the city in the Anglo-Indian diaspora, Jayani Bonnerjee






  23. Memories and apprehensions: temporalities of queer South Asian belonging and activism in the diaspora, Shweta Majumdar Adur


    24. Part VI: Networked subjectivities and transnationalism





  24. Indians in Australia: understanding the changing face of a community, Michiel Baas






  25. Networks, caste, and transnational identities, Goolam Vahed




  26. Geographies of Indian transnationalism, Carmen Voigt-Graf

Biography

Radha Sarma Hegde is Professor of Media, Culture and Communication at New York University, U.S. Her research interests focus on issues of migration, transnational feminism, globalization and media. She is the author of Mediating Migration (2016), and currently co-editor of the journal Feminist Media Studies.



Ajaya Kumar Sahoo is Assistant Professor at the Centre for the Study of Indian Diaspora, University of Hyderabad, India. His research interests include Indian diaspora and transnationalism. His recent co-edited books include Indian Transnationalism Online (2014) and Transnational Migrations (2009). He is the editor of the journal South Asian Diaspora.

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