26 Facts About Indian diaspora

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Person of Indian diaspora origin was a form of identification means a foreign citizen, who:.

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2.

Traders of Indian background were mentioned by Jean Chardin, Jean de Thevenot, Adam Olearius and F A Kotov in the Safavid dynasty in Persia where they lived along with Jews and Armenians.

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3.

Hindu Indian diaspora usurers engaging in a religious procession led to violence against them by Muslim Uyghurs.

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Russian refugees, missionaries, and British-Indian diaspora merchants and money lenders of Hindu background were potential targets of gangs of Kashgaris so the Consulate-General of Britain was a potential shelter.

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The plundering of the valuables of slaughtered British Indian diaspora Hindus happened in Posgam on 25 March 1933, and on the previous day in Karghalik at the hands of Uighurs.

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6.

The Indian diaspora Rupee was the legal currency in many countries of Arabian peninsula.

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7.

The mother tongue of Indo-Mauritians is Creole, as well as French and English in general fields, however various Indian diaspora languages are still spoken, especially Bhojpuri, Tamil, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Telugu, and Urdu as they are used in religious activities.

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South Africa has one of the highest number of people of Indian descent outside of India in the world, i e born in South Africa and not migrant.

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Indian diaspora-led businesses were the backbone of the economies of these countries.

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Indian diaspora includes several thousand Sindhi families who constitute the second wave of Indian immigrants who made Indonesia their home in the first half of the 20th century.

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11.

Indian diaspora community is very well regarded in Indonesia, is generally prosperous, and includes individuals holding senior positions in local and multinational companies.

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12.

Singapore's Indian diaspora population is notable for its class stratification, with disproportionately large elite and lower income groups.

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13.

Indian diaspora culture has endured and evolved over almost 200 years.

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14.

Since the 1990s, new Indian diaspora immigrants have increased the size and complexity of the local Indian diaspora population.

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15.

Prominent Indian diaspora individuals have long made a mark in Singapore as leaders of various fields in national life.

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16.

Indian diaspora culture has been constantly referenced within the wider British culture, at first as an "exotic" influence in films like My Beautiful Laundrette, but now increasingly as a familiar feature in films like Bend It Like Beckham.

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17.

In 2019, the first ever Indian diaspora think tank was created, as a charity, called Bridge India.

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18.

The most read newspaper in the Indian diaspora community is The Asian Star and The Punjabi Star based in Vancouver started by an immigrant from Mumbai-Shamir Doshi.

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19.

Indian diaspora is the third American Olympic medalist of Indian ancestry.

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20.

Indian diaspora Sikhs came to work on the banana plantations in Southern Queensland.

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21.

The period of Indian diaspora settlement begins with the earliest known Indian diaspora resident of New Zealand, a lascar of Bengali descent from the visiting ship City of Edinburgh who jumped ship in 1809 in the Bay of Islands to live with a Maori wife.

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22.

Major Indian diaspora corporations maintain solid regional presence there while some are headquartered there.

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23.

Since 2003, the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas sponsored by Ministry of Overseas Indian diaspora Affairs, is celebrated in India on 9 January each year, to "mark the contributions of the Overseas Indian diaspora community in the development of India".

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The day commemorates the arrival of Mahatma Gandhi in India from South Africa, and during a three-day convention held around the day, a forum for issues concerning the Indian diaspora is held and the annual Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards are bestowed.

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25.

Indian diaspora has significant impact on the globalisation of economy of India, especially in the following areas:.

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26.

Indian diaspora has good relations with most other diasporas, including its offshoot Bangladeshi and Pakistani diasporas, as well all other SAARC neighbors such as Afghan, Bhutanese, Burmese, Nepali.

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