ABSTRACT Caste among South Asian migrants remains under-researched. Some past studies of caste among indentured Indians in the former British colonies show that it, by and large, failed to revive abroad. Researchers of post-World War II free migrants in the West have remarked, albeit tangentially, that caste has remained salient. There is a need to further explore the problem of caste for a better understanding of migrant living. An unprecedented movement of overseas Indian Dalits in Britain, demanding caste legislation, also proves the significance of the issue. In this ethnographic research into Nepalese migration and settlement in Australia, I seek to understand how Nepal’s caste hierarchy has shaped the process of migration, as well as the family and communal life of migrants on the continent. I outline some of the specific areas – domestic, ritual, religious, marriage, transnational politics – where caste has retained its saliency abroad. My analysis shows that a more nuanced understanding of the dynamics of caste overseas is essential to minimise the controversies and promote research into this potentially sensitive but crucial topic. I demonstrate that caste has found a new lease of life overseas due to, inter alia, the growing use of the Internet and smartphones.

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旅行种姓：在澳大利亚的尼泊尔移民

摘要 南亚移民中的种姓问题仍未得到充分研究。过去对前英国殖民地契约印第安人种姓的一些研究表明，总的来说，它未能在国外复兴。西方二战后自由移民的研究人员指出，尽管不切实际，但种姓仍然很突出。有必要进一步探讨种姓问题，以便更好地了解移民生活。一场前所未有的海外印度达利特人在英国要求种姓立法的运动，也证明了这个问题的重要性。在这项关于尼泊尔移民和在澳大利亚定居的民族志研究中，我试图了解尼泊尔的种姓等级如何塑造移民过程，以及非洲大陆移民的家庭和社区生活。我概述了一些具体领域——国内、仪式、宗教、婚姻、跨国政治——种姓在国外保持着显着地位。我的分析表明，对海外种姓动态的更细致的理解对于减少争议和促进对这个潜在敏感但至关重要的话题的研究至关重要。我证明，由于互联网和智能手机的使用越来越多，种姓在海外找到了新的生机。