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Struggles for identity formation: second-generation South Asian diaspora overseas South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2024-03-15 A. K. M. Ahsan Ullah
The second-generation South Asian diaspora, made up of individuals whose parents were born as immigrants in a foreign country, often faces unique and complex challenges in forming and reconciling t...
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Gulf householding: implications of gulf migration for social reproduction South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Md Mizanur Rahman, Ali A. Hadi Alshawi, Pranav Raj
This paper introduces the idea of ‘Gulf householding’ to reflect on migrant households that send their members to the Arab Gulf states for work and rely on material and non-material supports for fo...
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The legacy of loss: a contemporary take on the Bengal partition of 1947 through the lens of art South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Rituparna Roy
Sample this: a hypothetical menu book of fish recipes from both sides of the Bengal border; a barbed wire running through the Ichhamati, showing the river’s indifference to political borders; a san...
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Remembering partition in diaspora films South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Shyama Sadasivan, Anjali Gera Roy
Although traumatic memories of the subcontinental Partition left indelible scars on South Asian diasporas dispersed worldwide, Partition has been examined from a nation-centric lens. Lately, Partit...
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A study of the identity-lattice in the Kannada film America America South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Shilpa Daithota Bhat
This article is an examination of the Kannada film, America America (1995) that reflects the popular cultural and immigrant experiences of the Indians in the US. The study aims to unpack the identi...
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‘Bhadraloks’ on the move: the Bengali diaspora in Singapore South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Jayati Bhattacharya, Priyam Sinha
Bengalis, a South Asian sub-ethnic group in Singapore, mainly hail from the Hindu majority in West Bengal, India and the Muslim majority in Bangladesh. Although they share similar linguistic, culin...
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Intergenerational entrainment: old age, marriage, and care arrangements in Danish-Pakistani migrant families South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Mikkel Rytter
An increasing number of Pakistani immigrants in Denmark are aging and need different kinds of help and care. Still, few receive the homecare-service provided by the welfare state. Instead, family m...
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Correction South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-11-16
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Indian diaspora in the twenty-first century: population and regional distribution South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-10-25 Prakash C. Jain, Rajendra Prasad
The article critically examines the two population estimates (i.e. 2000 and 2018) of overseas Indians/Indian diaspora. Both estimates were released by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government o...
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Strains of friendship: post-partition rāgadārī music publics in London South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-10-04 Radha Kapuria
How is cross-cultural communication around music in the British Asian diaspora shaped by the Partition of 1947? This article will discuss this question through a case study of the writings and rela...
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London's little histories of the Sikhs: Rav Singh in conversation South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Rav Singh
A little History of the Sikhs is a London-based initiative that explores traces of Sikh history found within the museums, memorials, parks, and streets of London. Through walking tours, they work t...
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The economic and psychological impact of COVID-19 on highly skilled Indian migrants: a case study of Saudi Arabia South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Saima Shadab, Mohammad Asif
ABSTRACT Already exposed to different socio-economic vulnerabilities across the globe, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic accentuated the challenges faced by migrant workers. In this context, migrants working in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries are no exception. This study attempts to examine the economic and psychological impact of COVID-19 on highly-skilled Indian migrants working in Saudi
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Sojourners, Sultans and Slaves: America and the Indian Ocean in the age of abolition and Empire South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Santhosh Abraham
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Challenges South Asian immigrant youth face in transnational contexts South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Salima Meherali, Bisi Adewale, Samar Kauser, Mariam Ahmad, Giulia Puinean, Zohra Lassi
ABSTRACT South Asians form Canada's largest visible minority but face notable health inequities. Specifically, South Asian immigrant youth (SAIY) confront challenges like racial discrimination, stigma, and acculturative stress due to their marginalised identities. Limited research exists on the barriers they face adjusting to Canadian life. We interviewed two groups: SAIY aged 15–24 (N = 23) and unrelated
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Historicising the overseas Odia diasporic experience South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Jajati K. Pattnaik, Chandan K. Panda
ABSTRACT The Odia diasporic experience from deep antiquity to the present is characterised by unceasing continuity. This experience may be categorised into three distinct periods in history. It includes the Era of Sadhabas (the Merchant community from Kalinga, currently Odisha), the Colonial Era and the Contemporary (from the immediate aftermath of the Second World War to the present). Against this
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Partition at 75: reflections on migrant memories in the British South Asian diaspora South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-08-16 Clelia Clini, Jasmine Hornabrook, Paul Nataraj, Emily Keightley
ABSTRACT In 2017, the 70th anniversary of the Partition of British India was widely discussed in the UK, not only within academic and cultural circles, but also in popular culture. Five years later, on the 75th anniversary of Partition, the scholarly, cultural and community interest in the events of 1947 intersected with the commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the expulsion of the South Asian
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From knowledge to action: South Asian diaspora engagement in times of crisis South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-08-08 S. Irudaya Rajan, AKM Ahsan Ullah
ABSTRACT This article elucidates the underlying rationales underpinning the significance of the focal subject matter of the special issue. It also furnishes a comprehensive synopsis of the eight individual contributions encompassed within special issue. During periods of crisis, the diasporic communities assume an integral role in navigating and alleviating the repercussions of emergencies. This article
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Diasporic engagement and the climate crisis in Kerala: inclusive disaster relief and reconstruction? South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-07-27 Steve Taylor, Deborah Booth, Rohit Irudayarajan
ABSTRACT India has been identified as one of the most vulnerable countries within the global climate crisis. Kerala has been highlighted as a hotspot of climate vulnerability within India, and this was illustrated by the floods of 2018. Nearly, 500 people lost their lives during the floods and 1.4 million were displaced, with the reconstruction programme still taking place today. Anecdotal andmedia
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Decentring migration governance: the complexity in capturing migrants’ voice in local governance in Nepal South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-07-12 Thaneshwar Bhusal, Ramesh Sunam
Migration studies have focused on the role of global, regional, and national actors in shaping transnational labour migration policies. However, how migrants and their families find avenues to enga...
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Mobilizing to support those most in need: the importance of diasporic social capital during the COVID-19 pandemic South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-07-07 Melissa Kelly, Ashika Niraula
ABSTRACT Diasporic communities, and in particular ethnic-specific associations, are known for offering invaluable support to immigrants. This support may range from the practical (connecting people with jobs and housing), to the emotional (helping people to adapt to their new environment) to the spiritual (providing people with opportunities to practice their faith). While much is known about the role
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Migration, debt, and transnational livelihood: Indian labour diasporas in the GCC states amid the pandemic South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-06-26 Pranav Raj, Md Mizanur Rahman
ABSTRACT South Asian labour migration to the GCC States is a debt-financed migration in which labour diasporas mobilise resources from a variety of sources, often at exorbitant interest rates, to cover migration costs. In the event of the COVID pandemic, job losses and involuntary returns compound the problem of debt-financed migration, affecting the transnational livelihood of migrant families. This
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Debt-financed emigration, migration experience, and household economy: insight from Kerala, India South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-06-26 Manoj Paul, Sourav Mandal
This present study intends to investigate the pattern and predictor debt-financed emigration and its impact on migration experience and the household economy in Kerala using Kerala Migration Survey...
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Transnational women of Indo-Mauritian origins and their experiences with colonial and heritage languages South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-06-22 Nish Belford, Jessica Chakowa
Mauritius was colonised by both French and British leaving colonial languages (French and English), Kreol as the spoken language, and other heritage languages. As two transnational women of Indo-Ma...
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‘Lending a helping hand to my people back home in times of crisis’: Kerala diaspora network’s presence in times of crisis in the Gulf migration corridor South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-06-19 S. Irudaya Rajan, S. Shibinu, Rohit Irudayarajan
ABSTRACT Diaspora philanthropy is integral to the development of India and generations of emigrants have made significant contributions to propel the growth of the country. Its intensity was evident during the Kerala floods in 2018 that resulted in numerous fatalities, property damage and displacement of millions of people. The Malayalee Diaspora was integral in rebuilding Kerala by aiding the rescue
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Resilient women: transnational homes and identities in Tahmima Anam's A Golden Age South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Hannah Ming Yit Ho
ABSTRACT Foregrounding theoretical expositions of the home and identity, this paper examines historical novel by Bangladeshi author Tahmima Anam entitled A Golden Age (2007), which explores gendered roles within familial separation during political unrest. Using a transnational lens, it addresses shifting meanings of home and identity amidst nation-fragmentation during the politically fractious period
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Virtual diaspora, postcolonial literature and feminism South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-06-05 Bhaskar Lama
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Collective memory, identity and the legacies of slavery and indentured South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-05-22 Madhwi
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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The Cambridge History of World Literature, Volume I South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-05-22 Manjari Ghosh
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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National (Un)belonging: Bengali American women on imagining and contesting culture and identity South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-05-22 Anindita Shome
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Second generation diaspora: pandemic, development and connection South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Jannatul Ferdous
ABSTRACT The new millennium has seen a proliferation of scholarship and research addressing the relationship between diaspora and development. Conventionally, it is assumed that the second generation in the diaspora experiences a diminishing attachment to their countries of origin. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, diasporas have been at the forefront of supporting their communities
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Academic diaspora response in crisis: an alternative approach South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-05-09 A. K. M. Ahsan Ullah
ABSTRACT The contribution of the diaspora has always been measured in terms of remittances to the country of origin. This article examines academic diasporas that contribute to their countries of origin in times of crisis and beyond through scholarly and innovative work. I argue that in times of crisis, the links between the diaspora and the country of origin are strengthened. Altruism, humanitarianism
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The invisible community: being South Asian in Quebec South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-04-24 Sutama Ghosh
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Vol. 16, No. 1, 2024)
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Here to stay: uncovering South Asian American history South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Anjali Sahay
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Vol. 16, No. 1, 2024)
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‘Will I be able to see my family ever again?’ Tales from the Indian diaspora in times of COVID-19 in Singapore South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-04-17 Diotima Chattoraj
ABSTRACT The novel coronavirus began spreading worldwide since 2020 leaving behind hundreds of thousands of Indian Diaspora stranded. Indian diasporas are heterogeneous, diverse and are perceived as wealthy, dynamic and generally thriving, especially in highly developed countries. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light both strengths and weaknesses of these diasporas. Thus, this paper
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Shifting transnational bonding in Indian diaspora South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-04-10 Anirban Mukherjee
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Vol. 16, No. 1, 2024)
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Protecting the rights of women migrant domestic workers: structural violence and competing interests in The Philippines and Sri Lanka South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-03-16 Amal M. Latif, Amrita Datta
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Vol. 16, No. 1, 2024)
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‘Maru Dharmaj’: Gujarati Patidar diaspora and transnational engagement South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-03-16 Ratna Bharati Bhamidipati
This article examines the transnational engagement of the Gujarati Patidar diaspora with its village of origin—Dharmaj, India—through return visits. ‘Dharmaj Day’ is a homecoming event that demonst...
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Amitav Ghosh’s culture chromosome: anthropology, epistemology, ethics, space South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-03-13 Pragnya Chayani
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Vol. 16, No. 1, 2024)
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South Asian writers, Latin American literature, and the rise of global English South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-03-02 Sireesha Telugu
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Vol. 16, No. 1, 2024)
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Occupational distribution and mobility of migrants born in South Asia: evidence from England/Wales Census, 1901–1911 South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-03-02 Raaj Tiagi
South Asians constitute Britain's largest ethnic minorities, yet very little is known about their migration history in the prewar era. Recent literature has begun to challenge the widely held view ...
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Homeland echoes: music, sound, and devotion among the South Asian Hindu diaspora in Edmonton, Canada South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-02-09 Subash Giri
In Edmonton, the capital city of the province of Alberta, Canada, music, sound, and devotion have gained extraordinary popularity and proliferation among the South Asian Hindu diaspora. From festiv...
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Negotiating linguistic plurality: translation and multilingualism in Canada and beyond South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-02-04 Diotima Chattoraj
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Vol. 15, No. 2, 2023)
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Goa to Paris: migration trajectories, settlement struggles, and social networks South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-02-02 Irene Silveira
The research presented contributes to the literature on migrant settlement and social capital and to the growing body of literature on Goan migration. Previous studies on outflows from Goa bring ou...
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Internal migration within South Asia: contemporary issues and challenges South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-02-02 Roli Misra
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Vol. 15, No. 2, 2023)
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Anglo-Indian Identity Past and Present in India and the Diaspora South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-02-02 Amrita Mondal
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Vol. 15, No. 2, 2023)
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Between visibility and elsewhere: South Asian queer creative cultures and resistance South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-02-02 Rohit K. Dasgupta, Churnjeet Mahn
ABSTRACT This article draws on existing interviews and creative material from LGBTQ + South Asians who have lived and spent significant time in the UK as part of the Cross Border Queers project. It begins by considering creative forms of diasporic activism and creativity in the UK that have emerged from South Asian LGBTQ + communities and individuals. We discuss the ways in which South Asian LGBTQ + diasporic
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Displacement among Sri Lankan Tamil migrants: the diasporic search for home in the aftermath of war South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-01-27 Pragya Sengupta
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Vol. 15, No. 2, 2023)
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Maintaining ancestral languages through extension schools: the case of telugu in Mauritius South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2023-01-19 Shailendra Yenkanah, Ansurie Pillay, Nita Rughoonundun-Chellapermal, Nadaraj Govender
ABSTRACT This paper analyses the role of extension schools in maintaining ancestral languages, specifically Telugu, a minority language in multilingual Mauritius. Extension schools are voluntarily run outside school hours and complement mainstream education. However, in the Mauritian context, these schools focus on Indian languages, which were introduced to Mauritius by indentured labourers in the
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Leaving for living? Factors and dynamics behind Bangladeshi female migration to the Gulf states South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2022-12-12 Jinat Hossain
ABSTRACT The paper explores the factors that cause female labour migration to the Gulf states from Bangladesh. Grounded on Amartya Sen’s concept of well-being in terms of capability and Marta Nussbaum’s further interpretation on that, the paper focuses on the cases of Bangladeshi returned and intended female domestic workers and analyses the factors influencing the decision of transnational labour
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Covid-19 lockdowns and the precarity of South Asian key workers’ families in the United Kingdom South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2022-12-07 Rizwana Yousaf
ABSTRACT With growing concern in the lives of individuals and communities during COVID-19, there is growing consensus across the globe that the pandemic had a disproportionate impact on different segments of society. It is of pertinent significance to understand the differential impact of pandemic on diverse groups. The concept of ‘intersectional vulnerability’ has been used in this paper to understand
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Kala Pani crossings: revisiting 19th century migration from India’s perspective South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2022-10-20 Mala Pandurang
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Vol. 15, No. 2, 2023)
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Political Integration in Indian Diaspora Societies South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2022-10-19 Paras Ratna
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Vol. 15, No. 2, 2023)
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Remittances flows to farm households in rural Punjab: an empirical analysis South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2022-10-13 Gurjinder Kaur, Jaswinder Singh Brar
ABSTRACT This study, based on primary data, highlights various facets of overseas remittances received by rural farm households of Punjab. Importantly, higher proportion of sampled farm households had received overseas remittances on regular basis. Per-household and per capita amount of remittances realized was substantial. All size class of land holders had received remittances with no unique relationship
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South Asian migrations in global history: labor, law, and wayward lives South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2022-10-13 Rumya Putcha
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Vol. 15, No. 1, 2023)
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Critical perspectives on Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Feminism and Diaspora South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2022-10-10 Rima Chakraborty
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Vol. 15, No. 1, 2023)
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Multi-dimensional perspectives of South Indian coolie life in selected memoirs by the European plantocracy of colonial Malaya South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2022-10-06 Shanthini Pillai
ABSTRACT This paper traces the multi-dimensional aspects to South Indian coolie life in nineteenth and early twentieth century Malaya to interject into decades of scholarship that has trained on a homogenous focus on plantation fieldwork. In search of the nuances of diasporic diversity, I located three memoirs written by European planters of the Malayan plantocracy, set in rubber plantations and selected
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Religion and pride: Hindus in search of recognition in La Réunion South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2022-09-21 Pittikorn Panyamanee
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Vol. 15, No. 1, 2023)
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Rethinking privilege and social mobility in middle-class migration: migrants ‘In-Between’ South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2022-09-19 Sam Scott
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Vol. 15, No. 1, 2023)
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Revisiting Partition: Contestation, Narratives and Memories South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2022-09-12 Sumallya Mukhopadhyay
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Vol. 15, No. 1, 2023)
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Special thanks to reviewers South Asian Diaspora Pub Date : 2022-09-08 Ajaya Sahoo
Published in South Asian Diaspora (Vol. 14, No. 2, 2022)