About the Book
The study of Indian Diaspora has become an established field of research and study during the last two and a half decades. This volume consists of contributions of the social scientists from various corners of the world and offers analysis of the Indian diaspora from various perspectives. The history of international migration of the Indians dates back to the late nineteenth century and there has been an unbroken change in their migration. From indentured labour to voluntary migration, the Indians have come a long way in establishing themselves as immigrant communities characterised by their distinct social formations, both similar and different from the native society, by continuing their identifiable Indian identity in terms of names, sometimes caste and invariably religion. Studies of Indian Diaspora included in the book take cognisance of family, society, gender, elderly and youth, religion as the journey of people belonging to different parts of India with special focus on Punjabis from their traditional milieu and their engagement with the western modernity.
Contents
1 Reconceptualising the Diaspora / Harpreet Kaur
2 Trauma, Turmoil and Triumph / Bam Dev Sharda
3 Indian Immigrants in the United States / Satish Sharma
4 Contradictions in Consciousness or Variations in Tradition / Anand Singh
5 High Fertility of the Indian Population in Suriname / Humphrey E. Lamur
6 Punjabis in Europe / Paramjit S. Judge
7 Patterns of Migration and Intra-Family Conflicts among Punjabis in Canada / Paramjit S. Judge
8 Migration of Sikh Women to Canada / Gurpreet Bal
9 Intergenerational Unity and Contestations among the Punjabis Abroad / Paramjit S. Judge
10 The Voices and Well-Being of Some Diasporic Punjabi Seniors in North America / Amarjit Singh
11 The Most Integrated Indian Community in Thailand / Philippe Courtine
12 Punjabi Diaspora in the Persian Gulf / Bali Bahadur
13 Understanding Failure of Diaspora Development Initiatives in Rural Punjab / Gurpreet Bal
About the Author / Editor
Paramjit S. Judge is Professor of Sociology and, at present, Dean, Academic Affairs, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab. He was Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Fellow (2013–14) of the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi.
His major areas of specialisation are social movements, social change, sociology of Dalits, and diaspora studies. Some of his major works are: Insurrection to Agitation: The Naxalite Movement in Punjab, Mapping Dalits, Changing Dalits, Foundations of Classical Sociological Theory, Towards Sociology of Dalits, and Mapping Social Exclusion in India. He is also a creative writer and an eminent Punjabi novelist.
