ABSTRACT
This book introduces readers to the many dimensions of historical and contemporary Indian transnationalism and the experiences of migrants and workers to reveal the structures of transnationalism and the ways in which Indian origin groups are affected.
The concept of crossing borders emerges as an important theme, along with the interweaving of life in geographic and web spaces. The authors draw from a variety of archives and intellectual perspectives in order to map the narratives of Indian transnationalism and analyse the interplay of culture and structures within transnational contexts. The topics covered range from the history of transnational networks, activism, identity, gender, politics, labour, policy, performance, literature and more. This collection presents a wide array of issues and debates which will reinvigorate discussions about Indian transnationalism.
This handbook will be an invaluable resource for academics, researchers, and students interested in studying South Asia in general and the Indian diaspora in particular.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|48 pages
Migrants’/workers’ lives
chapter 1|10 pages
Globality in exceptional spaces
chapter 2|11 pages
Skill gap and brain drain for United States
part II|64 pages
On culture and identities
chapter 5|9 pages
Translocal puja
chapter 8|15 pages
Revealing the messiness of transnational identities
part III|40 pages
Political engagement in transnational spaces
chapter 11|15 pages
Constructing Hindu identities in France and the United States
part IV|67 pages
Gender and Indian transnationalism
chapter 13|18 pages
Experiences of empowerment and constraint
chapter 15|11 pages
Workers, families, and households
chapter 16|15 pages
Is migration a ticket to freedom?
part V|40 pages
On historic and contemporary networks in transnational spaces