ABSTRACT
The objective of this chapter is to reflect on, in addition to the in-depth analysis of the economic and social impacts of Indian migration to the Gulf, the individual situation of Indians working and living in Muscat. The empirical findings emanate from a socio-geographical research project, which has been carried out in Muscat since 2010. Because of the high proportion of Malayalees amongst the Indian migrants in Oman, this research project has been extended to Kerala, where it focuses on the translocal practices of migrants and returnees back home. It intends to figure out the importance of mobility as a capital and the impact of movements on social changes in India. However, while analyzing the Indian diaspora in Oman, the extensive heterogeneity of the Indians living in the country have to be kept in mind, particularly if a so-called community is only defined by its Indian-ness.
