ABSTRACT
This chapter examines how diaspora philanthropy, which has channeled financial resources into the establishment of schools and colleges in the villages and small towns of the state, has contributed to the transformation of educational provision in Punjab. Through case studies of three educational institutions, the chapter details the conflicts that play out around diaspora philanthropy: how ideas of global education become entangled with particular regional community, religious and caste ideals, how the high status of international emigrants may be projected through the philanthropic projects they support and how these contributions may be contested by local people.
