ABSTRACT
Indian Punjab has a long history of overseas emigration, but mainly from the dominant Jat Sikh community. We have recently witnessed a significant increase in the international migration of Dalits (former ‘untouchables’) from Punjab, an under-explored phenomenon. Drawing on original empirical research conducted within the UK and Punjab, this chapter argues that Punjabi Dalit transnational migration has enabled political and cultural assertion and social or caste mobility for some Dalits, while simultaneously (re)producing social, economic and regional divisions amongst Punjabi Dalits.
