ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book discusses historical circumstances of the Sikh migrants in Japan and the discussion made it clear that the Sikhs in Kobe and Tokyo have different historical processes of migration. It also discusses the problems which the Sikhs in Japan have faced and the coping mechanisms they have used to overcome these difficulties. The book examines the social and cultural practices of the Sikhs in Japan both in Kobe and Tokyo and different aspects of their lives were analysed in the backdrop of the social and cultural practices in the Indian villages. It then discusses the continuity and change in the social and cultural practices of the Sikhs in Japan. The book also examines the Sikh diaspora in Japan as type of consciousness which implies the migrants’ experiences, memory and practices.
