This document discusses an academic seminar organized by GRFDT on the topic of the African diaspora in India. The speaker, Dr. Manish Karmwar, provided an overview of the history of African migration to India since the 6th century. Africans came to India along with Arab traders and also served in roles within various Indian dynasties over history. Currently, the African diaspora in India is widely spread across several states but remains marginalized socially and economically compared to other diaspora groups. There is a need for more research and collective efforts to empower the African diaspora in India.
This document summarizes a discussion between Mahalingam M. and Dr. Denison Jayasooria on issues related to the Malaysian Indian community and politics. Dr. Jayasooria compares the leadership styles of former and current heads of the Malaysian Indian Congress. He also comments on recent racial slurs in Malaysia, the growing racial divide under the current government, the destruction of historical Hindu-Buddhist sites, and the role of Puan Sri Janaky Athi Nahappan in the Malaysian independence struggle and MIC party.
Editor's Message
The Indian subcontinent is a wonderful location for the scholars interested in diaspora studies as it is an interesting place of both homeland and hostland for diasporas in sizable number. The diasporas from the subcontinent spread out approximately in 150 countries
across the globe. Evidently the diasporas from Indian subcontinent demonstrate exceptional diversity as compared to many other diasporas. Similar is also the case of diasporas settled in India which have to negotiate with the diversities within the country.
The diasporas settled in Indian soil are quite many; prominent among them are African, Chinese, Tibetans, Durch, Parsis, Jews etc. Though they have been here for several centuries and contributed to the socio-economic and cultural fabric of the country, there is dearth of literature on them. Given the growing interest on diaspora
studies today, we hope that there will be more studies and
research on them in the future.
GRFDT is trying to bring the attention of the scholars to one such diaspora which has not been studied much till date. The GRFDT monthly seminar series talk ―African Diaspora in India‖ is one such initiative, where scholars working on diasporas in India share their views. GRFDT welcomes any suggestion to strengthen the research
in this area.
This issue of newsletter covers two interviews. The first interview with Prof. P.C. Jain discusses the importance of diaspora studies in academics and policy- making. Prof. Jain emphasizes that as the migration become intensified and diaspora communities grow across the globe, the academic response to such phenomenon will grow too. The second interview with Dr. Annapurna Pandey highlights
how the diasporas are engaged in the home state development through mobilization of skills and advocacy.
The Newsletter also covers its regular feature i.e. book review, news, call for papers etc. We wish to inform our readers that GRFDT has recently compiled a very comprehensive bibliography in a 150 pages handbook covering more than 30 key words to help academicians/researchers/policy-makers immensely to have a broad map of diaspora studies. The book is available free on our website at www.grfdt.com
This document provides a summary of a seminar presented by Prof. Shobhita Jain on perspectives on transmigrant women in the Indian diaspora. The seminar discussed how transmigrant women actively build networks and communities abroad while maintaining family ties across borders, exercising agency despite structural dependencies. It also reviewed debates around studying return migrants and future generations of the diaspora. An interview with Dr. Denison Jayasooria assesses the popularity and mobilization of the HINDRAF movement among Malaysian Indians around issues of marginalization, religious freedom and political representation.
Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) is a consortium of researchers and policy makers drawn from national and international universities, institutes and organizations. GRFDT is presently based in India and is shaping as the largest such group focusing specifically on the issues related to diaspora and transnationalism.
The GRFDT works as an academic and policy think tank by engaging national and international experts from academics, practitioners and policy makers in a broad range of areas such as migration policies, transnational linkages of development, human rights, culture, gender to mention a few. In the changing global environment of academic research and policy making, the role of GRFDT will be of immense help to the various stakeholders. Many developing countries cannot afford to miss the opportunity to harness the knowledge revolution of the present era. The engagement of diaspora with various platform need to be reassessed in the present context to engage them in the best possible manner for the development human societies by providing policy input at the national and global context.
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The Tibetans in India are considered an exile diaspora having unique strategy in their adapta-tion and livelihood in the alien land. Challenges relating to their roots as well as to the existen-tial socio-cultural and economic issues often make the Tibetan community unique. Based on both primary (qualitative observation) and secondary (existing literature) sources of data, the paper tries to map out various patterns and ways of social networking and livelihood promotion of Tibetan communities in Delhi. The paper tries to investigate how the Tibetans mobilise their economic capital through social networking. The social capital plays a very important role in the economic life of the Tibetans. Unlike natives, they have no established source of livelihood or access to public services owing to their refugee status. However, due to strong social net-working, they are able to engage in informal economic activities. Occupations such as handi-crafts, carpet making, woollen-making, traditional arteries, ethnic food-costumes and orna-ments businesses, travel and restaurant business etc. are the major sources for their liveli-hood. They face socio-economic and political deprivation in the absence of legal as well as other benefits that the permanent citizens are entitled to.
Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) is a consortium of researchers and policy makers drawn from national and international universities, institutes and organizations. GRFDT is presently based in India and is shaping as the largest such group focusing specifically on the issues related to diaspora and transnationalism.
The GRFDT works as an academic and policy think tank by engaging national and international experts from academics, practitioners and policy makers in a broad range of areas such as migration policies, transnational linkages of development, human rights, culture, gender to mention a few. In the changing global environment of academic research and policy making, the role of GRFDT will be of immense help to the various stakeholders. Many developing countries cannot afford to miss the opportunity to harness the knowledge revolution of the present era. The engagement of diaspora with various platform need to be reassessed in the present context to engage them in the best possible manner for the development human societies by providing policy input at the national and global context.
Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) is a consortium of researchers and policy makers drawn from national and international universities, institutes and organizations. GRFDT is presently based in India and is shaping as the largest such group focusing specifically on the issues related to diaspora and transnationalism.
The GRFDT works as an academic and policy think tank by engaging national and international experts from academics, practitioners and policy makers in a broad range of areas such as migration policies, transnational linkages of development, human rights, culture, gender to mention a few. In the changing global environment of academic research and policy making, the role of GRFDT will be of immense help to the various stakeholders. Many developing countries cannot afford to miss the opportunity to harness the knowledge revolution of the present era. The engagement of diaspora with various platform need to be reassessed in the present context to engage them in the best possible manner for the development human societies by providing policy input at the national and global context.
www.grfdt.com
This document provides an overview of a brainstorming session held by GRFDT on the topics of diaspora philanthropy and entrepreneurship in India.
Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, a senior research fellow from the National University of Singapore, initiated the discussion on these two topics. For diaspora philanthropy, he noted it is a complex phenomenon influenced by psychological, cultural, and social factors. It has become more globalized. For diaspora entrepreneurship, he highlighted the large flows of knowledge and capital from the Indian diaspora and potential for diaspora entrepreneurs to contribute to South Asian development.
The session explored issues around defining and conceptualizing philanth
This document summarizes a discussion between Mahalingam M. and Dr. Denison Jayasooria on issues related to the Malaysian Indian community and politics. Dr. Jayasooria compares the leadership styles of former and current heads of the Malaysian Indian Congress. He also comments on recent racial slurs in Malaysia, the growing racial divide under the current government, the destruction of historical Hindu-Buddhist sites, and the role of Puan Sri Janaky Athi Nahappan in the Malaysian independence struggle and MIC party.
Editor's Message
The Indian subcontinent is a wonderful location for the scholars interested in diaspora studies as it is an interesting place of both homeland and hostland for diasporas in sizable number. The diasporas from the subcontinent spread out approximately in 150 countries
across the globe. Evidently the diasporas from Indian subcontinent demonstrate exceptional diversity as compared to many other diasporas. Similar is also the case of diasporas settled in India which have to negotiate with the diversities within the country.
The diasporas settled in Indian soil are quite many; prominent among them are African, Chinese, Tibetans, Durch, Parsis, Jews etc. Though they have been here for several centuries and contributed to the socio-economic and cultural fabric of the country, there is dearth of literature on them. Given the growing interest on diaspora
studies today, we hope that there will be more studies and
research on them in the future.
GRFDT is trying to bring the attention of the scholars to one such diaspora which has not been studied much till date. The GRFDT monthly seminar series talk ―African Diaspora in India‖ is one such initiative, where scholars working on diasporas in India share their views. GRFDT welcomes any suggestion to strengthen the research
in this area.
This issue of newsletter covers two interviews. The first interview with Prof. P.C. Jain discusses the importance of diaspora studies in academics and policy- making. Prof. Jain emphasizes that as the migration become intensified and diaspora communities grow across the globe, the academic response to such phenomenon will grow too. The second interview with Dr. Annapurna Pandey highlights
how the diasporas are engaged in the home state development through mobilization of skills and advocacy.
The Newsletter also covers its regular feature i.e. book review, news, call for papers etc. We wish to inform our readers that GRFDT has recently compiled a very comprehensive bibliography in a 150 pages handbook covering more than 30 key words to help academicians/researchers/policy-makers immensely to have a broad map of diaspora studies. The book is available free on our website at www.grfdt.com
This document provides a summary of a seminar presented by Prof. Shobhita Jain on perspectives on transmigrant women in the Indian diaspora. The seminar discussed how transmigrant women actively build networks and communities abroad while maintaining family ties across borders, exercising agency despite structural dependencies. It also reviewed debates around studying return migrants and future generations of the diaspora. An interview with Dr. Denison Jayasooria assesses the popularity and mobilization of the HINDRAF movement among Malaysian Indians around issues of marginalization, religious freedom and political representation.
Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) is a consortium of researchers and policy makers drawn from national and international universities, institutes and organizations. GRFDT is presently based in India and is shaping as the largest such group focusing specifically on the issues related to diaspora and transnationalism.
The GRFDT works as an academic and policy think tank by engaging national and international experts from academics, practitioners and policy makers in a broad range of areas such as migration policies, transnational linkages of development, human rights, culture, gender to mention a few. In the changing global environment of academic research and policy making, the role of GRFDT will be of immense help to the various stakeholders. Many developing countries cannot afford to miss the opportunity to harness the knowledge revolution of the present era. The engagement of diaspora with various platform need to be reassessed in the present context to engage them in the best possible manner for the development human societies by providing policy input at the national and global context.
www.grfdt.com
The Tibetans in India are considered an exile diaspora having unique strategy in their adapta-tion and livelihood in the alien land. Challenges relating to their roots as well as to the existen-tial socio-cultural and economic issues often make the Tibetan community unique. Based on both primary (qualitative observation) and secondary (existing literature) sources of data, the paper tries to map out various patterns and ways of social networking and livelihood promotion of Tibetan communities in Delhi. The paper tries to investigate how the Tibetans mobilise their economic capital through social networking. The social capital plays a very important role in the economic life of the Tibetans. Unlike natives, they have no established source of livelihood or access to public services owing to their refugee status. However, due to strong social net-working, they are able to engage in informal economic activities. Occupations such as handi-crafts, carpet making, woollen-making, traditional arteries, ethnic food-costumes and orna-ments businesses, travel and restaurant business etc. are the major sources for their liveli-hood. They face socio-economic and political deprivation in the absence of legal as well as other benefits that the permanent citizens are entitled to.
Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) is a consortium of researchers and policy makers drawn from national and international universities, institutes and organizations. GRFDT is presently based in India and is shaping as the largest such group focusing specifically on the issues related to diaspora and transnationalism.
The GRFDT works as an academic and policy think tank by engaging national and international experts from academics, practitioners and policy makers in a broad range of areas such as migration policies, transnational linkages of development, human rights, culture, gender to mention a few. In the changing global environment of academic research and policy making, the role of GRFDT will be of immense help to the various stakeholders. Many developing countries cannot afford to miss the opportunity to harness the knowledge revolution of the present era. The engagement of diaspora with various platform need to be reassessed in the present context to engage them in the best possible manner for the development human societies by providing policy input at the national and global context.
Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) is a consortium of researchers and policy makers drawn from national and international universities, institutes and organizations. GRFDT is presently based in India and is shaping as the largest such group focusing specifically on the issues related to diaspora and transnationalism.
The GRFDT works as an academic and policy think tank by engaging national and international experts from academics, practitioners and policy makers in a broad range of areas such as migration policies, transnational linkages of development, human rights, culture, gender to mention a few. In the changing global environment of academic research and policy making, the role of GRFDT will be of immense help to the various stakeholders. Many developing countries cannot afford to miss the opportunity to harness the knowledge revolution of the present era. The engagement of diaspora with various platform need to be reassessed in the present context to engage them in the best possible manner for the development human societies by providing policy input at the national and global context.
www.grfdt.com
This document provides an overview of a brainstorming session held by GRFDT on the topics of diaspora philanthropy and entrepreneurship in India.
Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, a senior research fellow from the National University of Singapore, initiated the discussion on these two topics. For diaspora philanthropy, he noted it is a complex phenomenon influenced by psychological, cultural, and social factors. It has become more globalized. For diaspora entrepreneurship, he highlighted the large flows of knowledge and capital from the Indian diaspora and potential for diaspora entrepreneurs to contribute to South Asian development.
The session explored issues around defining and conceptualizing philanth
The document summarizes a talk given by Dr. Hemachandran Karah on Ved Mehta's autobiography "Continent of Blind Culture". Some key points:
- Mehta's autobiography uses the metaphor of "continents" to describe different domains of his life experience, including his experience with blindness.
- Karah discussed how Mehta's experience of blindness and "Continent of blind culture" can provide insights into concepts like home, exile, and cosmopolitanism that are not traditionally considered from a sensory perspective.
- States of deprivation and discontent are primary narrative resources for Mehta. His experience of exile signifies ongoing experiences of deprivation and discontent that cannot be simply defined
The document discusses an interview with Dr. Annapurna Pandey, President of The Orissa Society of the Americas (OSA), regarding a recent large convention organized by OSA in Chicago. Some key details:
- OSA organized one of its biggest conventions from July 5-7, 2013 in Chicago, bringing together about 1,300 participants from North America and Odisha.
- Prominent people who have contributed to the development of Odisha in various fields such as culture and development were invited and honored at the convention.
- In an interview, Dr. Pandey shared that the objectives of OSA are to promote and facilitate ideas/information sharing in various development sectors in
The third meeting of GRFDT was held on February 12, 2012 at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. Prof. Brij Maharaj from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa attended as a guest and provided feedback to scholars working on various issues related to diaspora and transnationalism. Some of the key research topics discussed included the human rights perspective on the Indian diaspora in Malaysia, religion and diaspora through a study of the Hindu diaspora in the USA, and forms of caste relations among the Indian diaspora. Prof. Maharaj emphasized the importance of high-quality research and argumentation. The GRFDT will continue
Indians without Borders - The Indian diaspora can create tremendous value for...Parth Tewari
Thousands of people will gather in Delhi on 9 January 2003, to discuss the potential of a global community of Indians, to rejuvenate the bonds among overseas Indians, and to sensitize India about their issues and concerns. This is likely to be a terrific event. Yet, after the music is over and the speeches are made, after the awards are presented and friends united, there will remain the question that will only be answered one transaction at a time in the years to come: What is the economic and social basis for a sustainable partnership between India and its diaspora, and for a valuable network amongst the diaspora?
Economists believe that Indian GDP growth of 10 percent per year will require an increase in annual investment from 24 percent of GDP to 30 percent of GDP, and a doubling of labor and capital productivity. The Indian diaspora can help close India’s investment gap, raise productivity, and can also contribute in a number of other ways that make it a significant partner in India’s development. This paper lays out a framework for exploring the role of the Indian diaspora in India and independent of India.
The first chapter demonstrates that the diaspora wields commercial and social influence from its rising prosperity, its business and technical skills, its willingness to invest in India, as well as the value the network itself generates for its members. The diaspora, which is often considered a liability, a ‘Brain Drain’, is in fact a severely underutilized asset; it is a ‘Brain Trust’, to be leveraged.
The second chapter discusses how overseas Indians believe they can contribute to India’s development. They hope that India will welcome their involvement and recognize that they can be important contributors to India’s growth. The diaspora can and has already begun to partner with India in several ways: as investor, customer, supplier, ambassador, and philanthropist.
The third chapter argues that cultivating a partnership with the diaspora requires an ‘enabling environment’, i.e., creating a virtuous cycle that includes clear-headed economic, trade, and foreign policy; availability of labor, capital, technology, and business infrastructure; effective and efficient legal recourse; and demonstrable progress in quality of life. Although several efforts to develop partnerships with, and among, the diaspora are already underway, strong leaders, a win-win mindset, and sustained implementation can significantly accelerate growth.
The Indian diaspora has been the most effective window to promote India and its rich heritage to the world. Whether India will know how to transform the skilled component of the Indian diaspora's geographically-spread skills into a “Great Off-White Hope” for the new century; is a big question.
A study of attitude of youth towards patriotic moviesAlexander Decker
This document discusses a study on youth attitudes toward patriotic movies in India. It begins with background on the influence of cinema in India and defines patriotism. The study had two objectives: to understand how patriotic movies expose youth to patriotism, and to analyze audience perceptions of patriotism in such films. It used a survey method with 150 youth respondents aged 16-25. Key findings were that most youth watch movies for entertainment, patriotic films attract attention and inform about freedom, and youth believe these films promote values like devotion and liberty. In conclusion, the study aimed to understand youth responses to patriotic movies and their portrayal of patriotism.
The document discusses the author's cultural identity and how it was shaped by their gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. The author grew up in a diverse and supportive environment that allowed them to explore their interests without limitations. However, the author acknowledges that discrimination still exists in many communities based on gender, race, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. The author believes communities must come together to promote acceptance of different cultures and prevent discrimination so people can freely develop their cultural identities.
In past few months you have read the suggestions of the globally reputable experts to remove the growth impediments of Indian economy. Indubitably their efforts are commendable and suggestions very valuable. But in my view, these suggestions seek to maintain and somewhat improve the status quo. In that sense, these are incrementalist only. Moreover, since the experts recognize that the status quo is not a pretty picture in itself, rather the conditions are pathetic in many important areas, the approach may be lacking.
Believing that the present conditions are poor and challenging, and the current approach and ecosystem has mostly failed in tackling the problems afflicting the Indian socio-economic milieu, a zero based approach is worth trying.
The Voice and Potentials of Post Modernity in Odia PoemsYogeshIJTSRD
Post modernism is an intellectual mode of discourse that was developed in the mid to late 20th century. It is not a single theory or Philosophy but it is an integrated form of variety of emotions. As a criterion for western postmodern theory Odia poetry has also embodied with multi faceted discourses like feminism, subaltern studies, neo Marxism displacement problems and ect. This article discusses about the voice and potentials of these theories in post eighty odia poems. Dr. Baijayanti Nayak "The Voice and Potentials of Post Modernity in Odia Poems" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd45038.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/literature/45038/the-voice-and-potentials-of-post-modernity-in-odia-poems/dr-baijayanti-nayak
This document provides an introduction and background on the socio-economic status of the Satar ethnic group in Nepal. Some key points:
- Nepal has significant ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious diversity with over 60 ethnic groups. The Satar are one such indigenous group concentrated in eastern districts like Jhapa.
- The Satar traditionally depended on fishing, foraging and hunting but now face poverty and landlessness as their access to land is uncertain due to migration from hill regions and domination by other ethnic groups.
- This study aims to analyze the current socio-economic condition of the Satar community in Chandragadhi Village Development Committee of Jhapa district by examining their culture, social conditions, and
Launch of IDB Asian Affinity Group and Film Screening of "Chinee Girl", Nov 11Gry Tina Tinde
This diversity and inclusion event at the Inter-American Development Bank features filmmaker Natalie Wei from Canada/Trinidad and Tobago, who will introduce her award-winning 45-min documentary “Chinee Girl”about being a Chinese woman in Trinidad and Tobago. The captivating 45-minute film will be screened for the first time in the US. It depicts the history and current situation of Chinese women in Trinidad and Tobago via frank interviews. The film has been supported by the University of the West Indies and the Trinidad and Tobago Film Company.
Following the screening, a panel of renowned experts on Asian cultures will outline issues related to recruitment and careers of Asian nationals and descendants in international organizations: Hugo Li Pun, Kyoung-Ah Nam and Ruihua Dong, with comments by Natalie Wei.
Dalit Involvement in Petty Entrepreneurship and Changes in their Socioeconomi...ijtsrd
The ultimate goal of this paper is to broach some crucial information about the changing the livelihood status through petty enterprise among the lower caste people in South Asia. The paper has also assayed to provide the information about background of Dalit which is derived from the ancient Sanskrit dialect. Basically the word Dalit is the self picked and the political name in the sub continent. It intends to untouchable' for the most part of Dalit incorporated into the organization is utilizing as the words Schedule Caste SCs , Scheduled Tribes STs and other back word caste OBCs . First time the term Scheduled Caste CSs was utilized by the British government in the Government of India Act, 1935. Sociologically point of view SCs enduring the Stigma of untouchability and it was viewed as a hostile to sudras or Avarna in the Hindu Caste structure. But according to the Professor Gangadhar Pantawane, founder and editor of Asmitadarsh Mirror of Identity , the chief organ of Dalit literature, defines the word as follows, To me Dalit is not a caste. He is a man exploited by the social and economic traditions of this country. He does not believe in God, Rebirth, Soul, and Holy Books teaching separatism, Fate and Heaven because they have made him a slave. He does believe in humanism. Dalit is a symbol of change and revolution. Kushal Das Barthani | Mohammad Rubel | Md. Jahirul Islam "Dalit Involvement in Petty Entrepreneurship and Changes in their Socioeconomic Status" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-1 , December 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd29669.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/sociology/29669/dalit-involvement-in-petty-entrepreneurship-and-changes-in-their-socioeconomic-status/kushal-das-barthani
Ethnic Cleansing in the Paradise of Earth A Study of “Our Moon Has Blood Clot...ijtsrd
The word ‘ethnic cleansing’ means a systematic and forced removal of certain ethnic or religious group by a more powerful ethnic or religious group, often resulting in making a certain area homogenous and practicing same religion. Most Kashmiri Pandits living in the Kashmir Valley left in 1990 as aggressor viciousness inundated the state. Some 95 of the 160,000 170,000 networks left in what is regularly depicted as an instance of ethnic purifying. For what reason did they leave What political developments have followed A large part of the current spotlight is on the individuals who have left Kashmir. The current paper attempts to investigate the injury of Kashmiri Pandit, who were dislodged from Kashmir valley during the political disturbance of 1990s, as depicted in Rahul Panditas wonderfully composed memoir Our Moon Has Blood Clots, deploring the deficiency of home, the story of the book is in first person, and the writer consistently portrays the encounters of his own just as his family pre 1990s and post 1990s. Chaotic panic was widespread. Fear and fright loomed large. Humanity was being hijacked while the confusion was confounded. Kashmiri Pandits and those Kashmiri Muslims who supported their Pandit brethren were running for their lives. Loud pro Islam and anti Hindu slogans were raised collectively by a multitude of humanity and relayed through powerful loudspeakers almost piercing the ear drums. These outbursts were not new to the Pandits in their homeland as they were accustomed to these shout outs at odd hours with tumultuous bangs and threats that were brewing in the valley of Kashmir. This was the starting of ethnic cleansing’ from the Valley of Kashmir. Subrata Mandal "Ethnic Cleansing in the Paradise of Earth: A Study of “Our Moon Has Blood Clots” by Rahul Pandita" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-2 , February 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38343.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/literature/38343/ethnic-cleansing-in-the-paradise-of-earth-a-study-of-“our-moon-has-blood-clots”-by-rahul-pandita/subrata-mandal
The document discusses the history, culture, society, and diversity of India. It notes that the Indus Valley Civilization was one of the earliest civilizations and the Vedic period saw the rise of Hinduism and the caste system. India's population is comprised of various ethnic groups including Proto-Austroloids, Indo-Aryans, Dravidians, and Indo-Mongolians. The country also has religious, linguistic, and regional diversity and variations in development levels between states.
Regionalism in India stems from diverse socio-cultural factors such as language, religion, caste, ethnicity, and cultural traditions that vary widely across Indian states. Linguistic differences in particular have led to the formation of states along linguistic lines and still threaten national unity by discouraging intermingling between regions. Historical colonial policies exacerbated regional differences in economic development and political treatment of states. While regional identities promote local development, excessive attachment to one's own region poses a threat to India's unity and integrity.
Multi-variables Dialectical Analysis: A New Tool for Understanding Social Dis...Dr. Subhash Sharma
Modern societies have Matrix structure represented by variables such as Caste, Class, Communities, New Categories, Region, Religions, Rural, Urban, Gender etc. In general single variable dialectical analysis has been used to analyze societies e.g. class dialectics. However, modern society is characterized by multiple variables in dialectical relationships. Hence a new tool is needed for social analytics.
V4. issues brief inter-state migrant workers and access to entitlementsdanish anwar
In the last two decades, the Indian economy has been transformed by declining employment in the
agricultural sector and growth strategies that facilitate global labour extraction concentrated in urban
industrial hubs. Internal migration has increased manifold. In 2008, India’s National Sample Survey
Organisation (NSSO) estimated that nearly 30 percent of India’s total population is comprised of internal
migrants. Facing multiple, intersecting forms of violence and discrimination, including on the basis of class,
gender and social identity, migrant workers are remarkable in their ability to adapt, survive and organize.
This document provides an overview of the Cross Cultural & Diversity Management course at Fore School of Management. The course aims to enhance knowledge of cross-cultural issues and sensitivity working in culturally diverse situations. Key topics covered include culture and its dimensions, cultural diversity priorities, Hofstede's cultural dimensions model, ethics and social responsibility, and managing across cultures. Evaluation includes assignments, projects, discussions, and assessments. Ground rules are also outlined.
The document provides information about Arvind Adiga's novel "The White Tiger". It discusses the author, plot, themes of the novel including corruption, social mobility, identity, morality, and globalization. It also analyzes the effect of globalization on Indian culture as portrayed in the novel, noting how it increases opportunities more rapidly for the wealthy than the poor. Examples from the novel are given to show how characters' actions reflect changing cultural values in globalizing India.
Una laucha entró a una despensa durante la noche y se encontró con una variedad de alimentos apetitosos como manteca, tocino, queso y chocolate. La laucha no podía decidir qué comer primero debido a los múltiples aromas atractivos y cambiaba constantemente de un alimento al otro. Finalmente, la gente encendió la luz y espantó a la laucha fuera de la despensa antes de que pudiera probar bocado. La laucha luego les contó a las otras lauchas que nunca más entraría a una despensa
The document summarizes a talk given by Dr. Hemachandran Karah on Ved Mehta's autobiography "Continent of Blind Culture". Some key points:
- Mehta's autobiography uses the metaphor of "continents" to describe different domains of his life experience, including his experience with blindness.
- Karah discussed how Mehta's experience of blindness and "Continent of blind culture" can provide insights into concepts like home, exile, and cosmopolitanism that are not traditionally considered from a sensory perspective.
- States of deprivation and discontent are primary narrative resources for Mehta. His experience of exile signifies ongoing experiences of deprivation and discontent that cannot be simply defined
The document discusses an interview with Dr. Annapurna Pandey, President of The Orissa Society of the Americas (OSA), regarding a recent large convention organized by OSA in Chicago. Some key details:
- OSA organized one of its biggest conventions from July 5-7, 2013 in Chicago, bringing together about 1,300 participants from North America and Odisha.
- Prominent people who have contributed to the development of Odisha in various fields such as culture and development were invited and honored at the convention.
- In an interview, Dr. Pandey shared that the objectives of OSA are to promote and facilitate ideas/information sharing in various development sectors in
The third meeting of GRFDT was held on February 12, 2012 at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. Prof. Brij Maharaj from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa attended as a guest and provided feedback to scholars working on various issues related to diaspora and transnationalism. Some of the key research topics discussed included the human rights perspective on the Indian diaspora in Malaysia, religion and diaspora through a study of the Hindu diaspora in the USA, and forms of caste relations among the Indian diaspora. Prof. Maharaj emphasized the importance of high-quality research and argumentation. The GRFDT will continue
Indians without Borders - The Indian diaspora can create tremendous value for...Parth Tewari
Thousands of people will gather in Delhi on 9 January 2003, to discuss the potential of a global community of Indians, to rejuvenate the bonds among overseas Indians, and to sensitize India about their issues and concerns. This is likely to be a terrific event. Yet, after the music is over and the speeches are made, after the awards are presented and friends united, there will remain the question that will only be answered one transaction at a time in the years to come: What is the economic and social basis for a sustainable partnership between India and its diaspora, and for a valuable network amongst the diaspora?
Economists believe that Indian GDP growth of 10 percent per year will require an increase in annual investment from 24 percent of GDP to 30 percent of GDP, and a doubling of labor and capital productivity. The Indian diaspora can help close India’s investment gap, raise productivity, and can also contribute in a number of other ways that make it a significant partner in India’s development. This paper lays out a framework for exploring the role of the Indian diaspora in India and independent of India.
The first chapter demonstrates that the diaspora wields commercial and social influence from its rising prosperity, its business and technical skills, its willingness to invest in India, as well as the value the network itself generates for its members. The diaspora, which is often considered a liability, a ‘Brain Drain’, is in fact a severely underutilized asset; it is a ‘Brain Trust’, to be leveraged.
The second chapter discusses how overseas Indians believe they can contribute to India’s development. They hope that India will welcome their involvement and recognize that they can be important contributors to India’s growth. The diaspora can and has already begun to partner with India in several ways: as investor, customer, supplier, ambassador, and philanthropist.
The third chapter argues that cultivating a partnership with the diaspora requires an ‘enabling environment’, i.e., creating a virtuous cycle that includes clear-headed economic, trade, and foreign policy; availability of labor, capital, technology, and business infrastructure; effective and efficient legal recourse; and demonstrable progress in quality of life. Although several efforts to develop partnerships with, and among, the diaspora are already underway, strong leaders, a win-win mindset, and sustained implementation can significantly accelerate growth.
The Indian diaspora has been the most effective window to promote India and its rich heritage to the world. Whether India will know how to transform the skilled component of the Indian diaspora's geographically-spread skills into a “Great Off-White Hope” for the new century; is a big question.
A study of attitude of youth towards patriotic moviesAlexander Decker
This document discusses a study on youth attitudes toward patriotic movies in India. It begins with background on the influence of cinema in India and defines patriotism. The study had two objectives: to understand how patriotic movies expose youth to patriotism, and to analyze audience perceptions of patriotism in such films. It used a survey method with 150 youth respondents aged 16-25. Key findings were that most youth watch movies for entertainment, patriotic films attract attention and inform about freedom, and youth believe these films promote values like devotion and liberty. In conclusion, the study aimed to understand youth responses to patriotic movies and their portrayal of patriotism.
The document discusses the author's cultural identity and how it was shaped by their gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. The author grew up in a diverse and supportive environment that allowed them to explore their interests without limitations. However, the author acknowledges that discrimination still exists in many communities based on gender, race, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. The author believes communities must come together to promote acceptance of different cultures and prevent discrimination so people can freely develop their cultural identities.
In past few months you have read the suggestions of the globally reputable experts to remove the growth impediments of Indian economy. Indubitably their efforts are commendable and suggestions very valuable. But in my view, these suggestions seek to maintain and somewhat improve the status quo. In that sense, these are incrementalist only. Moreover, since the experts recognize that the status quo is not a pretty picture in itself, rather the conditions are pathetic in many important areas, the approach may be lacking.
Believing that the present conditions are poor and challenging, and the current approach and ecosystem has mostly failed in tackling the problems afflicting the Indian socio-economic milieu, a zero based approach is worth trying.
The Voice and Potentials of Post Modernity in Odia PoemsYogeshIJTSRD
Post modernism is an intellectual mode of discourse that was developed in the mid to late 20th century. It is not a single theory or Philosophy but it is an integrated form of variety of emotions. As a criterion for western postmodern theory Odia poetry has also embodied with multi faceted discourses like feminism, subaltern studies, neo Marxism displacement problems and ect. This article discusses about the voice and potentials of these theories in post eighty odia poems. Dr. Baijayanti Nayak "The Voice and Potentials of Post Modernity in Odia Poems" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd45038.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/literature/45038/the-voice-and-potentials-of-post-modernity-in-odia-poems/dr-baijayanti-nayak
This document provides an introduction and background on the socio-economic status of the Satar ethnic group in Nepal. Some key points:
- Nepal has significant ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious diversity with over 60 ethnic groups. The Satar are one such indigenous group concentrated in eastern districts like Jhapa.
- The Satar traditionally depended on fishing, foraging and hunting but now face poverty and landlessness as their access to land is uncertain due to migration from hill regions and domination by other ethnic groups.
- This study aims to analyze the current socio-economic condition of the Satar community in Chandragadhi Village Development Committee of Jhapa district by examining their culture, social conditions, and
Launch of IDB Asian Affinity Group and Film Screening of "Chinee Girl", Nov 11Gry Tina Tinde
This diversity and inclusion event at the Inter-American Development Bank features filmmaker Natalie Wei from Canada/Trinidad and Tobago, who will introduce her award-winning 45-min documentary “Chinee Girl”about being a Chinese woman in Trinidad and Tobago. The captivating 45-minute film will be screened for the first time in the US. It depicts the history and current situation of Chinese women in Trinidad and Tobago via frank interviews. The film has been supported by the University of the West Indies and the Trinidad and Tobago Film Company.
Following the screening, a panel of renowned experts on Asian cultures will outline issues related to recruitment and careers of Asian nationals and descendants in international organizations: Hugo Li Pun, Kyoung-Ah Nam and Ruihua Dong, with comments by Natalie Wei.
Dalit Involvement in Petty Entrepreneurship and Changes in their Socioeconomi...ijtsrd
The ultimate goal of this paper is to broach some crucial information about the changing the livelihood status through petty enterprise among the lower caste people in South Asia. The paper has also assayed to provide the information about background of Dalit which is derived from the ancient Sanskrit dialect. Basically the word Dalit is the self picked and the political name in the sub continent. It intends to untouchable' for the most part of Dalit incorporated into the organization is utilizing as the words Schedule Caste SCs , Scheduled Tribes STs and other back word caste OBCs . First time the term Scheduled Caste CSs was utilized by the British government in the Government of India Act, 1935. Sociologically point of view SCs enduring the Stigma of untouchability and it was viewed as a hostile to sudras or Avarna in the Hindu Caste structure. But according to the Professor Gangadhar Pantawane, founder and editor of Asmitadarsh Mirror of Identity , the chief organ of Dalit literature, defines the word as follows, To me Dalit is not a caste. He is a man exploited by the social and economic traditions of this country. He does not believe in God, Rebirth, Soul, and Holy Books teaching separatism, Fate and Heaven because they have made him a slave. He does believe in humanism. Dalit is a symbol of change and revolution. Kushal Das Barthani | Mohammad Rubel | Md. Jahirul Islam "Dalit Involvement in Petty Entrepreneurship and Changes in their Socioeconomic Status" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-1 , December 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd29669.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/sociology/29669/dalit-involvement-in-petty-entrepreneurship-and-changes-in-their-socioeconomic-status/kushal-das-barthani
Ethnic Cleansing in the Paradise of Earth A Study of “Our Moon Has Blood Clot...ijtsrd
The word ‘ethnic cleansing’ means a systematic and forced removal of certain ethnic or religious group by a more powerful ethnic or religious group, often resulting in making a certain area homogenous and practicing same religion. Most Kashmiri Pandits living in the Kashmir Valley left in 1990 as aggressor viciousness inundated the state. Some 95 of the 160,000 170,000 networks left in what is regularly depicted as an instance of ethnic purifying. For what reason did they leave What political developments have followed A large part of the current spotlight is on the individuals who have left Kashmir. The current paper attempts to investigate the injury of Kashmiri Pandit, who were dislodged from Kashmir valley during the political disturbance of 1990s, as depicted in Rahul Panditas wonderfully composed memoir Our Moon Has Blood Clots, deploring the deficiency of home, the story of the book is in first person, and the writer consistently portrays the encounters of his own just as his family pre 1990s and post 1990s. Chaotic panic was widespread. Fear and fright loomed large. Humanity was being hijacked while the confusion was confounded. Kashmiri Pandits and those Kashmiri Muslims who supported their Pandit brethren were running for their lives. Loud pro Islam and anti Hindu slogans were raised collectively by a multitude of humanity and relayed through powerful loudspeakers almost piercing the ear drums. These outbursts were not new to the Pandits in their homeland as they were accustomed to these shout outs at odd hours with tumultuous bangs and threats that were brewing in the valley of Kashmir. This was the starting of ethnic cleansing’ from the Valley of Kashmir. Subrata Mandal "Ethnic Cleansing in the Paradise of Earth: A Study of “Our Moon Has Blood Clots” by Rahul Pandita" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-2 , February 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38343.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/literature/38343/ethnic-cleansing-in-the-paradise-of-earth-a-study-of-“our-moon-has-blood-clots”-by-rahul-pandita/subrata-mandal
The document discusses the history, culture, society, and diversity of India. It notes that the Indus Valley Civilization was one of the earliest civilizations and the Vedic period saw the rise of Hinduism and the caste system. India's population is comprised of various ethnic groups including Proto-Austroloids, Indo-Aryans, Dravidians, and Indo-Mongolians. The country also has religious, linguistic, and regional diversity and variations in development levels between states.
Regionalism in India stems from diverse socio-cultural factors such as language, religion, caste, ethnicity, and cultural traditions that vary widely across Indian states. Linguistic differences in particular have led to the formation of states along linguistic lines and still threaten national unity by discouraging intermingling between regions. Historical colonial policies exacerbated regional differences in economic development and political treatment of states. While regional identities promote local development, excessive attachment to one's own region poses a threat to India's unity and integrity.
Multi-variables Dialectical Analysis: A New Tool for Understanding Social Dis...Dr. Subhash Sharma
Modern societies have Matrix structure represented by variables such as Caste, Class, Communities, New Categories, Region, Religions, Rural, Urban, Gender etc. In general single variable dialectical analysis has been used to analyze societies e.g. class dialectics. However, modern society is characterized by multiple variables in dialectical relationships. Hence a new tool is needed for social analytics.
V4. issues brief inter-state migrant workers and access to entitlementsdanish anwar
In the last two decades, the Indian economy has been transformed by declining employment in the
agricultural sector and growth strategies that facilitate global labour extraction concentrated in urban
industrial hubs. Internal migration has increased manifold. In 2008, India’s National Sample Survey
Organisation (NSSO) estimated that nearly 30 percent of India’s total population is comprised of internal
migrants. Facing multiple, intersecting forms of violence and discrimination, including on the basis of class,
gender and social identity, migrant workers are remarkable in their ability to adapt, survive and organize.
This document provides an overview of the Cross Cultural & Diversity Management course at Fore School of Management. The course aims to enhance knowledge of cross-cultural issues and sensitivity working in culturally diverse situations. Key topics covered include culture and its dimensions, cultural diversity priorities, Hofstede's cultural dimensions model, ethics and social responsibility, and managing across cultures. Evaluation includes assignments, projects, discussions, and assessments. Ground rules are also outlined.
The document provides information about Arvind Adiga's novel "The White Tiger". It discusses the author, plot, themes of the novel including corruption, social mobility, identity, morality, and globalization. It also analyzes the effect of globalization on Indian culture as portrayed in the novel, noting how it increases opportunities more rapidly for the wealthy than the poor. Examples from the novel are given to show how characters' actions reflect changing cultural values in globalizing India.
Una laucha entró a una despensa durante la noche y se encontró con una variedad de alimentos apetitosos como manteca, tocino, queso y chocolate. La laucha no podía decidir qué comer primero debido a los múltiples aromas atractivos y cambiaba constantemente de un alimento al otro. Finalmente, la gente encendió la luz y espantó a la laucha fuera de la despensa antes de que pudiera probar bocado. La laucha luego les contó a las otras lauchas que nunca más entraría a una despensa
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise boosts blood flow and levels of neurotransmitters and endorphins which elevate and stabilize mood.
Este documento describe la antigua civilización egipcia, con objetivos de identificar sus características culturales, geográficas, económicas, sociales y políticas. Explica que los egipcios utilizaban jeroglíficos para la escritura, y que construían tumbas, templos y pirámides como la de Giza. Su economía dependía de la agricultura a lo largo del río Nilo, y tenían una sociedad estratificada gobernada por un faraón absoluto como líder político, religioso y militar
Kapil Gera completed an internship with the Scholars for Change Campaign at the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad. As a Campaign Associate, Kapil helped mobilize contributors to create, identify, and translate audio-visual educational resources. The Scholars for Change Campaign is proud to present Kapil a certificate of completion for his internship.
El documento presenta información sobre una lección de historia para 1ero medio sobre la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Los objetivos son analizar el impacto social de los conflictos bélicos del siglo XX e identificar las causas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y distinguir a sus principales figuras y sus ideologías. Se invita a ver un video y reconocer personajes como Hitler, Stalin y Mussolini, líderes de Alemania nazi, la Unión Soviética y la Italia fascista, respectivamente.
El documento analiza las tendencias pedagógicas en la enseñanza mediante el uso del aprendizaje basado en proyectos. El método busca involucrar activamente a los estudiantes como protagonistas de su propio aprendizaje. Se seleccionarán 10 estudiantes de 4to grado para que diseñen e implementen proyectos de investigación relacionados con las propiedades de la materia. El objetivo es generar hipótesis e ideas creativas para resolver problemas mediante el trabajo en equipo.
'Project Hotspot' has engaged with all ages of Citizen Scientists. Local schools have run 'Action Projects' and found some very surprising facts. The information about the location and behavior of four threatened and rare coastal species in Taranaki has resulted in positive actions to better protect the birds and animals.
Online data collection using NatureWatch NZ and online GIS data analysis means that photos and information are immediately available to councils, NGOs and the public.
El ejemplo de planificación argumentada justifica el por qué de su propuesta de la siguiente manera:
1. Se basa en los aprendizajes esperados del programa de estudio para determinar los contenidos y objetivos de aprendizaje a trabajar.
2. Considera los resultados del diagnóstico y las características de los estudiantes, como sus estilos de aprendizaje e inteligencias múltiples.
3. Tiene en cuenta el contexto interno y externo de la escuela para seleccionar las estrategias didácticas y recursos a utilizar.
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El documento describe la importancia de la entrevista de valoración realizada por enfermeras para obtener información sobre las necesidades de cuidado de los pacientes. Una buena entrevista requiere habilidades de comunicación, escucha activa, preguntas abiertas y el establecimiento de confianza. La preparación, el inicio, el desarrollo y el cierre de la entrevista son elementos clave para asegurar que se obtiene la información relevante sobre el paciente.
The theme of Migration, Diaspora and Development, is a very important and widely discussed theme. Under this thematic area a lot can be covered related to the discussion of migration and diaspora. In this regard we are happy to inform all our readers that GRFDT successfully organised and conduct-ed its first international conference titled and themed on the topic of Migration, Dis-apora and Development. The newsletter for the months of January-February, 2016 brings to our readers the important high-lights of this recently concluded international conference. This international conference was important in terms of its inter-disciplinary enquires pertaining to various thematic and sub the-matic areas which were discussed during paper presentations of this conference. Variety of themes like Revisiting Migration and Diaspora; Migration and Development; Gender and Migration; Nation, Diaspora and Crisis-I & II; Knowledge & Skills; Diaspora & Migration Literature; Diasporas & Refugees in India; Remittances & Investments; Social-Cultural Issues & Challenges; India and its Diaspora and Regional & National Dynamics. These 12 different themes encompassed a much wider gamut of problems and issues related to Diaspora and Migration. Eminent people from various fields such as academia both national and international, from in-dustry and government participated in this international confer-ence and contributed towards knowledge creation in the field of diaspora and migration. Furthermore, one of the key and most cru-cial aspect of this international conference was that it show a large participation from upcoming young scholars and researchers interested in the field of diaspora and migration.
The book "The New Scots: The Story of Asians in Scotland" by Bashir Maan chronicles the arrival and settlement of the Asian community in Scotland. It lays particular emphasis on the Indo-Pakistani community. The book discusses the historical migration of South Asians to Scotland, their assimilation into Scottish society, and looks at their future prospects. While there is research on Asians in England, the author felt more studies were needed on Asians in Scotland specifically, as lumping England and Scotland together ignores regional differences. The book aims to document the Asian diaspora experience in Scotland.
This document discusses tribal development administration and management in India. It provides an overview of the major objectives of tribal development which include understanding tribal society and culture, assessing tribal development approaches and strategies, ensuring stakeholder mobilization and capacity building, and developing skills in project management and implementation. It also discusses understanding tribal development administration with a focus on ethics and values. The document outlines some key commissions and committees related to tribal development in India and sources of funding for tribal development programs. It discusses concepts like participatory development, the role of community based organizations and non-governmental organizations in tribal development.
Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) is a consortium of researchers and policy makers drawn from national and international universities, institutes and organizations. GRFDT is presently based in India and is shaping as the largest such group focusing specifically on the issues related to diaspora and transnationalism.
The GRFDT works as an academic and policy think tank by engaging national and international experts from academics, practitioners and policy makers in a broad range of areas such as migration policies, transnational linkages of development, human rights, culture and gender etc to mention a few. In the changing global environment of academic research and policy making, the role of GRFDT will be of immense help to various stakeholders. The engagement of diaspora with various platform need to be reassessed in the present context to engage them in the best possible manner for the development human societies by providing policy input at the national and global levels. .
This document discusses Bollywood's significance for the Indian diaspora and how it helps sustain their connection to their homeland culture. It provides counterflows of media like films and music from India that allow diaspora communities to engage with memories and aspects of Indian culture. The document also discusses how Bollywood represents India on the global stage and helps shape understandings of Indian national identity both for diaspora groups and international audiences.
The passage discusses themes in E.M. Forster's novel "A Passage to India", specifically exploring the theme of friendship between people of different races and cultures. It notes that the novel criticizes British rule in India and examines the obstacles to friendship between the English and Indians. The importance of this theme is that it explores whether people of different races can be friends.
Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) is a consortium of researchers and policy makers drawn from national and international universities, institutes and organizations. GRFDT is presently based in India and is shaping as the largest such group focusing specifically on the issues related to diaspora and transnationalism.
The GRFDT works as an academic and policy think tank by engaging national and international experts from academics, practitioners and policy makers in a broad range of areas such as migration policies, transnational linkages of development, human rights, culture, gender to mention a few. In the changing global environment of academic research and policy making, the role of GRFDT will be of immense help to the various stakeholders. Many developing countries cannot afford to miss the opportunity to harness the knowledge revolution of the present era. The engagement of diaspora with various platform need to be reassessed in the present context to engage them in the best possible manner for the development human societies by providing policy input at the national and global context.
Cultural differences between societies have major implications for international businesses. People from different cultures have innate instincts and perceptions of others that were formed from their upbringing. While insensitive stereotyping is now politically incorrect, underlying cultural differences do exist. For Indian companies expanding globally, it is important to understand these differences to avoid miscommunications and build genuine diversity. Cultural instincts can vary in areas like relationships, honesty, task-focus, and memorization. Awareness of varying cultural instincts from countries like India, China, Japan, Europe, and America can help international businesses experience better cross-cultural interactions and partnerships.
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i. What does Diaspora means? 2 Diaspora peoples refer to who? Name the two places diaspora
peoples main their connection and identity State one reason Diaspora study has become much
more important today s State one characteristic of diaspora groups: What does African Diaspora
means? In studying African Diaspora History, one has to begin with what and why? State one
reason why it is complex and difficulty to study African Diaspora history Name two Muslim
societies outside Africa that have discrete African communities. e Name one service performed
by enslaved Africans who settled in India. 11. What were the known names for Africans and
descendants of Africans found in India? What region of Africa did Arab slave dealers take most
of the African slaves? 13. Name a Greek Mathematician who is believed to have studied in
Egypt. . What is the Hamitic Hypothesis? s Define Monogenesis and Polygenesis. Describe the
\"Out of Africa\" Theory 17. Name the two scientists whose works have closely associated with
the \"Out of Africa\" Theory Based on the video about the dawn of man, what year was the first
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Q.1 In general meaning, Diaspora refers to the people living or dispersed at places outside of the
homeland or homenation. So if I say indian Diaspora, it refers to the people of Indian nationality
that have permanently moved from India to other parts of the world. If I say African Diaspora, it
refers the people from the Africa who have moved to other countries such as America due to
some historic movements, such as slavery.
Q.2 These are the people who were moved from their homeland for some reason and now are
dispersed or scattered in foreign lands, living there permanently. An African-American is a
person of African Diaspora, a Mexican-American is a person of Mexican diaspora and an Indian-
American is the person of Indian diaspora.
Q.3 For African people in America brought by slavery, maintaining their identity was not a
difficult task, because they were easily distinguished by the black skin color, but among other
diasporas such as Jews other factors contribute to the fact that they maintained their identity for
more than 3000 years.
Jews people maintained a reading culture, and they are taught about the purpose of their life. So
the main factor that has contributed in the religion. And on the day of the Sabath, they don\'t just
pray, but they meet at one place in groups and together they pray. So these religious gathering
places also contribute. Similarly for any other other religion, the places of religious worship
contribute in maintaing the identity of the people and creating connections..
This document provides information about representation of marginalized groups such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, religious minorities and women in higher education, faculty positions, and other sectors in India. Some key findings presented include that only 8.15% of Indians are graduates, SC/ST students make up a small percentage of PhD students and faculty, and upper caste Hindus dominate positions of power across various sectors including media, judiciary, bureaucracy and business. The document calls for the need to increase diversity and inclusion across all sectors of Indian society.
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Humanities and Social Science. IJHSSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Humanities and Social Science, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
India’s Adivasi problem at Claws - Presentation by Mohan Guruswamyavidas
India's War on India
Adivasi is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic
and tribal groups believed to be the aboriginal people of India.
They form about 7% of Indian population. In the past, most tribals were able to cover most of the shortfall with foods gathered from the forests. Forest degradation and curtailed forest access has reduced the availability of natural foods, compelling these communities, to depend more on purchased foods to meet their minimum
survival needs. This has lead to unrest.
The document discusses the Indian diaspora and theorizes about the diasporic experience. It explores how the diaspora is always conditioned by "impossible mourning that transforms mourning into melancholia" regardless of whether one is part of the colonial past diaspora or the modern globalized diaspora. To establish this concept of "impossible mourning", the author analyzes works from several prominent Indian diasporic authors to understand the diasporic imaginary.
International migration has steadily increased in recent decades, with 272 million migrants globally in 2019. India has the largest number of international migrants at 17.5 million, though its emigration rate is low at 1% of its population. India is also a major destination for migrants, hosting over 5 million immigrants, primarily from neighboring countries. India receives more remittances than any other country, around $69 billion in 2015. Religious minorities in India, such as Christians and Muslims, emigrate at higher rates than Hindus.
The document provides an overview of Sikh marriage traditions and ceremonies. It discusses that marriage in Sikhism is traditionally not just between two individuals but involves the joining of two families. It is important that a Sikh marries another Sikh to be able to fully live the teachings of the Gurus. The document then describes some key aspects of a traditional Sikh wedding ceremony, such as it typically taking place at the bride's village with the Guru Granth Sahib present.
The APCO Geopolitical Radar - Q3 2024 The Global Operating Environment for Bu...APCO
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This PowerPoint compilation offers a comprehensive overview of 20 leading innovation management frameworks and methodologies, selected for their broad applicability across various industries and organizational contexts. These frameworks are valuable resources for a wide range of users, including business professionals, educators, and consultants.
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This compilation is ideal for anyone looking to enhance their understanding of innovation management and drive meaningful change within their organization. Whether you aim to improve product development processes, enhance customer experiences, or drive digital transformation, these frameworks offer valuable insights and tools to help you achieve your goals.
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4. Lean Startup Methodology
5. Agile Innovation Framework
6. Doblin’s Ten Types of Innovation
7. McKinsey’s Three Horizons of Growth
8. Customer Journey Map
9. Christensen’s Disruptive Innovation Theory
10. Blue Ocean Strategy
11. Strategyn’s Jobs-To-Be-Done (JTBD) Framework with Job Map
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13. The Double Diamond
14. Lean Six Sigma DMAIC
15. TRIZ Problem-Solving Framework
16. Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats
17. Stage-Gate Model
18. Toyota’s Six Steps of Kaizen
19. Microsoft’s Digital Transformation Framework
20. Design for Six Sigma (DFSS)
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GRFDT Activities
GRFDT Seminar
As a part of monthly seminar series, GRFDT organized a
talk on ―African Diaspora in India: A Socio-Political
Journey‖ on 27 July 2013 at CSSS, JNU. Speaker Dr.
Manish Karmwar, Faculty in the Department of History,
Shyam Lal College(Eve.), University of Delhi gave an
overview about the history of African migration to the
Indian sub-continent since 6th
century. India had first
trade relation with the Arabs followed by Portuguese,
through whom Africans came into contact with India and
they came to India along with Arab traders. He
mentioned that Africans who are now profoundly
assimilated in India, constitute a very diverse community
of traders, soldiers and workers at various levels.
Dr. karmwar elaborated that there were two African
kingdoms, namely Janjira and Sachin. In the Janjira and
Sachin kingdoms, Africans rose from king-makers to
Emperors. Historically African diaspora has been
associated with various roles. There are traces of
African‘s role in socio-political and military life during the
period of Delhi Sultanate, Nizamshahi, Adilshahi,
Qutbshahi, Imadshahi, Mughal India and also in
Hyderabad till India‘s independence. The Africans, who
arrived in Hyderabad, Deccan, apart from playing their
traditional role as bonded guards and servants, were also
recruited as the Nizam‘s private bodyguard. The Siddi
Risala (African Regiment) was retained until 1948. Other
Siddis were elevated to the status of Khanazahs
(proteges) and became trusted advisers of the Nizams.
Geographical Spread: African diaspora are widely
spread out in India, especially in Gujarat, Maharashtra,
Karnataka, Daman and Diu, Goa and Andhra Pradesh.
Numerically, they are in large number in Gujarat, hence,
one can find them as socially cohesive and
preserving the African culture in Gujarat, as compared
to other states, where they have become very much
assimilated.
Role in Dynasty: Africans have played an important role
in India‘s different dynasties. The first Habshi, of whom
there is a historical record, was probably Jamal al-Din
Yaqut, royal courtier in the kingdom of Delhi, in the north
of the sub-continent. Some of the Africans who rose to
the positions of considerable importance were: Malik
Kafur, Malik Amber, Malik Sarwar, Mubarak Shah, etc.
Their role in the history of India is significant. The Afro-
Indian dynasties of Sachin and Janjira are a reminder of
the influence that Afro-Indians wielded in parts of India.
While this glory was not to remain forever, the cultural
contributions made by Africans are still alive, particularly
in music and dance.
Issue of Marginalisation: Unlike many other diasporas
or the African diaspora elsewhere, African diasporas in
India are still marginalized. Why are they not
economically uplifted? Dr. Karmwar explained that there
are only few thousands rich among Siddis, most of whom
came to India as traders. Those who came as slave and
low skilled workers, remain marginalized. Dr. Karmwar
also mentioned that there are affirmative policies to
include them under Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes,
and to provide safeguards to them. . However, these
measures are less effective for their upliftment as the
social and cultural distinctions kept them outside the
larger social benefits. Unlike the Indian diaspora, who
became economically upward, in the second and the third
generations, the African diaspora in India remain
marginalized/unempowered. Dr. Karmwar concluded that
there is a need for collective effort by them as well as by
state to uplift themselves.
The talk was followed by interactive session, where
questions relating to marginality, social mobility
and policy issues to empower the African diaspora were
raised. Suggestions were made to conduct more
research on this issue as there are dearth of literature.
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African Diaspora in India: A Socio-Political Journey
Dr. Manish Karmwar
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GRFDT Interview
The future of diaspora and transnationalism as an academic
discipline is very bright: Prof. P.C. Jain
As the processes of globalisation and migration accelerate, more
and more diasporic and trans-national communities would come
into existence and grow in size and move towards institutional
completeness requiring increasing number of related academic
studies, says Prof. P.C. Jain in an interview with Vinod Choud-
hury.
VC: Sir, you have been working on the Indian diaspora for last several dec-
ades. Your work on diaspora and race relations, Gulf migration, Jains in India
and abroad are pioneering in academics. How do you find the diaspora re-
search today?
PCJ: Thanks for your compliments. I would not say that my work in academic areas
you mentioned is pioneering; definitely not. But, yes I would like to think that I tried to
identify and fill in some knowledge gaps in these areas. As far as the diaspora research
is concerned, it is increasingly becoming more sophisticated and analytical the world over, though, in India, we do have
our limitations in regard to empirical studies, availability of funds and perhaps theoretical rigour.
VC: The human mobility has been increasing within and outside the national boundaries. Three percent of
Global population is living outside their countries. The phenomenon is increasing despite all legal restric-
tions in many countries. How do you assess the impact of these massive scale of migration on the political
-economic and social domain of the in the national as well as transnational spheres?
PCJ: Yes it is a fact that national and international migration is on the increase. Well over 200 million people annually
migrate from one country to another in search of economic employment. Internal migration obviously is far greater in
volume. Although in most democratic countries internal migration is not much of a problem as it is a matter of individual
rights, international migration thus pose quite a number of problems, namely situations of ethnic and/or racial discrimi-
nation in employment, promotion and housing. However, most migrant-receiving countries are also keen to address is-
sues emerging from these problems. Inspite of this however, expatriate and migrant communities would continue to
face these problems to some extent. Perhaps, that‘s what life is all about.
VC: You have written articles and books on racial discrimination and political economy of race relation in
the context of Indian diaspora. How far these term “race” explaining the diaspora and host country situa-
tion in relation to overseas Indians today? Do you find there are any changes since you worked on the is-
sue a decade back?
PCJ: Except in South Asia and perhaps in the Persian Gulf countries, overseas Indians in different parts of the world are
often conceptualised as a racial group. I found this kind of conceptualisation useful in my studies. I think for the dias-
poric Indians, the situation continues to remain the same in most parts of the world, be it Africa, Europe or North Amer-
ica. Retaining their cultural identity and integrating with the host society are the twin problems of overseas Indians
around the world.
VC: Many Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) are well established in Gulf Countries and engaged in variety of
entrepreneurial activities. As you know the Gulf countries does not give citizenship. How do you think the
citizenship issue will affect the life of the Indian community in Gulf in long run? How do you compare
them with the Indian entrepreneurs in USA or European countries?
PCJ: Inspite of the Gulf countries not giving citizenship to non-resident Indian entrepreneurs, the latter are doing very
well business-wise simply due to the fact that most old-time traders and entrepreneurs are allowed to continue to live
there until their death. Even professional and business enterprises are allowed to be passed on to the next generation.
Citizenship issue in the Gulf countries affects only employees, not owners of businesses. The Indian partners and/or em-
ployees of the Arab-sponsored businesses are subject to revocation of business licenses, if the sponsors wish to do so.
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VC: In recent years we find diaspora become a huge pressure group that is often influencing the issue of
citizenship, foreign policy etc. For example the case of nuclear policy with USA, Sri Lankan Tamils etc.
shows the evidence of growing diaspora influence in many areas of state policies. Do you think that dias-
pora often challenge the autonomy of the state functioning?
PCJ: State autonomy especially in the third world context is obviously being challenged and even compromised by the
functioning of diasporas as lobbyists and interest groups. The major agencies of Structural Adjustment Programme such
as International Monetary Fund and World Bank as well as multi-national corporations also tend to have the similar ef-
fects of weakening the autonomy of the third world states. No wonder, social scientists have taken note of the ―soft
states‖, and so also the major theories of development whether Marxist or non-Marxist.
VC: You have worked on Jains in India and Abroad and also trade diasporas. These ethnic entrepreneurs
have been working since centuries. How do you think the modern day technology, new media (social net-
work etc.) influencing the ethnic network in business?
PCJ: Indian ethnic diasporas have been working in Indian Ocean countries of South, South- East and West Asia for cen-
turies. Khojas in East Africa, Parsis in Yemen and Hong Kong, Marakkyars in South East Asia, Gujarati Kallol Baniyas,
Kutchi and Thattai Bhatias in the Arabian peninsular countries and Hyderabadi and Shikarpuri Sindhis in Central Asia and
other parts of the world are well-known examples of Indian ethnic trade/entrepreneurial diasporas. Jains, mainly a trad-
ing community in India are mainly a diaspora of professionals, except perhaps in East Africa. In any case, all these In-
dian trading communities have developed extensive trading networks globally. Modern technologies have obviously
helped them in consolidating their respective businesses and professions through networking. Apart from this, ethnic
employment, resource mobilisation, extensive educational, cultural, matrimonial, tourism and pilgrimage networks have
also been effected by modern information technologies. A sense of shared identity, ―we-feeling‖, gemeinshaft—the char-
acteristic features of ethnic communities make the task of trade and social networking far more easy and lasting.
VC: In recent years there has been phenomenal work on diaspora and transnationalism. How do you visu-
alize the future of diaspora and transnationalism as an academic subject?
PCJ: In my opinion, the future of diaspora and trans-nationalism as an academic discipline is very bright. As the proc-
esses of globalisation and migration accelerate, more and more diasporic and trans-national communities would come
into existence and grow in size and move towards institutional completeness requiring increasing number of related aca-
demic studies. These studies would obviously focus on migration and settlement of immigrants, their economic, political,
socio-cultural and ethnic/race relations situations, problems of identity formation and maintenance and socio-cultural
integration, their achievements and contributions to the host societies and their multi-faceted linkages with the home
lands.
Thank you very much for your time and sharing wonderful ideas.
___________________________________________________________________________
Prof. Prakash C. Jain is a Professor at the Centre for West Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal
Nehru University, New Delhi. Prof. received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Carleton University, Ottawa. He was a recipient
of the Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship for his doctoral work. He is the author of Racial Discrimination against Over-
seas Indians: A Class Analysis(1990), Indians in South Africa: Political Economy of Race Relations (1999),Population and
Society in West Asia: A Demographic Analysis (2001), Non-Resident Indian Entrepreneurs in the United Arab Emir-
ates (2010), he has edited a volume onIndian Diaspora and Transnational Communities (2006), and an anthology enti-
tledIndian Diaspora in West Asia: A Reader (2007). He has also edited/co-edited books on Iran and Saudi Arabia. He
has contributed a number of articles in reputed journals in India and abroad. Dr. Jain has done fieldwork on Overseas
Indians in Canada, Guyana, South Africa and some of the Persian Gulf countries. His forthcoming publications in-
clude Jains in India and Abroad, and an edited volume on Indian Trade Diaspora in the Gulf Countries.
Vinod Kumar is Asst. Professor, Department of Sociology, Panjab University, Chandigar and presetly doing his Ph.D. at
CSSS, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Email: vinodchoudhary09@gmail.com
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The Orissa Society of the Americas (OSA) in Chicago has re-
cently conducted one of its biggest convention from 5th
-7th
July 2013 bringing together about 1300 participants from dif-
ferent parts of North America as well as Odisha. People who
have contributed to the development of Odisha in different
fields such as culture and development were also invited and
honoured. Dr. Annapurna Pandey, President of The Orissa So-
ciety of the Americas (OSA) in an interview with Dr. Sadan-
anda Sahoo, Editor of GRFDT shared her views about the OSA.
Q: Congratulation Dr. Pandey for organising a huge convention and bring-
ing together many prominent people from different area of expertise. As
per the report there were about 1300-1400 people participated. How do
you think the convention will help in engaging the diaspora with Odisha?
Thank you! Those of you who are regular readers of OSAnet/Utkarsa, must be familiar with the different programs OSA
has been sponsoring in odisha, Starting with flood relief in 2011, Higher Education opportunity symposia, Buddhist Heri-
tage and Culture initiatives, Invest Odisha initiatives among others. This has been very fruitful because our initiatives
made several Odia students join various American Universities.
We are promoting the Heritage and culture of our state, specifically trying to revive its dormant Buddhist history, art,
and architecture. Scholars and researchers in archaeology and art history have compared Ratnagiri and Puspagiri in Od-
isha with the well known Nalanda, which is considered one of the first proto university of the world. However, not many
know about this. We organized the buddhist symposium at this convention.
We are also promoting Odisha development and specifically Higher Education Opportunity for students in Odisha. Since
2011, OSA has created a committee on Development in Odisha. The Committee has explored, initiated, developed and
executed some of the new ideas related to Odisha Development that may be realistically feasible through continuity by
OSA, a socio-cultural and voluntary organization in North America.
Our objective is to create a strategic framework on how to effectively use OSA voluntary systems and resources in sup-
port of Odisha Development through virtual networks.
The long term objectives are to promote, facilitate & share ideas/info in various development sectors in Odisha such as:
virtual development, Invest Odisha, Higher Education, Social Entrepreneurship, and other developmental information
exchanges between North America (USA/Canada) and Odisha (India). Please check OSA Website (http://
www.orissasociety.org/) for details.
Q. Do you think OSA can play a pivotal role in mobilising diaspora for large scale development engage-
ment with Odisha? Is there any team in OSA or it is effort of few individuals?
As I have already said earlier, since 2011, when we took office, OSA has been very active in spearheading two very im-
portant projects which has yielded tangible results. As mentioned above, the Buddhist Heritage project in Odisha and
our initiative to improve Higher Education in the state has been very fruitful because our initiatives made several Odia
students join various American Universities. Last February the Culture and Tourism department of Odisha organized an
international symposium on the Buddhist Heritage of Odisha. Many scholars presented their reports in the Odisha Devel-
opment symposium at the 44th
OSA convention in Chicago.
GRFDT Interview
Our objectives are to promote, facilitate and share ideas/info
in various development sectors in Odisha: Dr. Annapurna
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We will continue to remain active in these initiatives we have started in Odisha. The state government of Odisha has
been very welcoming of our efforts.
Q.Most of the time, conventions and seminars generate lots of ideas but somehow that does not translate
in to action mainly due to the lack of institutional structure at both ends. In last one decade of much
hyped diasporic engagement, we find not many ideas translated into action. What is your opinion?
A. What you have said is completely true. But our experience of working with the state government has been very posi-
tive. There has been a great deal of synergy between OSA and the Odisha state government departments dealing with
various development issues. As you are aware, the state government of Odisha has already announced a VISWA ODIA
SAMMELANI in Dec, 2013.
The Odias in the UK are already in the process of building an Odisha Bhawan in London. Similarly, we are also planning
to have an Odisha Bhawan in the United States of America. We are thinking of developing a museum for the Odia arte-
facts and promoting Odia culture and heritage in the USA. Our number is growing – Odias are in getting into very promi-
nent positions in the United States. After being well established in the host society, OSA in its 44th
year in USA is mean-
ingfully contributing to its homeland. I see a very bright future for OSA - Odisha development.
Q. What are the areas where you find diaspora can contribute effectively to Odisha and vice versa? Areas
where both diaspora and homeland will mutually benefit?
As approved by the general Body meeting in July, 2012, OSA annual convention will be a 3-day event, and the first day
(July 4) to be devoted to symposia (Odisha Development, Invest Odisha, Higher Education, Culture Heritage, and other
items). July 4 day symposia will be coordinated by OSA Convention Team (convener, co-convener), OSA National EC
and Odisha – Odisha Development Committee.
OSA- Odisha Development Committee has already been approved to be a permanent/continuing feature of OSA and re-
newed every 2 years.
December Symposium in Odisha, (rotate places). OSA in partnership with Government of Odisha /Team Odisha/ Higher
Education Dept/Tourism Dept and other organizations may co-organize a one-day symposia in Odisha covering July 4
symposium‘s Odisha Development themes, proceedings and minutes.
Q. What are the major challenges you perceive in Diaspora’s participation in Odisha? How can it be ad-
dressed?
As you know OSA is a voluntary organization. We are seriously in need of more committed volunteers to continue this
task. Also, OSA needs a well-defined and documented Information System, Policy and Guidelines in order to continue
this project. As one of the committee members explain, ―Formalization for continuity irrespective of the OSA Executive
Committee‘s two year voluntary tenure in tandem with the prospective committee, volunteers & collaborating partners‖
is of paramount importance.
Q.What is next after this convention?
It is just the beginning! We would like to continue the OSA- Odisha Development program as a part of OSA‘s Constitu-
tional Preamble, Vision and Mission.
As OSA members, we are working on creating a future legacy through new generations, Odisha Development, OSA De-
velopment, the creation of an OSA Trust/Foundation/Endowment Fund in North America, and by formalizing a Master-
MOU with the Government of Odisha and by partnering with Odisha and its people.
Secondly, we continue to remain active in some of the initiatives we have started in Odisha. The state government of
Odisha has been very welcoming of our efforts.
The third thing is that we should continue to be inclusive; representatives of our state and our people who are here
those of us who have a privileged lifestyle, should really share our good fortune with those brothers and sisters who feel
left out and marginalized. ―Isn't everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?‖ with that ethos, let us person-
ally connect with one another to build a stronger and more enriched community.
_______________________________________________________________
Dr Annapurna Pandey, President OSA, can be contacted at Email: adpandey101@gmail.com
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Sawhney, Savitri. I shall Never Ask for
Pardon: A Memoir of Pandurang
Khankhoje, New Delhi: Penguin, September
2008, ISBN-13: 978-0143063766, 341 p
The National Movement in India comprised individuals of
various hues. The attempt by the imperialist historiogra-
phy to portray them as self seekers in the institutional
openings created by British indeed needs to be critiqued.
The biography under review depicts a man who exempli-
fied commitment to the nation and its downtrodden.
However this was no sectarian, narrow or chauvinist
commitment. Khankhoje made a link between the down-
trodden in India and the downtrodden across national
boundaries. It was thus a transi-
tion from an armed revolutionary
to an agricultural scientist of re-
pute in far away Mexico was
made.
Khankhoje was what E.H. Carr
has called a ‗romantic exile‘. He
left the country to explore ave-
nues for training in arms and pos-
sibilities of a revolutionary over-
throw of the British rule in India.
This was at a very young age of
19 and after travelling through
Japan, China and several other
countries he reached the United
States. Working as a labourer and
restaurant waiter he studied at
the Oregon University to earn a
degree in agriculture. It is here
that the foundations of the revolutionary Ghadr move-
ment were laid. He depicted himself as a man of action
and thus headed the ‗praharak‘ (action) wing of the
Ghadr movement. The casual way in which Khushwant
Singh dismisses his association with Ghadr is not borne
out by facts. Harish K. Puri in an article in Social Scientist
in 1980 described Khankhoje as the head of the armed
militant wing in the revolutionary organization of Ghadr.
Similarly, his name comes up in the various accounts of
the time. That he had to be low profile was a price he
had to pay for organizing armed training and mobiliza-
tion. Savitri Sawhney in her account tells us that he often
disguised himself as a muslim and assumed names such
as Pir Khan. She has done a signal service to the scholars
of the national movement by bringing out an account
based on Khankhoje‘s personal papers. We get to know
of Khankhoje‘s trials and travails as he makes contact
with democratic movements in China (where he meets
Sun-Yat-Sen), Japan, Persia and Russia. The attempts at
armed mobilization were not without danger as Savitri
Sawhney tells us of the time when he was shot and
wounded and was taken care of by a nomadic Persian
tribe.
Khankhoje turned towards the left revolutionary politics
in the 1920s. Along with Virendernath Chattopadhyay, he
met Lenin in Moscow in 1921 and submitted a thesis on
the Indian question.
A revolutionary cannot be permanently plotting and car-
rying out armed revolution.
Khankhoje in US had acquired
degrees in agriculture at a US
university. As Sawhney points
out the inspiration to work on
agriculture had initially come
from his meeting with Sun-Yat-
Sen. In his meeting with Lenin
she tells us that Lenin had
asked in detail about caloric
and nutritional requirement of
the Indian worker. It is these
inspirations which fuelled
Khankhoje‘s research in agri-
culture when he took asylum in
Mexico. His contribution in de-
veloping a new variety of corn
is well documented in various
histories of agriculture.
Savitri Sawhney‘s account is indeed a tribute of a daugh-
ter to her father. There is nothing to be apologetic about
that. Indeed her sparkling narrative tells us of the happy
memories of her childhood and her father. In spite of the
stresses and strains of the revolutionary commitment he
managed to give that to his family is indeed an achieve-
ment.
Ajay Mahurkar, Faculty of History, Indira Gandhi Na-
tional Open University, New Delhi, Email:
<ajaymahurkar@ignou.ac.in>. The review was first pub-
lished in Author‘s blog itihastak in 2008.
http://itihastak.blogspot.in/
BOOK REVIEW
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The world gets smarter when
people move
24 years ago the whole world celebrated the falling of
walls. Today, unfortunately, walls are coming back up.
We see the criminalization of migrants and militarization
at borders, this is what one speaker mentioned in the
recently concluded United Nations General Assembly. The
UN General Assembly brought together civil society lead-
ers and networks from around the world to New York on
15 July to present their experience and recommendations
to governments in Interactive Hearings regarding interna-
tional migration and development.
More than 300 representatives of grassroots, regional and
international civil society organizations met with 100 gov-
ernments, UN agencies and other international organiza-
tions in the Hearings ahead of the High-level Dialogue on
International Migration and Development (HLD) that UN
Member States will be holding at the UN on 3-4 October,
seven years after the first HLD in September 2006.
The meeting strongly emphasised on the need for col-
laboration and new partnerships, between civil society,
businesses and governments, at local, national and re-
gional levels to build capacity and awareness on strength-
ening the implementation of migrant‘s rights. All the UN
Member States were urged to recognize migration in a
positive phenomenon and beneficial for the countries
rather than a threat as it accelerate development and
provide scope for individual as well as community to
move upward.
Public Private Partnership re-
quired leveraging the Develop-
ment impact of remittance flows
to Asia, World Bank Report
Remittances are becoming crucial part of the Economy in
many Asian countries. The recent World Bank report re-
leased in May 2013 titled ―Sending Money Home to Asia:
Trends and opportunities in the world‘s largest remittance
marketplace‖, reveals that remittances to Kyrgyzstan and
Tajikistan are the highest in Asia at 32.2 per cent and
51.6 per cent of their respective GDPs. Three countries
receive more than 10 per cent of GDP, ranging from
Bangladesh (11.6 per cent) to Afghanistan (16.3 per
cent) and Nepal (28.5 per cent). (World Bank, 2013: 10).
The reports are intended to provide policymakers, market
players and regulators with an overview of the basic in-
formation regarding the most important topics facing the
region‘s remittance marketplace. The report reveals that
given the opportunity, and with access to the appropriate
tools and mechanisms, remittance receiving families have
shown enthusiasm for saving and investing. Public-private
partnerships to reach these goals are an important part of
any programme designed to leverage the development
impact of remittance flows. The report observed some
positive examples in Bangladesh and the Philippines
where programmes and mechanisms have been devel-
oped to turn remittances into assets.
There is need for more long term plans as observed
by the report. One of the most important is to have
efficient and cost effective infrastructure such as
microfinance institutions, mobile operators and post
offices. The report also mentioned how networks
such as post offices can be used for creating better
infrastructure for cost effective delivery. It ob-
served ―Asia alone accounts for more than half of
the world‘s post offices, having over 350,000
branches, of which more than 200,000 are located
in rural areas‖. There should be serious effort to
promote financial inclusion by promoting entrepre-
neurship and investment. The South Asia alone has
about 28 million migrant workers living abroad,
making this subregion the largest source of mi-
grants of the continent, the report mentioned. Thus
there is an urgent need to address the issue of fi-
nancial inclusion and also leverage the opportunity.
GLOBAL UPDATE
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Tajikistan’s remittance at 51.6 per cent of
their GDP is highest in the Asia
In a recent world bank report released in May 2013 titled
―Sending Money Home to Asia: Trends and opportunities
in the world‘s largest remittance marketplace‖, reveals
that remittances Tajikistan is the highest in Asia at 51.6
per cent of their GDP. This is followed by Kyrgyzstan at
32.2 per cent. The other Asian countries with highest re-
mittances in proportion to GDP are Nepal at28.5 per cent,
Afghanistan at 16.3 per cent and Bangladesh at11.6 per
cent.
Tajikistan has migrant outflow of about 791,618 and in-
flow of 284,291, next only to Uzbekistan 1,954,460 out-
flow and 1,175,935 inflow in Central Asia. This high rate
of labour inflow and outflow is also attributed to the po-
litical instability in and around the region since 1992
where it witnessed large scale civil war. The country is
also having one of the lowest per capita GDPs among the
all former Soviet republics. With less than 7% of the land
area is arable and other economic disadvantages, the
country has very high unemployment rate leading to mi-
gration to other countries and hence remittances are the
backbone of their economy.
For sometimes, remittances will play very crucial role in
Tajikistan till the other economic activities get momen-
tum. Thanks to the role of Micro Finance Institutions as
well as Post Offices that have contributed a lot in sup-
porting the remittance flow to the country, especially in
the rural areas.
Odia Diaspora Convention focus on Devel-
opment back home
The Orissa Society of the Americas
(OSA) in Chicago has recently con-
ducted one of its biggest convention
from 5th
-7th July 2013 bringing to-
gether about 1300 participants from
different parts of North America as well
as Odisha. People who have contrib-
uted to the development of Odisha in
different fields such as culture and de-
velopment were also invited and hon-
oured.
The first day of the convention was
devoted to The Odisha Development.
It began with a very thoughtful over-
view of what is going on in the name
of development in India and Odisha,
presented by Mr. Sam Pitroda, a cabinet rank minster of
the Government of India. It was followed by a session on
Invest Odisha in which entrepreneurs from Odisha such
as Ayaskanta Mohanty, Satyabrat Ratha and Debasish
Patnaik among others presented their projects followed
by a lively discussion. The second panel was devoted to
Higher Education opportunities for Odia students. Prof.
Abani Patra of the State University of New York at Buffalo
moderated it. The presenters were Prof. Richard Taub of
University of Chicago, Prof. Usha Menon of the Drexel
University, Philadelphia, Prof. Triloki Pandey of the Uni-
versity of California, Santa Cruz, Dr. Sukanta Mahapatra
of New Jersey, Prof. Asit Pattnaik of University of Ne-
braska and Mrutunjay Suar of the KIT university, Odisha.
It covered various subjects dealing with Higher Education
and various opportunities available in the United States.
The first day sessions ended with a report on the Bud-
dhist Heritage of Odisha, an international symposium or-
ganized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Odisha
in last February. Prof. James Freeman of San Jose State
University, California, was the keynote speaker in this
session and it concluded with a viewing of a documentary
film titled The Myth of the Birthplace of Buddha, made by
prof. Freeman.
Sj. Dinanath Pathy, a versatile artist from Odisha as the
Chief Guest and Padmashri Dr. Pratibha Ray as the Key-
note Speaker, inaugurated this years OSA convention.
They spoke well about the culture and heritage of Odisha
and how the diasporic Odias can maintain it.
Various symposiums on issues such as Legal rights of
NRIs and PIOs; Women's empowerment; youth entrepre-
neurship; Health, Body, Mind and Spirit; Champu, Chanda
and Odissi vocal competition; poetry; entrepreneurship;
Jagannath culture and tradition among others were or-
ganized. People in large
numbers enthusiastically par-
ticipated in these forums.
The important features of
this years convention in-
clude: Vigorous participation
by the young generation
Odias and a very congenial
atmosphere created by the
positive synergy between the
local chapter and the OSA
national. Both young and old
appreciated the cultural per-
formances.
Input from Dr. Annapurna Pandey, President, Orissa Soci-
ety of the Americas (OSA)
Sam Pitroda
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GRFDT NEWSLETTER VOL.2 No.7 JULY 201311
Global civil society invites governments
to collaborate on international migration
and development
The UN General Assembly which had its meeting on
16th
July brought together more than 300 representatives
of grassroots, regional and international civil society or-
ganizations, 100 representatives of governments, UN
agencies and other international organizations to discuss
the action plan for the long term collaboration on Interna-
tional Migration and Development (HLD)
The day long Hearings focused explicitly on four key is-
sues put forward in civil society‘s 5-year agenda: [1] mi-
grant labour and mobility, [2] migrant rights and protec-
tion, [3] human development and diaspora action and [4]
migration governance and partnerships.
The civil society has been emphasising on greater col-
laboration among all stake holders to facilitate the eight
point agendas, namely:
(1) Regulating the Recruitment Industry, (2) Migrants
Stranded in Distress, (3) Migration and the Post-2015
Development Agenda, (4) Rights and Contributions of
Diaspora Communities, (5) Labour Rights for Migrant
Workers, (6) Rights for Migrant Women, (7) Exchange
of Promising Practices in National Legislation, (8) Insti-
tutional Mechanisms of Migration
Diaspora in India's Foreign Policy and Na-
tional Security: A Comparative Perspective
6–7 November 2013, New Delhi
The Organisation for Diaspora Initiatives (ODI), New
Delhi, in cooperation with the Jawaharlal Nehru Univer-
sity and the India International Centre (IIC) are inviting
paper proposals for the international academic conference
on ―Diaspora in India's Foreign Policy and National Secu-
rity: A Comparative Perspective‖, to be held on 6–7 No-
vember 2013 in New Delhi.
Proposals (up to 250 words) should be submitted by 5
August 2013. Selected conference papers will be pub-
lished in a special issue of the academic journal Diaspora
Studies.
Abstracts for papers (up to 250 words) should be submit-
ted by 5 August 2013.
There is no registration fee and free boarding will be pro-
vided to all presenters. In addition, free accommodation
during the conference is available at the Jawaharlal Nehru
University guest house. Please indicate your need for
such services when submitting your paper proposal. At
this time, there is no travel support available for partici-
pants.
For paper submissions and any further information re-
garding the seminar please contact the academic conve-
nors Prof. Ajay Dubeyand Daniel Nau-
joks at office@diasporastudies.in or odiseminar@gmail.co
m.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Photography by Texty.nl
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We invite Scholars to submit articles, news, interviews, book re-
views to the editor. Information related to seminar/conferences/
events can be sent to the Editor at: editor@grfdt.com
Policies on Diasporas: Comparative
Global Perspectives
Editors:
Ambassador J.C. Sharma and Sadananda Sahoo
Once a neglected domain of development discourse, mi-
gration and diaspora have became focal points of discus-
sion today. The actual process of engaging diaspora in
the development process is an important policy challenge
for the home countries. As policies are outcomes of com-
plex interplay of local and global conditions, including the
lobby groups, socio-economic and political conditions of
the country, level of development, technological progress
and other institutional development such as financial,
educational, social etc., diaspora policies differs from
countries to countries and time to time.
This edited book will try address the diversities of the
policy experiences and represent as many as diasporas
possible so as to have better comparative perspectives.
The book will be published by an Internationally reputed
publisher.
Last date for receiving the full paper: 15 December 2013.
Email:ssahoo@ignou.ac.in
New Arrivals
Call for Papers