9788178805023 - Problematics of Indian Immigrants von H.S. Bedi & N.R. Kahlon (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. x + 320.

Contents Preface Our contributors 1 Introduction 2 Diaspora an emerging area of interdisciplinary studiesMR Gosai 3 Skikhs in ThailandSurendra K Gupta 4 Social construction of identity in a multicultural state Sikhs in CanadaParamjit S Judge 5 Transnational networks among Indian communities abroad some reflections on Punjabi diasporaAjay Kumar Sahoo 6 Women?s work and status enhancement a study of Punjabi immigrant women in CanadaGurpreet Bal 7 Status of NRI women in family Continuity and change in partriarchyNeena Rosey Kahlon and Parminder Kahlon 8 Issues of vulnerability and identity immigrants of Indian origin in East AfricaMala Kapur Shankardass 9 Socio-economic aspects of Indian immigrants in United States and Canada implications and future directionsFalendra K Sudan and Gopi Puri 10 Diaspora and motherland explorations into role of Indo-Canadians in India?s welfare programmesPrakash C Jain 11 Indian emigration to Persian Gulf an inquiry into the early phase 1950-1975 of unskilled labour flow from Kerala and its socio-economic impactTV Sekhar 12 The diaspora a conceptual paradigmHarpeet Kaur 13 Marginality and literarycritical canonParamjit Singh Ramana 14 Problematics of immigrant Punjabi literatureHarchand Singh Bedi 15 Presentation of human relationships in the stories of Parvez Sandhu and Santokh DhaliwalNK Neb Bibliography IndexToday there are over 20 million people of Indian origin spread over hundred and thirty-eight countries They speak different languages and have different vocations and professions but what gives them a commonalty of identity is consciousness of their Indian origin cultural heritage and a deep attachment to India They are known for their resilience and hard work Overcoming overwhelming odds of deprivation and racial economic and political discrimination they have done well economically and politically often becoming a cause of envy Some argue that their inability to integrate into the society of their adopted lands and their attachment to their cultural and religious traditions has proved to be a stumbling block On the other hand this has also been their strength because it has given them the value system to be honest to their adopted countriesThe study of Indian immigrants has emerged as an important branch of knowledge in recent years Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar has established a centre for Immigrant Studies in 2002 As we know Punjab is one of the prominent States of India from where a large number of people have emigrated to different lands and settled in diverse administrative regimes culture and work places The centre has been especially interested in the research work and literary output in immigrant studies with an emphasis on socio-cultural economic and psychological concernsWith a view to fill in this lacune we made requests for articles broadly on the coping strategies of cultural diffusion impact globalization on Indian community future of immigrants in the twenty-first century and role of immigrant women in the western society 320 pp.