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Background
Indians who left the shores till very recently were half forgotten side of Indian history. The government never bothered to consider giving them a status at par with the native Indian . ...
After briefly mentioning the historical aspects of the Indian diaspora and the factors for its growth we will talk about their achievements economic, social literary political etc.
We would also compare the Indian compatraites vis a vis Chinese origins to see where we stand compared to them. One more aspect we would cover is the degree of attachment that an Indian feels towards India when he/she is abroad.
At last we will deal with the problem, which bothered not only us but also many, more Indians “why Indians perform better outside India”
Introduction
There are 22 Million People of Indian Origin living all over the world. ... People of Indian origin have lived in various countries since ancient times.
The world is so large…the world of the Indian diaspora is so large that the sun never sets on it – from Fiji to the Caribbean, to the Pacific - everywhere you have people of Indian origin and in many countries they are of substantial number. ...
Historically there were many waves of Indian migration, apart from the waves of migration in ancient times. ...
So there are five different phases of Indian migration, of which three are recent ones. These constitute the diaspora that is not the same everywhere; the countries in which the people have gone and made their homes condition it.
Factors For Growth
The modern Indian diaspora, though, is a product of 19th century British imperialism. After the abortive 1857-8 Sepoy Mutiny in north India, Britains colonial holdings -- encompassing through direct sovereignty and indirect protectorates the entire Indian subcontinent -- were consolidated. ... The spurt in demand of Indian professional fuelled the growth in demand of Indians abroadThe achievement s of Indians covers an entire gamut of human achievement. ...
Technological and Academic Achievements
The Horse That Flew: India’s silicon guru spread their wings
Indian Diaspora is now spread in almost all parts of the world and is 20 million strong. ... Much of the success of Indian Diaspora we talk about is credited to Indian techies who made their name in Silicon Valley.
As the InfoTech revolution swept the world in 1990s, many Indian techies found themselves in the right place-California’s Silicon Valley, ground zero of digital ferment. ...
The Performers
The Indian Diaspora over the years has done exceptionally well in myriad of fields. ... His business proposal was turned down by 20 venture capitalists before being accepted by Farouk Arjani, a VC of Indian origin. ... com didn’t do well and is closed now but he still is the poster boy of Indian techies in Silicon Valley. ... He is retired now and presides over the Indian entrepreneurial community in Silicon Valley. ...
Indian Diaspora has made significant contributions in technologies of today. ... When Germany announced that it would invite 30 thousand Indian IT professional to meet skill shortage at home, the decision was met with a wave of xenophobic protests. ... Apart from creating a name in technology sector, Indians diaspora has done exceedingly well in academia. ... He was also founding dean of the Indian School of Business (ISB). ...
One can keep on narrating the success stories of Indian Diaspora, and still many of them will be left untold. One has to regularly visit the website of major Indian universities to keep himself abreast with success stories which are now generating at much faster pace. ...
Jhumpa Lahiri :
Born in London, she represents the modern era of Indian writers and has won the “Pulitzer Prize for Fiction” in 2000 for her work “Interpreter of Maladies” : a collection of short stories. ...
Vikram Seth :
Widely appreciated for his new and modern style of writing, he represents the new cult of Indian writers. ...
Dadabhai Naoroji : Fondly known as the “Old Man” of Indian politics he was
the first Indian to be elected in the UK Parliament. ...
Swati Dandekar : She was recently elected as the Iowa State Senator in US and is the first Indian lady to achieve phenomenal success in foreign politics. ...
The government is going all out to woo the Indian Diaspora. A grand show – Pravasi Bhartiya Divas – was organised by the ministry of external affairs in collaboration with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry starting from January 9,2003 till January 11, 2003. ... These celebrations are expected to help create a policy framework for a sustained and productive interaction with the Indian Diaspora. This is because the government thinks that the goodwill among the Indian Diaspora is deeply entrenched and is waiting to be tapped through a mix of right policy framework and initiatives. ...
But actually the government is fooling itself by believing that the Indian Diaspora has a deep, abiding and unconditional commitment to Indias welfare. ... A close look at the recent track record of the Indian diaspora might revise some opinions. ... Not the Indian diaspora. On the contrary, many of these NRIs began pulling out their repatriable deposits parked in Indian banks. ... The NRI deposits continued to shrink even as the Indian government was forced to seek a loan from the International Monetary Fund. ... Let us not fool ourselves by believing that the Indian Diaspora has a deep, abiding and unconditional commitment to Indias welfare. ...
If the NRIs today want to commit themselves to serving their motherland, as the government wants to believe, then it is primarily because the Indian economy today is an attractive destination for doing business. The Chinese Diaspora also worked to Chinas advantage because the Chinese government took adequate care of its economy. ... It is accused that the Committee on the Indian Diaspora ignored the four million Indians in the Gulf as they are mostly skilled and semi-skilled laborers. ...
Contribution of Indian Diaspora
Indian Diaspora realizes the debt they owe to the country of their origin, for the value systems which have helped them rise meteorically in foreign land. ... In the decade 1991-2000, contributions toward philanthropy from persons of Indian origin settled abroad totaled $835 million. ... Each chapter of this organization in India is headed by famous Indian IT CEOs (Satyam, Infosys, Wipro, Infotech etc). ...
The Association for India’s Development (AID), has been formed by Indian students in the U. ... The American India Foundation (AIF) —- established in February 2001 by a group of eminent Indian Americans and former president Bill Clinton following the Gujarat earthquake- aims to be the premier U. ...
Last but not the least, some small individual contributors of the Indian Diaspora whose small contribution has big impact on Indian society. ... Boodhun Teelock, a Mauritian of Indian origin and former high commissioner to Britain, donated around $25,000 to his ancestral village in Bihar. ... The 1950s saw the election to the US House of Representatives of an American citizen of Indian origin, a Sikh, from California. ... The sea-change in Indian-US relations, to the mutual benefit of the two countries, during the past five or six years, is only partly the result of vigorous and imaginative Indian diplomacy. ... This is also reflected in the willingness of venture capitalists to fund Indian people. ... Unless these are created, the Indian miracle will remain as elusive as ever even after the forthcoming NRI jamboree. ... The answer is very obvious and is known to every Indian, i. ...
One very important reason for India’s slow development is the Indian Diaspora. ... Theres nothing odd about an Indian succeeding in India. Almost every successful person in India, is well, Indian. ... But if an Indian succeeds in some other country, the home country will definitely notice it. ...
Around 25 million NRI’s and PIO (Person of Indian Origin) had a annual income of about US$400 billion just a shade below India’s Total GDP in 2001. Overseas Indian had average earning of US$ US$16,100/year as compared to domestic per capita earning in India at US$440/year/person.
Approximate Word count = 6596
Approximate Pages = 26.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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