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The Malayali Diaspora refers to the Malayali people who live outside their homeland of the Indian state of Kerala and the Union Territories of Mahé, India and Lakshadweep. They are predominantly found in the Persian Gulf , North America , Europe , Australia , Caribbean , Africa and other regions around the world.
The South Asian diaspora, also known as the Desi diaspora, [1] is the group of people whose ancestral origins lie in South Asia, but who live outside the region. [2] There are over 44 million people in this diaspora.
The Indian diaspora was estimated in 2012 to have assets worth $1 trillion, [227] [228] equalling nearly 50 percent of India's GDP at the time. The income of the Indian diaspora is estimated at $400 billion a year. [229] The Indian diaspora has a significant impact on the globalisation of economy of India, especially in the following areas:
The traditions of different ethnic groups in South Asia have diverged, influenced by external cultures, especially in the northwestern parts of South Asia and also in the border regions and busy ports, where there are greater levels of contact with external cultures. There is also a lot of genetic diversity within the region.
Over the last several decades, the diaspora of the Indian subcontinent has been labeled, relabeled and lumped together too many times to count.
In the United States, South Asian Americans have had a presence since the 1700s, emigrating from British India.Classically, they were known as East Indians or Hindoos (regardless of whether they were followers of Hinduism or not) in North America to differentiate them from the Native Americans, who were also known as Indians, as well as from Black West Indians.
The Indian–South Asian influence is very much noticeable in Trinidad and Tobago as they are the largest ethnic groups in the country. Mandirs, masijids, jhandis (Hindu prayer flags), Hindu schools, Muslim schools, roti shops and stalls, puja stores, Indian groceries/markets, and Indian clothing stores and expos dot the landscape of the ...
Kamala Harris arrives at the Indian American Impact Project's Annual Summit in Washington on May 15, 2024. Credit - Jacquelyn Martin—AP Photo. ... In South Asian culture and diaspora, “aunty ...