Authors:

Priyanka Arora

Abstract:

The Indian diaspora is the largest in the world. It has grown apace in the past three decades to over 20 million people spread over all continents. Much of the history of early migrations of cosmopolitan traders and merchants from India before the 18^th century hardly produced any significant diasporas, but they played an important role in the economy and culture of the adopted lands. Long before the British established an imperial presence in the sub-continent, there were traditions of movement among the people of the Indian sub-continent to travel within and outside by land and sea. Several later patterns of migration were founded on this tradition of voluntary migrations. East African region consists of three countries namely Kenya, Taganyika, and Uganda. Gujaratis are in significant number among the Indians who migrated to this region in Africa. The paper throws light on the contributions of the Gujarati diaspora to their land of origin within the overall framework of the Indian community abroad.  

Keywords:

Diaspora, Gujaratis, Remittances, Developmental, Non-Resident Indians.

Vol & Issue:

VOL.13, ISSUE No.4, December 2021