The Political Economy of South Asian Diaspora

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction: South Asian Diaspora: Patterns of Socio-Economic Development

   1. Introduction: South Asian Diaspora: Patterns of Socio-Economic Development

      • Gopinath Pillai, Hema Kiruppalini

      Pages 1-6

3. Economics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7

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   2. Looking East and Beyond: Indian IT Diaspora in Japan

      • Anthony P. D’Costa

      Pages 9-32

   3. Bangladeshi Diaspora Entrepreneurs in Japan

      • Md Mizanur Rahman, Lian Kwen Fee

      Pages 33-58

   4. From Sentries to Skilled Migrants: The Transitory Residence of the Nepali Community in Singapore

      • Hema Kiruppalini

      Pages 59-80

   5. Migrant Remittance Supported Micro-Enterprises in South Asia

      • Shahadat Khan

      Pages 81-108

   6. A Diaspora Route to Professional Success in the Indian Context: A Perspective

      • Ravi Mantha, Meng Weng Wong

      Pages 109-122

4. Religion

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123

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   2. Religion, Politics and Islam in the South Asian Diaspora

      • Pnina Werbner

      Pages 125-142

   3. Social Movements in the Diasporic Context: The Sathya Sai Baba Movement

      • Ajaya Kumar Sahoo, Melissa Kelly

      Pages 143-163

5. Media

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165

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   2. Transnational Subject/Transnational Audience: The NRI Trope and Diasporic Aesthetic in Diasporic Romance Films

      • Sarah A. Joshi

      Pages 167-186

   3. Transnational Collaboration and Media Industry in South India: Case of the Malaysian—Indian Diaspora

      • Shanthini Pillai

      Pages 187-203

   4. Editor’s Postscript

      • Gopinath Pillai

      Pages 204-208

6. Back Matter

   Pages 209-215

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The South Asian diaspora is a diverse group who settled in different parts of the world, often concentrated in developed countries. This volume explores how transnational politics overlap with religious ideologies, media and culture amongst the diaspora, contributing to diasporic identity building in host countries.

• Asia
• economics
• economy
• entrepreneur
• Information Technology (IT)
• migrants
• political economy
• success

• Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore

  Gopinath Pillai

Ajaya K. Sahoo, University of Hyderabad, India Melissa Kelly, Uppsala University, Sweden Anthony P.D. Costa, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Hema Kiruppalani, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore Md Mizanur Rahman, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore Lian Kwen Fee, National University of Singapore Pnina Werbner, Keele University, UK Ravi Mantha, Sagelock Investments, Singapore Wong Meng Weng, JFDI.Asia, Singapore Shahadat Khan, RMIT, Australia Sarah Joshi, University of London-Birbeck, UK Shanthini Pillai, National University of Malaysia.

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