About the Book

With increased transnationalism and globalisation, diaspora studies has emerged as a vibrant area of research in humanities and social sciences. Bringing together some key essays in the field, this collection offers a comprehensive overview of Indian diaspora in Canada.

The papers mainly hinge on the issue of the politics of identity. The assertion of identity, and the context of that assertion, is something that is apparently of concern to social scientists. The book also includes some papers that highlight areas which are still not part of most mainstream disciplines, as, for example, studies related to elderly, and to ethnohistory.

The genesis of this book lies in a two-day workshop held at the University of Pune on the “Indian Diaspora in Canada”. It is of a multidisciplinary nature, and would interest geographers, sociologists, political scientists and historians.

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About the Author / Editor

Sushma J. Varma is Professor and Head, Department of History, University of Pune, Pune. Her research interests include revenue settlements in 19th century Maharashtra, and industrialisation and urbanisation in modern India.

Radhika Seshan is Lecturer in History, University of Pune, Pune. Her research interests include economic history of medieval India, and religion and society and gender in medieval India.

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