1. Tamil Diasporas across the Bay of Bengal.
- Author
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AMRITH, SUNIL S.
- Subjects
TAMIL diaspora ,TAMIL (Indic people) ,EMIGRATION & immigration ,LABOR market ,DIASPORA ,HUMAN geography ,HISTORY ,SOCIAL history - Abstract
The article explores the Tamil Diaspora in the Bay of Bengal region and aspects of the circulation and mobility of the Tamil people. The author compares the Tamil community across national boundaries with other diaspora communities in topics such as cultural purity, public spheres, and multiethnic popular culture. The author suggests that diasporic consciousness is developed from the interaction of multiple diasporas. Other topics include construction of Hindu temples in Tamil settlements, cultural connections, patterns of migrations and social development, and global labor markets that function through ethnic differentiation.
- Published
- 2009
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