#Indian disapora

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How Britain Used India To Replace Slave Labor

Jan 18, 2023

After abolishing slavery, Britain looked to India to replace the labor on its plantations. The British Empire has since gone to great lengths for history to forget how it created the world’s largest diaspora. 

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The Indian Diaspora: A Tale of Cultural Resilience and Success

Inspirational story of success & achievements of the vibrant #Indian_diaspora lies in significant contributions to the world in various fields while preserving their cultural richness & diversity. #NRIs #GlobalIndians #IndianCuishine #SiliconValley

India is a land of diversity, culture, and traditions that have fascinated people across the world for centuries. However, India’s cultural richness and economic opportunities have also lured many Indians to settle overseas, creating a vast Indian diaspora across the world. The Indian diaspora is a community of people, with Indian ancestry, residing outside India. According to estimates, there…

[born-potty]

Tacking on to this because this is an important issue. When my generation was growing up in the early 2000s, there was a big cultural push for people to move to the UK or the USA to get better jobs. We were taught English for this express purpose. Yes, I was taught Bengali as well as Hindi, but there was never as much focus on Hindi because, truthfully, it is an irrelevant language outside a somewhat medium-sized region in North and North-West India. Even those regions have had multiple languages and language families, historically speaking.

The agenda from the Central Government then was to send out educated Indians into the world in a post-liberalisation age. They would work abroad, send foreign investment home, and raise the reputation of the country. However, because the state of the country wasn't great, people seldom returned. Which has led to a sizable Indian disapora worldwide. I myself lived in Italy for a time and only moved back due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The disapora will lose touch. It is inevitable. They will become American or British or Australian or what have you. The next generation even more so. Though the agenda is different now (the government wants to homogenise and control how the country communicates), the patterns are the same, as OP pointed out. Yet nobody seems to notice, nobody seems to care.

The politics goes deeper than that, too. The Far East of India is under threat of Chinese expansionism. It was, I think, two weeks ago that China decided to change the name of Arunachal Pradesh in their own maps. This is because they claim Arunachal Pradesh as their own territory. Whether or not the Centre is mobilising Hindi as a response to this so they can say, "You claim it but nobody there speaks Mandarin--you see, they all speak Hindi!" is a matter that also needs some thought.

It's a disgusting practice, as is the stubborn refusal to look at extant data and learn from past patterns.

The government might have done a lot of things right on the international front but it has repeatedly alienated people within the country. If they're not careful, we will have a full-blown rebellion in the East in conjunction with everything going on in the West.

What I think of the Indian Government’s decision to make Hindi compulsory in North-Eastern schools:

(Disclaimer: This is not against the policies of any particular political party, ethnicity, or linguistic group. This is just to highlight the naivety of the Government of India and the unfairness of Indian constitution. I believe all the parties in power till date have not done anything at all to prevent this linguistic catastrophe, well, mere compensations at times, maybe.)

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North East India is a culturally sensitive region. It differs from the mainland culturally, racially and historically. Most of the population is tribal and speak a myriad of distinct languages and dialects. It is probably the most culturally diverse area of the country.

Hindi is already an optional subject in many state boards as well as CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education). Now what the Indian government wants, is to make it compulsory. Which means students will be forced to learn it whether or not they wish to.

Some of you might ask, what’s the problem with that? Well, you see… As I mentioned earlier, North East is a sensitive region. Many communities here are already struggling to keep their native culture alive, forceful imposition of Hindi will only make matters worse. Having grown up in the NE, I’ve had many local acquaintances who either didn’t know how to speak their tribal languages or were hardly fluent in them. “I’m not that good at it…” they’d say with a sad smile. And, you know why? Because they were never taught the language. Either they are to pick it up from their parents, or they’ll never know it.

Most of these tribal languages are not taught in schools. Even when they are, consider the scenario of migration. Once they leave their native village or town and maybe even settle down in a different part of the same state where the natives hail from some other tribe, they risk losing ties with the language forever. Same goes for intercommunity families where the children end up learning only the link language and not the native ones.

So why isn’t the Indian Government helping to preserve these languages instead of promoting and imposing Hindi? I leave it upon you to ponder…

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Reminds me of the 18th century missionaries lmao. Just replace teachers with missionaries and scripts with religion and yeah…

Hindi imposition is no better than what the British did to these people back in the colonial days. It’s risking their native cultures and threatening to replace them with something foreign in the name of reforms. Yes, I said ‘foreign’, because Hindi was never spoken in this region prior to a hundred years or so when Hindi propagation became a thing.

And it’s not like there never was a link language in the region. Assamese was the lingua franca for most of North-East facilitating communication between the numerous tribal communities as well as non-tribals. Bengali worked as a link language in Tripura and Barak Valley region of Assam. Nagamese, a pidgin version of Assamese is still spoken as the common language between the different communities inhabiting the state of Nagaland.

What the Indian government is doing, is destroying the old linguistic fabric of society that kept the people connected and replacing it with Hindi. Many languages that historically used the Assamese or Bengali script are turning to Devanagari or the Roman script, thanks to government funding and propaganda (Boro, Khasi, Mising etc.) Old link languages like Nefamese (in Arunachal) have been replaced by Hindi and English.

There are hundreds of local dialects in the region that are currently endangered either due to small population sizes or because the young generation is shifting to more ‘economically profitable’ languages. There’s really not much that the Indian government has done to protect them.

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What they want to destroy. What we need to protect. The map is of course only depicting the unofficial languages, the recognised languages like Assamese, Bengali, Bodo and Manipuri have not been highlighted.

Let us not forget that when one culture threatens to replace another, there’s always resistance and this kind of cultural imposition is, in my opinion, one of the factors contributing to the insurgencies and separatist movements in the region. If you make people believe they need to speak a certain language to connect with the nation instead of making them realise that their own culture and language is an integral part of the nation too, well, this is what happens.

There’s been opposition and clear voicing of displeasure coming from many tribal and political groups regarding this new education policy but I don’t suppose much will change given how deaf our governments have always been.

It’s a lost battle, unless we all speak out against it.

*sigh*

- Normalweirdoboy

[ad1thi]

im so tired of people using big words that they don’t understand the meaning to just to make their argument sound important - saying “happy diwali” isnt hindu nationalist anymore than saying “eid mubarak” is muslim nationalist or saying “merry christmas” is christian nationalist. there are valid concerns and arguments arou d hinduism and how its practised in India but some of yall take it way too fucking far.

[jatindersinghdurhailay]

Sikh creatives in the West have been using their skills to connect with their cultural homeland and support the Farmers’ cause. Here, we chat to Jatinder Singh Durhailay, Mush Studio, and Jag Nagra about how and why they have been doing so.

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I’m not Desi and I just live in Canada where we have lot of Desi people. I also love the tag on Tik Tok because of the beautiful outfits and makeup but I have seen the jokes. I was curious about when you said white people look down on Desi people. You don’t have to post this but I would appreciate a response. I’m genuinely curious.

hiii anon!! what i meant was that, a lot of desi people i know that live near me or who i interact with have this .... Thing ... where they wanna impress people, particularly white people around them. and so ... they start hating their own desi culture and go into conditioning and try to act white and whitewash themselves. they'll, in front of them, say things like "oh yeah i hate how how blingy indian clothes are theyre so loud and obnoxious for me!", or "i hate the smell of our food it sinks into my clothes and i have to change my clothes all the time bc of it!", or "god that (another fellow desi) person can't even speak english properly have you seen their accent??" or "yeah when we go back to visit india or pakistan its always so filthy and dirty its so much cleaner here,". they very deliberately try not to speak their mother tongue in front of white people, even if someone is speaking to them in it, they'll communicate in english instead.

things like that, that i have heard and seen first hand. but when they're not in front of white people, and its only desi people, they do a whole 180 and are completely okay indulging in all things desi.

so ... its a complex thing to explain. but .. desi people who live in the west will get what i mean. not every desi person in the west is like this, of course, but a lot are. and its all down to disapora and this constant struggle in identity.

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Tributes to legendary singer and actress 'Malika-e-Tarannum' Noor Jehan, on her 92nd birth anniversary today. Noor Jehan was renowned as one of the greatest and most influential singers of her time in South Asia. Madam, as Noor Jehan was referred to, was loved on both sides of a border that didn't exist when she was born. Born into a family of professional musicians in the Punjabi city of Kasur in 1926, Noor Jehan, who was born as Allah Wasai, spent time under the tutelage of such greats as Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan and Ustad Ghulam Hussain. Her first experience of public singing was as a young girl, singing songs with her two sisters before and during the intermission of movies in Lahore. In order to give their children greater opportunities, the family moved to Kolkata in the 1930s, where they met the great female singer Mukthar Begum who provided the sisters with introductions to film producers and directors. Soon the girls were given stage names and Allah Wasai debuted as Baby Noor Jehan. At this stage, the girl was more interested in being an actress and landed several roles, in which she often sang as well. In 1938 she returned to the Lahore film world for a few years before finally making the critical move to Mumbai. In 1942, Baby was dropped from her name as she moved from juvenile to her first leading lady role in the hit Khandaan. Around this time she sang the songs for another actress and got her first taste of playback singing. In the 1940s, Noor Jehan was India's most famous singer and actor. She had become a household name with such movies as Khandaan (1942), Naukar (1943), Dost (1944), Zeenat (1945), Village Girl (1945), Badi Ma (1945), Anmol Ghadi (1946) and Jugnu (1947). Noor Jehan ruled the film industry for more than 35 years and sung appropriately six thousand songs for Urdu‚ Punjabi and Sindhi films. She contributed towards the South Asian film industry with her remarkable songs, which to date are popular among the Pakistani and Indian disapora. Her clear tone, classical-influenced delivery and expressive colouring quickly earned her awards, including the Pride of Performance (1966), Pakistan’s highest arts accolade. Perhaps more precious was the title Malika-e-Tarannum (Queen of Melody) given to her by the people and by which she is referred to even in death. On December 23‚ 2000‚ Noor Jehan died as a result of heart failure and was buried in Karachi. The sweetness of her voice, and the emotions of her melodies still bring tears in the eyes of the listeners; and her songs have still enough power to capture millions of heart. She will always remain alive in her songs and in millions of hearts forever.

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Despite gaps, U.S. hopeful of trade deal with India ahead of Trump's visit

Despite gaps, U.S. hopeful of trade deal with India ahead of Trump’s visit

Gaps remain between the positions of India and the United States in talks over a trade deal but the U.S. remains “hopeful” a deal can be reached prior to U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to India in a few weeks, a source close to the trade negotiations told The Hindu.

Mr. Trump is expected to visit India on February 24, 25. For a President who markets himself as a negotiator and closer of…

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Indian diaspora, at 17.5 million, is the largest in the world, says UN study - Livemint

Indian diaspora, at 17.5 million, is the largest in the world, says UN study  Livemint

New Delhi: The count of the Indian disapora has increased 10% from 15.9 million in 2015, making it the largest in the world, according to the UN's International ...

Originally Published here: Indian diaspora, at 17.5 million, is the largest in the world, says UN study - Livemint

[ad1thi]

Kamala is the most accurate character ive seen in this whole show, idk she fits more into what the indian disapora looks and acts like than Devi does, but maybe im just being too critical

okay i finally finished all my assessments (for a while anyway) so i finally have the time to watch Never Have I Ever. as promised, i will be liveblogging it ( @rxmanoff here’s your tag). general disclaimer that (1) this thread will obviously contain spoilers just in case anyone who’s not seen it yet happens across this and (2) all opinions are my own. you don’t have to agree with them but unsurprisingly - i don’t actually want to hear about how you disagree with it

[dittohasadhd]

:o. you're indian and jewish? are you like an indian jew (as in from the indian disapora jews) or is one of your parents indian and the other jewish?

Totally fair question! I come from a multi-ethnic interfaith family. So, yes, I am both Jewish and Indian. However, the Indian side of my family largely practices Islam.

I hope that clears things up!

[thedailyexcelsior]

India will be next engine of global growth: Prabhu

JOHANNESBURG:  India will become the next engine of growth for the world after the launch of a new industrial policy that would focus on   modernising existing industries and increasing start-ups, Union Minister Suresh Prabhu said.

Addressing the Indian disapora in South Africa, Commerce and Industry Minister Prabhu shared details of the new policy.

Prabhu was leading a high level business…

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At Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, PM Narendra Modi Slams 'Black Money Worshippers' - NDTV

NDTV At Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, PM Narendra Modi Slams 'Black Money Worshippers' NDTV Bengaluru: At the 14th Pravasi Bharati Divas -- said to be the largest gathering of Indians living abroad -- at India's IT hub Bengaluru, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked the disapora for supporting the government's move against black money. PM Narendra Modi reaches Bengaluru to inaugurate 14th Pravasi Bharatiya DivasThe Indian Express Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: PM Modi woos young NRIs, talks of 'brain gain' and fight against graftHindustan Times Narendra Modi at Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas: Govt changing 'brain drain' to 'brain gain'Firstpost India.com -Economic Times all 157 news articles » http://dlvr.it/N3fgmT | t.co/9WEQpXnU29 #namonamo

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KNOW ALL ABOUT THE FESTIVAL OF COLOURS - HOLI Curated Media Tv

KNOW ALL ABOUT THE FESTIVAL OF COLOURS – HOLI Curated Media Tv

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Holi ( /ˈhoʊliː/; Sanskrit: होली Holī) is a Hindu spring festival celebrated in the Indian subcontinent, also known as the “festival of colours”. It signifies the victory of…

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Tributes to legendary singer and actress 'Malika-e-Tarannum' Noor Jehan, on her 91st birth anniversary today.

Noor Jehan was renowned as one of the greatest and most influential singers of her time in South Asia. Madam, as Noor Jehan was referred to, was loved on both sides of a border that didn't exist when she was born.

Born into a family of professional musicians in the Punjabi city of Kasur in 1926, Noor Jehan, who was born as Allah Wasai, spent time under the tutelage of such greats as Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan and Ustad Ghulam Hussain. Her first experience of public singing was as a young girl, singing songs with her two sisters before and during the intermission of movies in Lahore.

In order to give their children greater opportunities the family moved to Kolkata in the 1930s, where they met the great female singer Mukthar Begum who provided the sisters with introductions to film producers and directors. Soon the girls were given stage names and Allah Wasai debuted as Baby Noor Jehan.

At this stage, the girl was more interested in being an actress and landed several roles, in which she often sang as well. In 1938 she returned to the Lahore film world for a few years before finally making the critical move to Mumbai.

In 1942, Baby was dropped from her name as she moved from juvenile to her first leading lady role in the hit Khandaan. Around this time she sang the songs for another actress and got her first taste of playback singing.

In the 1940s, Noor Jehan was India's most famous singer and actor. She had become a household name with such movies as Khandaan (1942), Naukar (1943), Dost (1944), Zeenat (1945), Village Girl (1945), Badi Ma (1945), Anmol Ghadi (1946) and Jugnu (1947).

Noor Jehan ruled the film industry for more than 35 years and sung appropriately six thousand songs for Urdu‚ Punjabi and Sindhi films. She contributed towards the South Asian film industry with her remarkable songs, which to date are popular among the Pakistani and Indian disapora.

Her clear tone, classical-influenced delivery and expressive colouring quickly earned her awards, including the Pride of Performance (1966), Pakistan’s highest arts accolade. Perhaps more precious was the title Malika-e-Tarannum (Queen of Melody) given to her by the people and by which she is referred to even in death.

On December 23‚ 2000‚ Noor Jehan died as a result of heart failure and was buried in Karachi.

The sweetness of her voice, and the emotions of her melodies still bring tears in the eyes of the listeners; and her songs have still enough power to capture millions of heart. She will always remain alive in her songs and in millions of hearts forever.

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