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International Seminar
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‘India and its Diaspora: A Comparative Perspective’
Date: 29-30 March 2013
Venue: Conference Hall II, India International Centre
Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi |
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FRIDAY, 29TH March 2013
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09:00 AM - 09:20 AM: REGISTRATION
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09:30 AM - 10:15 AM: INAUGURAL SESSION
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10:15 AM – 11:45 AM: TECHNICAL SESSION 1
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Theme – Contingencies and Differences in India’s Diaspora policies
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Chair: Prof. Varun Sahni
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Ambassador Paramjit Sahai
Principal Advisor
CRRID
Chandigarh, India
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India’s engagement with Diaspora: Government communication, platforms and structures
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Molly Banerjei
TV Journalist
CWM Media
Toronto, Canada
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Identification and solutions of problems afflicting India’s relationship with its Diaspora
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Dr. Anita Kiamba
Faculty member
Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies,
University of Nairobi, Kenya
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The role of Indian Diaspora in policy formulation and articulation
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Discussant/Commentator: Ambassador Dayakar
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11:45 AM – 12:00: TEA
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12:00 – 01:30 PM: TECHNICAL SESSION 2
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Theme – Diaspora as a Resource
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Chair: Ambassador Dayakar
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Dr. Amba Pande
Faculty member
School of International Studies,
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi., India
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Role of Diaspora in the evolution of India’s IT industry
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Dr. Amit Singh
Associate Fellow
National Maritime Foundation
New Delhi, India
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Indian Diaspora as a factor in India Malaysia relations
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Paokholal Haokip
Assistant Professor
Department of History
School of Social Sciences &
International Studies,
Pondicherry Central University, India
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Indian Diaspora in the West Indian Ocean island: A potential resource for development
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Prof. Makumi Mwagiru
Director
Institute of Diplomacy and
International Studies,
University of Nairobi, Kenya
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Diaspora as social reproduction: Leveraging Diasporas for regional integration in East Africa
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Discussant/Commentator: Dr. Pranav Kumar
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01:30 PM – 02:15 PM: LUNCH BREAK
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02:15 PM – 03:45 PM: TECHNICAL SESSION 3
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Theme – Diaspora and Gender
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Chair: Ms Charu Walikhanna
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Dr. Nandini C. Sen
Associate Professor
Cluster Innovation Centre
University of Delhi, New Delhi
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Gender, Nation and the Female Body: A Study of Jhumpa Lahiri’s Namesake
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Dr. Kamini Krishna
Faculty member
Department of History
School of Social Science
University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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Women of Indian descent migrated to South Africa and Zambia: A survey of their Contribution to new homes
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Sital Baa
Research Scholar
School of Social science
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi, India
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Gender and Diaspora: Cultural Reproduction and the Reconstruction of identities through cinema
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Discussant/Commentator: Dr. Amba Pande
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03:45 PM - 04:00 PM: TEA BREAK
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04:00 PM – 05:30 PM: TECHNICAL SESSION 4
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Theme - Indian Diaspora: Comparative Analysis
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Chair: Prof. Anand Singh
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Prof. Karen L.Harris
Department of Historical and Heritage Studies,University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Indentured ‘coolie’ labour in South Africa: The Indian and Chinese schemes in comparative perspective
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Dr. Manish Karmwar
Assistant Professor
University of Delhi, India
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Africa and its diaspora in Asia: An Indian Perspective
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Dr. Bijay Ketan Pratihari
Faculty member,
Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi, India
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African Union and its Diaspora Policy: A Comparison with India
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Dr. Nirmala Gopal
Faculty member
University of Kwazulu Natal
Durban, South Africa
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[RE] Negotiating Religious Identity in Post-Apartheid South Africa- Comparing view of two generations in the Indian Diaspora of South Africa
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Discussant/Commentator: Prof. S. N. Malakr
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05:30 PM – 06:00 PM: RAPPORTEUR’S REPORT
Prof. Pranav Kumar
Sushmita Rajwar
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SATURDAY, 30TH March 2013
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10:00 AM – 11:30 AM: TECHNICAL SESSION 5
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Theme – Indian Diaspora in Eastern and Central Africa
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Chair: Prof. S. N. Malakar
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Ruchi Verma
Researcher
School of International Studies
Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi, India
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Indian Diaspora as a heritage resource between Indo- Africa relations: A case study of Kenya and Tanzania
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Dr. Sophia Thubauville
Frobenius-Institut
c/o Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Grueneburgplatz, Frankfurt, Germany
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Indian Diaspora in Ethiopia: An examination of Gender Divide amongst highly skilled overseas Indians
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Richard Agbor Ayukndang
Senior Lecturer
Department of History
University of Buea
South West Cameroon
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Interacting with the Diaspora: Government communication, platforms and strategies. A neglected ingredient for development: The West African Case of Cameroon
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Dr. Nivedita Ray
Research Fellow
Indian Council of World Affairs
New Delhi, India
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India-Africa harnessing Diaspora resource
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Dinesh Vaishnav
Executive Secretary
Tanzania Asian Development Association
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
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Experiences and Challenges of Indian Diaspora in Tanzania
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Discussant/Commentator: Prof. Aparajita Biswas
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11:30 AM – 11:45 AM: TEA BREAK
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11:45 AM – 01:15 PM: TECHNICAL SESSION 6
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Theme – Indian Diaspora in Southern Africa
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Chair: Prof. Aparajita Biswas
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Goolam Vahed
Department of Historical Studies
University of KwaZulu Natal.
South Africa
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“Special Bond” or “Unholy Alliance”: The Post-Apartheid relationship between India and South Africa on the cricketing field and beyond
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Prof. Anand Singh
Faculty member
Department of Anthropology
University of KwaZulu Natal
Durban, South Africa
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Against the tide of ‘Justifiable Discrimination’: Re-engineering identity and options among minority (Indian) medical graduates in South Africa
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Philip Li Ching Hum
Academic coordinator,
Organisation for Diaspora Initiatives, Mauritius
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Indian Diaspora beyond the Kalapani
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Dr. Vidhan Pathak
Assistant Professor
University of Mumbai. Mumbai
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Contributions and emerging role of South African Indians in strengthening India’s South Africa relation
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Bobby Luthra Sinha,
Researcher
Basel University, Switzerland
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Social Movements of the Indian Diaspora in South Africa and the implications for India: Connecting ‘Home’ with ‘Homeland’?
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Discussant/Commentator: Prof. Vanita Ray
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01:15 PM – 02:00 PM: LUNCH BREAK
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02:00 PM – 03:30 PM: TECHNICAL SESSION 7
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Theme – India and its Diaspora in Asia
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Chair – Prof. M. M. Kaul
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Dr. Mahalingam M
Research Fellow
Centre For Policy Analysis
New Delhi, India
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Racism and Resistance: The case of Indian Hindu Diaspora in Malaysia
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Dr. Saroj Kumar Rath
Research Associate
Graduate School of Law
Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan
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Indians in Afghanistan and Pakistan: Disminishing and Endangered
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Dr Shinder Singh Thandi
Faculty member
Coventry University, UK
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The Punjab Paradox: Understanding the failure of Diaspora Engagement
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Dr. Chhaya Goswami
Research Fellow,
University of Warwick,
Coventry,UK
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Canvassing the Distinctive Features of the Diaspora of the Kachchhi Mercantile Communities: Nineteenth Century Kachchh, Muscat and Zanzibar
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Dr. Chuah Guat Eng
University of Malaysia,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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The art of fiction: Indian Diaspora’s Gift to Malaysian fiction-writing descendants of other Diasporas
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Discussant/Commentator – Prof. J. Moosa
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03:30 PM - 03:45 PM: TEA BREAK
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03:45 PM – 05:15 PM: TECHNICAL SESSION 8
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Theme – Indian Diaspora in Europe, North America and the Caribbean
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Chair – Goolam Vahed
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Dr. Sheetal Sharma
Faculty member
Centre for European Studies,
School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi, India
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Issues and Challenges of Integrating the ‘others’: A study of Diaspora communities in Europe
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Dr. Sunil K. Choudhary
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science,
University of Delhi , Delhi, India
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Political Colonization of Multi-Ethnic Britain: A Study of Indian Diaspora
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Dr. Vivek Kumar
Associate Professor
Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences,
Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi, India
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Different Shades of Castes among Indians in US
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Prof. Varun Sahni
Chairperson
Centre for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament
School of International Relations
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi, India
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Servitude, Survival and Success of Indo- Caribbeans: Indian Responses
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Discussant/Commentator – Prof. P. C. Jain
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05:15 PM – 06:30 PM: VALEDICTORY SPEECH AND RAPPORTEUR’S REPORT
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