South-Asian Literature and Diaspora: Examining Manjushree Thapa’s “Tilled Earth”

Three meanings of ‘diaspora’, exemplified among South Asian religions

'DIASPORA' is the term often used today to describe practically any population which is considered 'deterritorialised' or 'transnational'-that is, which has originated in a land other than which it currently resides, and whose social, economic and political networks cross the borders of nation-states or, indeed, span the globe. To be sure, such populations are growing in prevalence, number, and...

Some Thoughts on the Representation and Misrepresentation of the Colonial South Asian Labour Diaspora

Obesity, hypertension, and migration: a meta-analysis of populations of the South Asian diaspora.

The effects of migration on human health have been a topic of interest for demographers and human biologists. Even if migrants to a new region achieve a higher standard of living in their new place of residence, their improved living conditions may not be associated with better health. Part of the difficulty of understanding the health consequences of migration is the complications in trying to...

The Hmong Diaspora: preserved South-East Asian genetic ancestry in French Guianese Asians.

The Hmong Diaspora is one of the widest modern human migrations. Mainly localised in South-East Asia, the United States of America, and metropolitan France, a small community has also settled the Amazonian forest of French Guiana. We have biologically analysed 62 individuals of this unique Guianese population through three complementary genetic markers: mitochondrial DNA (HVS-I/II and coding re...

FDI and Bangladesh: A Study of South Asian Territories

Foreign Direct Investmentplays a crucial role in the economy of developing countries like Bangladesh through accelerating Gross Domestic Product (GDP), export and domestic investment followed by overall economic growth. The present scenario of FDI in Bangladesh in not still satisfactory enough but given the availability of abundant resources, skilled and cheap labor forces, a stable political a...