The Voice of the Indian Diaspora

Authors

  • Игорь Юрьевич Котин St. Petersburg State University, 7–9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

Abstract

Indian diaspora is estimated to be the second largest after the Chinses diaspora. Its importance is evident in politics of many countries including Fiji, Trinidad and Mauritius. The cultural influence of the Indian diaspora is evident through Indian architecture abroad and not the least though its literature including novels of the Nobel-prize winner V. S. Naipul and the Bucker-prize winners Salman Rushdie and Monika Desai. The diaspora’s literature deals with themes of migration, hard labour, solitude, cultural conflict and the myth of return.

Keywords:

migration, Indian diaspora, literature of the Indian diaspora

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Published

2009-12-21

How to Cite

Котин, И. Ю. (2009). The Voice of the Indian Diaspora. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, (4), 67–71. Retrieved from https://aasjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/1762

Issue

No. 4 (2009): Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Series 13. Asian Studies. African Studies

Section

Literary studies

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Articles of "Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies" are open access distributed under the terms of the License Agreement with Saint Petersburg State University, which permits to the authors unrestricted distribution and self-archiving free of charge.