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{{Distinguish|Indigenous peoples in Colombia}}<br />
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{{Infobox ethnic group<br />
| native_name = {{lang|es| colombianos indios}}<br />
| flag = {{flagicon|Colombia}}{{flagicon|India}}<br />
| population = 153 - 5,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colombia - International immigration |access-date=8 December 2024 |url=https://www.datosmacro.com/demografia/migracion/inmigracion/colombia |website=Datosmacro.com |archive-date=11 July 2018<br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711034440/https://www.datosmacro.com/demografia/migracion/inmigracion/colombia |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://littleindia.com/news/132/ARTICLE/1346/2006-10-12.html |title=Overseas Indian Population 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408041232/https://littleindia.com/news/132/ARTICLE/1346/2006-10-12.html |archive-date=8 April 2010 |access-date=8 December 2024 |website=Little India }}</ref><br />
| languages = [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[English language|English]], [[Hindi]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], other [[Languages of India|Indian languages]]<br />
| religions = [[Hinduism]], [[Sikhism]], [[Catholicism]], [[Islam]]<br />
| related_groups = [[Asian Colombians]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Indian Colombians''' are [[Indian people|Indian]] immigrants in Colombia and their descendants. The Indian community in Colombia is not as large as other [[Asian Colombian]] communities, but there are some places in Colombia where they have an established presence with Indian-owned businesses.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Colombia-India relations |url=http://www.minrelext.gov.co/WebContentManager/webapp/display.jsp?sid=9902&pid=7256 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216114159/http://www.minrelext.gov.co/WebContentManager/webapp/display.jsp?sid=9902&pid=7256 |archive-date=16 December 2007 |access-date=8 December 2024 |website=[[Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]}}</ref> The vast majority of Colombians who have Indian ancestry are of [[Indo-Caribbean people|Indo-Caribbean]] origin, this includes those from [[Indo-Guyanese|Guyana]], [[Indo-Surinamese|Suriname]], and [[Indo–Trinidadians and Tobagonians|Trinidad and Tobago]]. Of Indian nationals in Colombia, most cite work related motivations as their reason for relocating to Colombia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |date=15 December 2014 |title=Indios en Colombia |url=https://www.semana.com/indios-colombia/204043/ |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=[[Semana]] |language=spanish}}</ref> Many of them came from [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
The first recorded arrival of Indians in Colombia was during the 19th century.<br />
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At the beginning of the 20th century, [[Islam in India|Indian Muslim]] migrants settled in the towns of the [[Cauca River]] valley, some just temporarily and others permanently, to engage in the commercial activity demanded by the new working population of the nascent [[sugar industry]]. These immigrants brought a variety of products to rural areas, both granting [[credit]] and accepting [[barter]].<ref name=":1">Navarrete Pelaz, María Cristina (2017). ''Inmigrantes del este de la India en el valle del río Cauca''. [Immigrants from Eastern India in the Cauca River Valley.] (in Spanish) [[University of Valle|Universidad del Valle]]. ISBN 978-958-765-324-3</ref><br />
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The migration from India into Colombia increased between the 1960s and the 1980s, with immigrants settling in areas of the Pacific region, such as [[Cali]] and on the Caribbean coast of Colombia.<br />
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In recent years, Indian migrant workers in the oil industry have come to many Latin American countries, including Colombia. In 2014, ''Migración Colombia'' reported that 343 Indians entered Colombia, with only 48 of them being women.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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Today, small communities of Indian Colombians can be found in [[Bogotá]], [[Cali]], [[Barranquilla]], and [[Medellín]],<ref name=":0" /> and [[Santa Marta]].<br />
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== Culture and religion ==<br />
In cities like Barranquilla, there are important Indian restaurants and events, as well as established Indian businesses.<br />
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With the arrival of Indians, particularly immigrant workers from Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and Suriname, came the introduction of numerous prominent Indian religions such as [[Hinduism]], [[Sikhism]], and [[Islam]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Miran el cielo con distintos ojos |url=http://www.elcolombiano.com/blogs/salderrio/miran-el-cielo-con-distintos-ojos/1227 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328031424/https://www.elcolombiano.com/blogs/salderrio/miran-el-cielo-con-distintos-ojos/1227 |archive-date=28 March 2019 |access-date=8 December 2024 |work=[[El Colombiano]] |language=es-CO}}</ref><br />
===Hinduism===<br />
{{Excerpt|Hinduism in Colombia}}<br />
== See also ==<br />
{{Portal|India|Colombia}}<br />
* [[Colombia–India relations]]<br />
* [[Immigration to Colombia]]<br />
* [[Indian diaspora]]<br />
* [[Romani people in Colombia]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Ancestry and ethnicity in Colombia|state=collapsed}}<br />
{{Authority control}}<br />
{{Indian diaspora}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian diaspora]]<br />
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Colombia]]<br />
[[Category:Indian diaspora in South America]]</div>House of Dontics