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{{About|people originating from [[India]]|native ethnic groups of Argentina, also sometimes called "Indians"|Indigenous peoples in Argentina}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Indians in Argentina
| image =
| caption =
| pop = about 2,600<ref name="mea.gov.in">{{cite web|url=http://mea.gov.in/images/attach/NRIs-and-PIOs_1.pdf|title=Population of Overseas Indians|publisher=[[Ministry of External Affairs (India)]]|date=31 December 2018|access-date= 15 January 2021}}</ref>
| popplace = [[Buenos Aires]]{{·}}[[Rosario de la Frontera]]
| langs = [[Rioplatense Spanish|Spanish]]{{·}}[[Caribbean Hindustani|Hindustani]]{{·}}[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]{{·}}[[English language|English]]{{·}}[[Languages of India|Various Indian Languages]]{{·}}[[Sranan Tongo]]{{·}}[[Dutch language|Dutch]]
| rels = [[Hinduism in Argentina|Hinduism]]{{·}}[[Sikhism]]{{·}}[[Islam]]{{·}}[[Christianity]]
| related-c = [[Indo-Caribbeans|Indo-Caribbean]]{{·}}[[Indo-Caribbean Americans|Indo-Caribbean American]]{{·}}[[British Indo-Caribbean people|British Indo-Caribbean]]{{·}}[[Indian people]]{{·}}[[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|People of Indian origin]]
}}
There is a small community of '''Indians in Argentina''' who are mainly immigrants from [[India]] and the neighboring countries in [[South America]] and the [[Caribbean]] with [[Indo-Caribbeans|Indo-Caribbean]] influence (i.e. [[Guyana]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] and [[Suriname]]) and some of whom were born in Argentina and are of Indian heritage.

==History==
The first Indians to arrive in [[Argentina]] were [[Sikhs]] from the Indian state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] who came to [[Argentina]] in the early 20th century to work on a British-built railroad. In the 1970s, others came after being barred entry to [[Canada]] and the [[United States]], the preferred destinations, along with Britain, for the emigrants.<ref>[http://www.sikhnet.com/news/indian-sikhs-grafting-argentina-culture Indian Sikhs grafting onto Argentina culture.] sikhnet.com</ref>

Argentina seemed the most promising of South American nations, and so they stayed, eventually concentrating in the north, which reminded them of the scrappy mountains and plains of Punjab. Most of the immigrants settled in [[Rosario de la Frontera]]. This remote northern Argentine town is home to the only Sikh [[gurdwara]] in South America. Today, there are about 300 Sikhs in Argentina, many of whom run supermarkets and other shops. Mixed marriages with Catholic Argentines are common.

A large number of Indians living in [[Buenos Aires]] are businessmen, doctors, financial or business executives, and employees of multinational corporations. Most of them have retained their Indian citizenship.
Many [[Indo-Caribbean]]s from places like [[Guyana]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], and [[Suriname]] have also migrated to [[Argentina]].

==Culture==
The Indian community in Argentina has established an Indian Association in the northern provinces to organize social and cultural events to celebrate Indian festivals such as [[Diwali]].<ref>[http://www.festivalsindia.com/diwali-festival-in-argentina/ Diwali Festival In Argentina.] Festivals India.</ref> Some community members are involved in keeping traditional cultural practices alive, such as [[ayurveda]], [[yoga]], [[Indian classical music]] and the [[Caribbean Hindustani|Hindustani language]] and [[Punjabi language]].

==See also==

* [[Asian Latin Americans]]
* [[Hinduism in Argentina]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Immigration to Argentina}}
{{NRI-PIO}}

[[Category:Asian Argentine]]
[[Category:Indian diaspora by country|Argentina]]
[[Category:Indian diaspora in South America|Argentina]]
[[Category:Indian Latin American]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Argentina|Indians]]
[[Category:Indian expatriates in Argentina| ]]
[[Category:Argentine people of Indian descent| ]]

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