The Gujarati diaspora refers to the descendants of the Indian ethnolinguistic group known as Gujaratis who emigrated out of Gujarat and adjacent areas in the Indian subcontinent to the rest of the world.
Gujaratis have a long tradition of seafaring and a history of overseas migration to foreign lands, to Yemen[1] Oman[2] Bahrain,[3] Kuwait, Zanzibar[4] and other countries in the Persian Gulf[5] since a mercantile culture resulted naturally from the state's proximity to the Arabian Sea.[6] The countries with the largest Gujarati populations are Pakistan, United Kingdom, United States,[7] Canada,[8] the Caribbean, Fiji[9] and many countries in Southern and East Africa.[10] Globally, Gujaratis are estimated to constitute around 33% of the Indian diaspora worldwide and can be found in 129 of 190 countries listed as sovereign nations by the United Nations.[11] Non Resident Gujaratis (NRGs) maintain active links with the homeland in the form of business, remittance, philanthropy, and through their political contribution to state governed domestic affairs.[12][13][14]
Gujaratis in the diaspora are prominent entrepreneurs and industrialists and maintain high social capital.[15] Gujarati parents in the diaspora are not comfortable with the possibility of their language not surviving them.[16] In a study, 80% of Malayali parents felt that "children would be better off with English", compared to 36% of Kannada parents and only 19% of Gujarati parents.[16]
Notable people
- Aliza Vellani, born in Vancouver, Canada, Canadian actress
- Arun Manilal Gandhi, born in Durban, American activist and author
- Ben Kingsley, born in Snainton, British actor
- Bharat Desai, born in Kenya, American businessman and billionaire
- Charli XCX, born in Cambridge, British singer and songwriter
- Dev Patel, born in Harrow, British actor
- Freddie Mercury, born in Zanzibar, British singer, lead vocalist of Queen
- Kantilal Jivan Shah, Seychellois conservationist
- Kal Penn , American actor, author & Former Civi Servant
- Kash Patel, born in Garden City, American lawyer, politician, and Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Khursheed Jeejeebhoy, born in Rangoon, Canadian gastroenterologist
- Mahmood Mamdani, born in Bombay, Ugandan academic
- Naheed Nenshi, born in Toronto, Canadian politician and former mayor
- Nimisha Mehta, born in Ahmedabad, British actress and model
- Raj Bhavsar, born in Houston, American Olympic gymnast
- Rizwan Manji, born in Toronto, Canadian actor
- Salim Kara, born in Zanzibar, Canadian inventor and entrepreneur
- Shabir Ally, born in Guyana, Canadian Islamic preacher
- Shekhar Mehta, born in Uganda, Kenyan rally driver
- Baroness Shriti Vadera, born in Uganda, British businesswoman and politician
- Zohran Mamdani, born in Kampala, American politician and mayor of New York City
See also
References
- ↑ Ocean of Trade: South Asian merchants, Africa and the Indian Ocean, Template:Circa{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Cambridge University Press(2014). ISBN 978-1-107-07026-4
- ↑ Ultimate Handbook Guide to Muscat : (Oman) Travel Guide{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(2014-10-05)
- ↑ City of Strangers: Gulf Migration and the Indian Community in Bahrain{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Cornell University Press(1969). ISBN 978-0-8014-7602-0
- ↑ An African Indian Community in Hyderabad: Siddi Identity, Its Maintenance and Change{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Cuvillier Verlag(2004). ISBN 978-3-86537-206-2
- ↑ Economic History of Medieval India, 1200-1500{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Pearson Education India(2011). ISBN 978-81-317-2791-1
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. University of Toronto Press(1999). ISBN 978-0-8020-2938-6
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- ↑ Global Gujaratis: Now in 129 nations. The economic times. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ↑ Thanks to NRIs, 3 small Gujarat villages each have Rs 2,000cr bank deposits. the times of india(17 June 2015). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ NRI deposits in Gujarat cross Rs 50K crore mark. the times of India(July 2015). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ The State and the Grassroots: Immigrant Transnational Organizations in Four Continents{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Berghahn Books(2015-07-01). ISBN 9781782387350
- ↑ Indian Culture and Work Organisations in Transition{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge(2016-04-20). ISBN 9781317232025
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Language in South Asia{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Cambridge University Press(2008). ISBN 9781139465502
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