Full Description
Gujarati Communities across the Globe is the first study to offer insight into the everyday lives and evolving identities negotiated by Gujaratis in a global context: in India, the United Kingdom, North America, Australia, New Zealand, East Africa and South Asia. Its orientation around the themes of nationalism, migration, new ethnicities, language and religion makes it an essential resource for students of South Asian studies, religious studies, the sociology of religion, social anthropology, diasporic studies, cultural and ethnic studies. It will also interest those who wish to understand how identities of a diasporic and post-diasporic community can be strengthened despite moving away from one's original roots. Dr. Sharmina Mawani and Dr. Anjoom Mukadam are lecturers at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London; they serve on the Executive Board of the Gujarat Studies Association and joint editors of Gujaratis in the West: Evolving Identities in Contemporary Society.
Contents
1 The Nationality Factor in the Migration of Gujaratis to East Africa and Beyond Ramnik Shah 2 The Ugandan Asian Expulsion and its Place in the Evolution of the Gujarati Diaspora Mohamed M. Keshavjee 3 With Whom May British Gujaratis Identify, to Whom May They be Compared? John Mattausch 4 An Inspiring Light: Leadership in Contemporary Times Anjoom Mukadam 5 Songs of Praise: The Git Tradition of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims Sharmina Mawani 6 Sufis and Satpanthis: Gujari Teachings of Muhammad Shah Zawahir Moir 7 K.M. Munshi on Language Problems in India Riho Isaka 8 'I want love to be arranged!' Courtship and Marriage in the Context of Globalisation: Baroda, India Katherine Twamley, Anthony Pryce and Karina Kielmann 9 A Match Made in Heaven: A Study of Changing Hindu Marriage Practices amongst Gujarati Eligibles Sheena Raja 10 A Fine Balance: Standardisation and Accommodation in the Swaminarayan Sanstha Hanna H. Kim 11 Annakut/Govardhan Puja: Identity and Authority in the Gujarati Hindu Diaspora of the United Kingdom and New Zealand Martin Wood 12 Indianness and the Reflexive Project of the Self: Discourses of Ethnicity among New Zealand-born Gujaratis Amanda Gilbertson
