India in the world: Hinduism, the Diaspora, and the Anxiety of Influence

The Indian diaspora has come out of the shadows in recent years. South Asians have transformed the face of the country that once colonized them. While software engineers were bringing Indians into the top echelons of the American corporate world, both Trinidad and Fiji witnessed the ascendancy of pr...

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Main Author: Lal, Vinay (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: AASR 2003
In: Australian religion studies review
Year: 2003, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 19-37
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