CFP: Special Issue on PIO Diaspora to Commemorate Centenary of End of Indentureship
Today, the People of Indian Origin (PIOs), who originally have roots in India, are found all over the world, with many moving beyond their early destinations as ‘twice migrants’ or ‘double diaspora’. They also have extensive transnational networks with their former ‘homeland’, ‘ancestral land’, and countries of their kith and kin and who are dispersed globally. Besides creating wealth for their nations where they have immigrated, and contributing significantly to the development of those territories, they have participated in the governance of several nations and have contributed to their socio-cultural richness. To celebrate their presence and contributions and the challenges they face in the diaspora and to commemorate the centenary ending the practice of Indentureship/ Girmitiya