Diaspora and cultural heritage: The case of Indians in Canada

dc.contributor.author Sahoo, Ajaya Kumar
dc.contributor.author Sangha, Dave
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-27T00:44:52Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-27T00:44:52Z
dc.date.issued 2010-02-01
dc.description.abstract The present paper examines the historical and contemporary context of Indian communities in Canada from a cultural heritage perspective and analyses the processes of migration, settlement and cultural identity. It also examines the challenges of developing museum exhibits which depict the Indian diaspora in Canada. Despite its colourful history and its growing size and prominence in Canadian society, the Indian diaspora has not been the subject of much interest by Canadian museums. While recognising the necessity of working with local communities and thereby reflecting local concerns, it is submitted that any museum exhibit attempting to portray the complex set of experiences of the Indian diaspora in Canada should include some portrayal of the highly marginalised position which the Indian community faced when it first established themselves in the early 1900s. In addition to this historical focus, any attempt to portray the contemporary Indian diaspora needs to portray its growing diversity and its efforts to maintain, and in many cases modify and 'hybridise', cultural practices. Such a display would also have to reflect the influence of transnational forces on the contemporary Indian diaspora. Ultimately, efforts by museums to develop exhibits reflecting the Indian presence in Canada will only further the aims of its widely praised state policy of multiculturalism. © 2010 Taylor & Francis.
dc.identifier.citation Asian Ethnicity. v.11(1)
dc.identifier.issn 14631369
dc.identifier.uri 10.1080/14631360903506786
dc.identifier.uri http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14631360903506786
dc.identifier.uri https://dspace.uohyd.ac.in/handle/1/3306
dc.subject Canada
dc.subject Cultural heritage
dc.subject Identity
dc.subject Indian diaspora
dc.subject Museum
dc.title Diaspora and cultural heritage: The case of Indians in Canada
dc.type Journal. Article
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