Indian Transnationalism Online

The Indernet

“…Much of this research deals with South Asian diasporas in the Anglophone world (cf. Gajjala, 2004;Gajjala & Gajjala, 2008a;Lal, 1999;Mallapragada, 2000;Mitra, 1997;Sahoo & de Kruif, 2014;Rai, 1995). Studies from other parts of the South Asian diaspora 2 are hardly found, which confirms Goggin and McLelland's (2009) critique of Anglo-centric internet studies (cf.…”

Introduction

“…Lal et al 2006 ). Moreover, to these physical communities should be added the rise of virtual communities, which also exert powerful bonding across the Indian diaspora (Sahoo and De Kruijf 2014). This bifurcated global embeddedness, the emergence of many homelands, the increased hybridity and layered identities of communities, undermine any notion of a bilateral transnational community.…”

“…These books have sought to highlight new aspects concerning old configurations, without reflecting on the shifting nature of the diaspora. New perspectives have also been offered by Sahoo and De Kruijf (2014) in terms of the "online" dimension of transnationalism. One may argue that Bollywood has preceded such a perspective ( Kaur and Sinha 2005 ), but it is nevertheless also deserving of considerable scholarly attention.…”

“…One may argue that Bollywood has preceded such a perspective ( Kaur and Sinha 2005 ), but it is nevertheless also deserving of considerable scholarly attention. As Elahi (2014 ) argues, the major reason behind the relative neglect of Bollywood is that contemporary diaspora life is highly interwoven with a virtual reality that is entangled with the real life of overseas communities in several domains, especially concerning religion, shopping, tourism, and Bollywood (see also Sahoo and De Kruijf 2014;Gowricharn 2017 ).…”