What do NRIs talk about? This is an interesting question. One would imagine that after years if not generations living away from India, NRIs would be very different. Perhaps American/British politics, the stars of Hollywood and the shopping marts of Harrods and Bloomsbury would be the topics of conversation.

The answer however is surprising. The vast majority of conversations are the same as in India. The majority of NRI interactions are devoted to discussing work, family, kids, house, Bollywood, songs, jokes etc.

Indiana state university - summer 2002 survey
The Center for Governmental Services of Indiana State University is surveying a sample of 3000 Indian immigrants in the USA about international Terrorism. The results of this summer 2002 survey will be available in Fall 2002. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the findings of this survey by contacting: Dr Manindra Mohapatra, Director, Cent...
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Global Indians need to Unite
Since the spread of the Indian community from the ancestral lands, its members have come a long way. They have met with success in every field just about in every country that they can be found today. However, it is a harsh reality, that the Indians of this day and age still face unfair challenges and obstacles that are an impediment to their fu...
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What do NRIs Talk About?
What do NRIs talk about? This is an interesting question. One would imagine that after years if not generations living away from India, NRIs would be very different. Perhaps American/British politics, the stars of Hollywood and the shopping marts of Harrods and Bloomsbury would be the topics of conversation. The answer however is surprising. The va...
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Stereotyping Indians in Malaysia
In May a newspaper in Malaysia carried a headline, the "Hot-headed Indians" and commented on the high incidence of ‘gangsterism among Indians’. The so called ‘gangsterism among the Indians’ is a hot topic of discussion in Malysia. Probably, it feels good to do so. In fact, it has become the second nature of many Malaysians! But it is interesting to...
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Racial Prejudice in Malaysia
Malaysia continues to be blind to its racial prejudices. An Indian is in the dock for exposing racism in public schools. The controversy first surfaced last November when parents of several students of a school in Port Klang, Selangor, complained that their children who qualified among the top five in their classes were relegated to the second-best...
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