Global Hindu Diaspora

Kalpana Hiralal is an Associate Professor of History at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Her PhD dissertation focused on Indian immigrants to Africa in the context of settlement, trade and identity formation. Her current research focus is on African and South Asian Diaspora and gender and politics in South Africa. She co-edited a book titled 1913, Satyagraha, Passive Resistance and its Legacy in 2015.

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1. Introduction: Global Indian Diaspora: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

2. Hindu South Africans and the Global Hindu Diaspora: Past Challenges and Future Prospects

3. The Phenomenon of Ramleela/Ramlila Theatre in Trinidad

4. Church and State, Religion and Politics:The Hindu Stance on Education in Mid-twentieth Century Trinidad

5. Hinduism Transformed? A Case Study of Hindu Diaspora in Thailand

6. The Global Hindu Diaspora: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives Global and Local Realities: The Case of NRIs Living in Durban

7. The Hindu Response to Climate Change in South Africa

8. The Traditional Hindu Perspective on Environment and M.K. Gandhi’s Standpoint

9. Book Review: Review of Pedro Machado’s Oceans of Trade: South Asian Merchants, Africa and the Indian Ocean, c. 1750-1850

10. Swami Bhawani Dayal: The Social Reformerand Political Patriot of South Africa

11. The Contributions of Pandit Nardev Vedalankar to Hinduism in South Africa

12. Zee TV and the Reinforcement of Ganesha Worship among People of North-Indian Origin in Durban