Overview

India Migration Report 2024: Indians in Canada is one of the first volumes to comprehensively examine and analyse the different facets of Indian migration to Canada. This volume: • Examines the comprehensive history of Indian migration to Canada, including the story of social, cultural, economic, and political integration, analysis of socio-economic characteristics, and evolving political scenarios surrounding student migration and diasporas. • Presents an overview of migration and post-migration experiences of Indian immigrant and Indo-Canadian women and the rising trend of high-skilled Indian female migration to Canada. • Discusses the influence of Canadian immigration policy and its effects on the changing immigration patterns of Indians to Canada. • Examines the challenges faced by Indian immigrants and Indo-Canadians due to deeply entrenched Eurocentric and Ethnocentric biases and the impact of COVID-19 on the community. • Explores the effect of adult children’s migration on the health and suffering from disability of elderly left behind in the migration process. The book also discusses leveraging migration for international development. The book will be of interest to scholars, students, researchers, or anyone interested in migration and diasporic studies, development studies, the politics of migration, immigration policy, social anthropology, economics, and sociology.

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""The India Migration Report 2024 provides critical scholarly analysis of important issues related to migration dynamics in India and around the world. The latest edition on Indians in Canada provides a much needed overview of the many different facets of Indian migration to Canada and its demographic, social, economic and political dynamics. This book is a valuable companion for students and researchers interested in the topics while it may also be useful for lay citizens of both countries."" Professor Anna Triandafyllidou Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada ""The India Migration Report 2024: Indians in Canada skillfully delves into the multifaceted experiences of Indian immigrants in Canada, providing deep insights into their challenges and achievements. Covering many topics, including economic and social assimilation, student migration, the dilemmas faced by immigrants, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it greatly enhances our understanding of this diaspora. The meticulously researched essays illuminate the complex tapestry of Indian immigration and are an indispensable resource for anyone wishing to gain a comprehensive understanding of the Indian diaspora and its formation in Canada."" Professor Hisaya Oda College of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University, Osaka, Japan

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S Irudaya Rajan is Chair of the International Institute of Migration and Development, India and also chair of the World Bank KNOMAD working group on internal migration and urbanization. He is the editor of two Rouledge Series - India Migration Report (since 2010) and South Asia Migration Report (since 2017) and Founding Editor in Chief, Migration and Development (Sage). Rajan has published extensively in national and international journals on demographic, social, economic, political and psychological implications of international migration and coordinated nine large-scale migration surveys in Kerala since 1998 (with K C Zachariah), Goa (2008), Punjab (2009), Tamil Nadu (2015) and instrumental for Gujarat (2011), Jharkhand (2023) and Odisha (2023). As a princiapl investigator, Rajan is currently coorindinaing the Kerala Migration Survey 2023 with the financial support of the Department of Non-Resident Keralite Affairs, Government of Kerala throuhg Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation, Kerala.

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