Indian Diaspora

The Indian Diaspora is a generic term to describe the people who migrated from territories that are currently within the borders of the Republic of India. It also refers to their descendants. The Diaspora is currently estimated to number over twenty million. composed of "NRIs" (Indian citizens not residing in India) and "PIOs" (Persons of Indian Origin who have acquired the citizenship of some other country). The Diaspora covers practically every part of the world. It numbers more than a million each in eleven countries, while as many as twenty-two countries have concentrations of at least a hundred thousand ethnic Indians.

The Diaspora is very special to India. Residing in distant lands, its members have succeeded spectacularly in their chosen professions by dint of their single-minded dedication and hard work. What is more, they have retained their emotional, cultural and spiritual links with the country of their origin.

Facts

1. As many as 12 percent of the scientists and 38 percent of the doctors in the US are Indians. Microsoft employs 34 percent Indians, IBM 28 percent, Intel 17 percent and Xerox 13 percent.
2. NRI steel supermagnate Lakshmi Mittal was listed as the fourth richest in the world by Forbes magazine with a net worth of US$ 45 billion.
3. The US Census Bureau study found that Patel, ranked 172nd, is the most common Indian surname in America. A total number of 145,000 Patels are in the US.
4. Obama, who keeps a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi in his senate office for inspiration, says: "Throughout my life, I have always looked to Mahatma Gandhi as an inspiration, because he embodies the kind of transformational change that can be made when ordinary people come together to do extraordinary things.
   

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