The Contribution of the Indian Diaspora to the Changing Face of Europe: Literary and Cinematic Representations
The Contribution of the Indian Diaspora to the Changing Face of Europe: Literary and Cinematic Representations

Summary/Abstract: The ties between Europe and India are very old. The Greeks and Romans had traded overland with India and in the Christian era European traders had come to India again, but this time through the sea route. Apart from Trade, India was also at the very centre of the European study of the Orient. Orientalism has been critiqued by postcolonial theorists such as Edward Said in his iconic book, Orientalism (1978) but the fact remains that India has impinged in a major way upon the psyche of Europe and has contributed much to its economy too. As for the Indian presence in Europe it goes back to the colonial times and continues in the postcolonial period too. The postcolonial diaspora includes industrialists and professionals and not just lowly paid workers.

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