50 Years of Indian Community in Singapore

Nonfiction, History, Asian, Southeast Asia, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
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Author: Gopinath Pillai, K Kesavapany ISBN: 9789813140608
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Publication: July 4, 2016
Imprint: WSPC Language: English
Author: Gopinath Pillai, K Kesavapany
ISBN: 9789813140608
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication: July 4, 2016
Imprint: WSPC
Language: English

From Tamils to Malayalees, from Bengalis to Punjabis, the diverse Indian community in Singapore has played a large part in building the country. To understand the Indian community, one must know certain basic facts about them.

First is their love for culture which transcends religious and linguistic differences. Some of the best classical Hindustani singers are Muslims. The best Malayalam singer of Hindu religious songs is a Christian.

Second is their love of debates. Argument is part of Indian tradition because of the belief that truth can only be arrived at vigorous debate.

The third characteristic is the community's respect for education. Indians, across castes and religions have always venerated knowledge and learning as being a value in itself.

The fourth characteristic of the Indians is their devoutness: they take their religious duties seriously and perform them regularly.

This celebratory volume highlights the progress, contributions and challenges of the community for the past 50 years since Singapore's independence in 1965.

Contents:

  • Foreword (S R Nathan)
  • A Place in the Sun (Gopinath Pillai)
  • Indians in the Modelling of the Global Metropolis (Rajesh Rai)
  • Singapore's Indian Heritage Centre: Curating and Negotiating Heritage, Diversity and Identity (Gauri Parimoo Krishnan)
  • Little India: 50 Years of Being and Doing 'Indian' in Singapore (Nirmala Srirekam Puru Shotam)
  • Indian Contribution to Visual and Performing Arts in Singapore*(Jaya Mohideen)*
  • Fifty Years of Singapore Tamil Literature (A Mani)
  • 'Rising from the Ashes': The Development of Hindi in Independent Singapore (Rajesh Rai)
  • Indian Writing in English (Meira Chand)
  • Indian Political Participation in Singapore (Asad Latif)
  • The Indian Contribution to Singapore's Economic Development (Manu Bhaskaran)
  • Less Remembered Spaces and Interactions in a Changing Singapore: Indian Business Communities in the Post-independence Period (Jayati Bhattacharya)
  • Newly Arrived Indian Professionals — Contributing to a Globalising Singapore (Girija Pande)
  • To Singapore with Love... (Uma Rajan)
  • Pakistanis in Singapore (Sajjad Ashraf)
  • The History of Parsis in Singapore (Pesi B Chacha)
  • The Singapore Indian Community towards SG100 (K Kesavapany & Asad Latif)

Readership: General.

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From Tamils to Malayalees, from Bengalis to Punjabis, the diverse Indian community in Singapore has played a large part in building the country. To understand the Indian community, one must know certain basic facts about them.

First is their love for culture which transcends religious and linguistic differences. Some of the best classical Hindustani singers are Muslims. The best Malayalam singer of Hindu religious songs is a Christian.

Second is their love of debates. Argument is part of Indian tradition because of the belief that truth can only be arrived at vigorous debate.

The third characteristic is the community's respect for education. Indians, across castes and religions have always venerated knowledge and learning as being a value in itself.

The fourth characteristic of the Indians is their devoutness: they take their religious duties seriously and perform them regularly.

This celebratory volume highlights the progress, contributions and challenges of the community for the past 50 years since Singapore's independence in 1965.

Contents:

Readership: General.

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