Hindu diaspora

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The Hindu diaspora comprises communities of Hindus living outside the Indian subcontinent who maintain and adapt their religious, cultural, and social traditions in countries around the world.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Hindus 5
Hindu communities in Myanmar 1
Hindu diaspora canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (96)

Predicate Object
instanceOf diaspora community
ethno-religious community
religious diaspora
adaptsTo multicultural societies
secular legal systems
associatedWithConcept globalization of Hindu practices
transnational Hinduism
engagesIn philanthropic activities in origin countries
remittances to families in the Indian subcontinent
transnational political lobbying
facesIssue generational differences in religious practice
questions of identity and assimilation
religious discrimination in some host societies
hasCulturalPractice celebration of Diwali
celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi
celebration of Holi
celebration of Janmashtami
celebration of Navaratri
hasDemographicCharacteristic ethnically diverse
includes multiple caste and community backgrounds
linguistically diverse
hasInstitution Hindu cultural association
Hindu religious school
Hindu temple
Hindu youth organization
hasLanguage Bengali
English
Gujarati
Hindi
Kannada
Malayalam
Marathi
Punjabi
Tamil
Telugu
local languages of host countries
hasOrganization Swaminarayan Sampradaya
surface form: BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha

Hindu American Foundation
Hindu Council UK
Hindu Council of Australia
Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
surface form: ISKCON

Vishva Hindu Parishad
surface form: Vishwa Hindu Parishad
hasReligion Hinduism
influences global perception of Hinduism
multicultural policies in host countries
religious pluralism in host countries
maintainsTradition Hindu marriage customs
Hindu rituals and festivals
vegetarian dietary practices
migrationWave indentured labor migration in the 19th century
post-1960s skilled migration to North America and Europe
postcolonial migration within the Commonwealth
originCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

India
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
originRegion South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
presentInCountry Australia
Brazil
Canada
Denmark
Fiji
France
Germany
British Guiana
surface form: Guyana

Hong Kong, China
surface form: Hong Kong

Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Kenya
Malaysia
Mauritius
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Oman
Portugal
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Navaratri observedIn Hindu diaspora
Rama Navami observedBy Hindu diaspora
this entity surface form: Hindus
Malabar Coast religiousCommunity Hindu diaspora
this entity surface form: Hindus
Tungabhadra River hasReligiousSignificanceFor Hindu diaspora
this entity surface form: Hindus
Kashmir conflict alsoInvolvesCommunity Hindu diaspora
this entity surface form: Hindus
Direct Action Day primaryCommunitiesInvolved Hindu diaspora
this entity surface form: Hindus
South African Hindu Maha Sabha represents Hindu diaspora
this entity surface form: South African Hindus
Thaipusam observedBy Hindu diaspora
this entity surface form: Hindu communities in Myanmar