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Discuss the relationship between the emergence of the modern Indian Diaspora and the operations of the internationallabourmarket in the period marked by the rise of industrial capitalism.
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Discuss the relationship between the emergence of the modern Indian Diaspora and the operations of the international labour market in the period marked by the rise of industrial capitalism. From the earliest times, Indians made their way across the seas to settle in South East Asia, Arabia and East Africa. Perhaps some travelled to even more distant shores, in the Pacific Ocean and beyond. Except for the movement of Tamils from the extreme south of India into Ceylon, the emigration was conducted on a relatively small scale. Those who settled round the boundaries of the Indian Ocean included scholars, scribes, priests and astrologers, but most of the overseas Indians were merchants, teachers artisans, serving men and slaves. It was not until the beginning of the nineteenth century that a mass migration was organised to meet the demands of imperial trade and development in the aftermath of African slavery. The...
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