Discussions of the 'Indian diaspora' inevitably throw up more questions than answers about Indianness, globalisation, and the perception and depiction of human migration. That is why they are necessary. Shaping Indian Diaspora contains papers that engage critically and fruitfully with the matter, and accentuate it in necessary directions.

Tabish Khair, Aarhus University

A refreshing look at the literature of the Indian diaspora, testifying to its variety and dispersal across many geographical regions. Lively and accessible, the essays in Shaping Indian Diaspora show how this body of writing is transforming our understanding of world literature.

Janet Wilson, University of Northampton

In a timely volume that articulates multiple meanings of the term ‘Diaspora’, Shaping Indian Diaspora investigates nuanced applications of the term with reference to India’s expatriate community and their evolving cultural interests. The editors engage thoroughly with varied interpretations of the term as it relates particularly to transnational literature and cinema. Theoretically informed and substantively grounded in raging debates relating to India’s scattered human settlements, this book incorporates the latest scholarship from a number of respected specialists in their fields even as it encompasses interdisciplinary attitudes and positions. In doing so, it makes a distinctive contribution to the existing research on this subject.

Rochelle Almeida, New York University

A relevant collection that negotiates with the construct of diasporic practices through the prism of an array of interdisciplinary fields. The essays when put together raise important issues about the ways in which identities, cultures and institutes intersect.

Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras