Pravasi Setu Foundation

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Bridging India & its diaspora. A think tank & non-profit on migration—research, advocacy & community. Empowering migrants, shaping policy.

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Happy New Year 2026 🎊🎉💐

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New Book Review ➤
The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness

Dive into Paul Gilroy’s classic on diaspora, identity, and transnational modernity—essential for culture & migration studies.
https://t.co/7JriiEEVoo

#Culture #Identity #Migration #PravasiSetuFoundation

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New Book Review | Home, Belonging & Memory in Migration

How do memory and emotional ties shape migrant lives in South Asia—beyond money and economics? This review explores identity, belonging, and lived experiences across rural lifescapes.

Read more ➤ https://t.co/jOoIxghaVR

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✨ Day 1 at Ghazipur Lit Fest 2025!

Special Address: Amb. Anil Sooklal & Prof. Pooja Priyamvada.

📚 Pravasi Setu Foundation exhibits rare books on Girmitiya & Indentureship History.

#GhazipurLitFest2025 #Diaspora #Girmitiya #Indentureship #Books #Exhibition

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🎬 New on Pravasi Setu Foundation:
Swades (2004): A Critical Analysis of Diaspora, Return, and National Belonging

A deep, academic review exploring how Swades captures the emotional and developmental journey of the Indian diaspora.

Read here 👇
🔗 https://t.co/16U0YiOSPr

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📚 PSF Article !

“The Girmitiya Diaspora: Indian Indentured Migration and Global Population Growth (1834–2025)”
🔗 https://t.co/sz7WZh14FV
Let’s honor and celebrate the Girmitiyas. 🕊️

#Girmitiya #Diaspora #IndianDiaspora #IndenturedLabour #PSFResearch #History #Migration

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Honoured to meet Mr. Dilip Giri 🇮🇳, Founder of Girmitiya Foundation, and celebrate his work reconnecting the Girmitiya community with their roots.

Exciting plans ahead to preserve diaspora heritage together!

🔗 https://t.co/bqkisLgNm5
#Girmitiya #Diaspora #Heritage #PSF

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🇮🇳 Know India Programme (KIP) 2025 — Applications Open!
MEA invites diaspora youth (PIOs, 21–35 yrs) for the 83rd KIP (10–28 Nov 2025).
🗓 Apply by 19 Oct 2025
🌍 For PIOs passionate about India
Details: https://t.co/gCKvF8zvrA

#KnowIndiaProgramme #KIP2025 #IndianDiaspora #MEA

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🇮🇳 New from PSF!
The Indian Footprint in AI 🤖
Meet Indian-origin & India-based innovators shaping global AI — from #TIME100AI names like Arvind Narayanan & Maithra Raghu to India’s booming #AIecosystem & startups.
📖 Read: https://t.co/jCsObFZmYl
#IndiaAI #AIleaders #Innovation

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🆕Article from Pravasi Setu Foundation!

🇬🇧 UK’s new Digital ID for Workers—what Keir Starmer’s plan means for jobs, privacy & 2M+ Indian-origin Brits.

🔗 Read: https://t.co/zVtpgDSgQv

#UK #DigitalID #KeirStarmer #IndianDiaspora #Migration #DataPrivacy #PravasiSetufoundation

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🌿 Exciting news! Pravasi Setu Foundation is partnering with the Ghazipur Literature Festival 2025—bringing Girmitiya literature & history to the spotlight. ✨

🔗 https://t.co/ztjWBWU8cV

#Girmitiya #LiteratureFestival #Ghazipur #PravasiSetu #CulturalHeritage #HistoryMatters

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📰 New from Pravasi Setu Foundation

Bihari migration to Nepal reflects history, culture & survival.
🔹 Roti-Beti ties
🔹 Open border migration
🔹 Role in Nepal’s economy
🔹 Policy for dignity & protection

📖 Read: https://t.co/83LSooFG89

#Migration #IndiaNepal #Bihar #Society

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New report by Pravasi Setu Foundation:
Indian diaspora shapes UK’s economy, politics & culture—but faces racism & identity struggles.
🔗 Full report: https://t.co/EAbAmMjrHO🌏-indian-diaspora-in-the-united-kingdom-contributions-challenges-and-policy-pathways/
#IndianDiasport

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📢 From Sept 21, 2025, Trump’s “Project Firewall” slaps a $100K fee per H-1B petition.
Indians (71% of H-1Bs) hit hardest — costs, hiring & travel at risk. Some exemptions: healthcare, engineering, national interest.
🔗 https://t.co/QcmToTEgml
#h1bvisa #projectfirewall

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📢 Canada tightens study visa & PR rules in 2025 🇨🇦
❌ 80% rejection rate
💰 ₹14L+ funds needed
⏳ Longer delays

Full article 👉 https://t.co/NXF7vcbIoq

#CanadaImmigration #StudyAbroad #IndianStudents #PR

🌍 Follow @PravasiSetu for migration & diaspora updates ✈️

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Review: Indian Migration to the Gulf (Routledge, 2023)
By Anisur Rahman, Sameer Babu M. & Ansari P.A.
Reviewed by Mayank Kumar

🔗 https://t.co/ww388jd8LW

Covers India–Gulf migration: history, remittances, governance, gender & COVID-19.

#Migration #Diaspora #IndiaGulf

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Anti-immigration protests hit Australia 🇦🇺
“March for Australia” targets migrants—esp. Indians—in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide & more.
⚠️ Attacks reported, tensions rising.
PM Albanese defends migration as key to $47.8B economy.
👉 Full report: https://t.co/ZrmieUMc6k

#Australia

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🚀 Milestone: Indian-American Amit Kshatriya is now NASA’s Associate Administrator & COO, the agency’s top civil exec. A 20+ yr veteran, he’s led Artemis’ Moon-to-Mars push & won NASA’s top honors. 🌌

🔗 https://t.co/QmnXKhyUsq

#NASA #Artemis #MoonToMars #IndianAmerican #Space

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📢 New Report: Bihar’s Migrant Workers
30M+ Biharis power India’s economy—yet lack voice, security & dignity.
🔎 Mostly daily wage & construction, missing in digital jobs.
✅ They’re citizens, not “cheap labour.”
👉 https://t.co/DTJy1mInrj

#MigrantWorkers #Bihar #LabourRights

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Today, the Young Budding Research Fellows had the amazing opportunity to meet Mr. Pradeep Ramlall from South Africa.
We dived into exciting conversations, explored future collaborations, and guess what—there are some really interesting projects in the pipeline!
#Africa
#bharat