Indians in Malaysia and Singapore
| Author | : Sinnappah Arasaratnam |
| Publisher | : Kuala Lumpur ; New York : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 239 |
| Release | : 1979 |
| Genre | : East Indians |
| ISBN | : 9780195804270 |
Indians In Malaysia And Singapore
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Tragic Orphans
| Author | : Carl Vadivella Belle |
| Publisher | : Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 486 |
| Release | : 2016-05-13 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9814620955 |
In 1938, noting that the bulk of the Indian population formed a "e;landless proletariat"e; and despairing of the ability of the factionalized Indian community to unite in pursuit of common objectives, activist K.A. Neelakanda Ayer forecast that the fate of Indians in Malaya would be to become "e;Tragic orphans"e; of whom India has forgotten and Malaya looks down upon with contempt"e;. Ayer's words continue to resonate; as a minority group in a nation dominated politically by colonially derived narratives of "e;race"e; and ethnicity and riven by the imperatives of religion, the general trajectory of the economically and politically impotent Indian community has been one of increasing irrelevance. This book explores the history of the modern Indian presence in Malaysia, and traces the vital role played by the Indian community in the construction of contemporary Malaysia. In this comprehensive new study, Carl Vadivella Belle offers fresh insights on the Indian experience spanning the period from the colonial recruitment of Indian labour to the post-Merdeka political, economic and social marginalization of Indians. While recent Indian challenges to the political status quo - a regime described as that of "e;benign neglect"e; - promoted Indian hopes of reform, change and uplift, the author concludes that the dictates of political discourse permeated by the ideologies of communalism offer limited prospects for meaningful change.
Peranakan Indians of Singapore and Melaka
| Author | : Samuel S. Dhoraisingam |
| Publisher | : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |
| Total Pages | : 131 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9812303464 |
This book offers a glimpse into an almost unknown but distinct community in Singapore and Malaysia: the Peranakan Indians. Overshadowed by the larger, more widespread and more influential Peranakan Chinese, this tightly knit community likewise dates back to early colonial merchants who intermingled with and married local Malays in Malacca. Most Peranakan Indians are Saivite Hindus, speak a version of Malay amongst themselves, and have a cuisine influenced by all three major cultures of Malaysia and Singapore (Malay, Indian, Chinese). Bringing together original interviews and archival material, this accessible book documents the all-but-forgotten history, customs, religion and culture of the Peranakan Indians of Singapore and Malacca.
Race and Multiculturalism in Malaysia and Singapore
| Author | : Daniel P.S. Goh |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 255 |
| Release | : 2009-06-12 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1134016492 |
This book explores race and multiculturalism in Malaysia and Singapore from a range of different disciplinary perspectives, showing how race and multiculturalism are represented, how multiculturalism works out in practice, and how attitudes towards race and multiculturalism – and multicultural practices – have developed over time. Going beyond existing studies – which concentrate on the politics and public aspects of multiculturalism – this book burrows deeper into the cultural underpinnings of multicultural politics, relating the subject to the theoretical angles of cultural studies and post-colonial theory; and discussing a range of empirical examples (drawn from extensive original research, covering diverse practices such as films, weblogs, music subcultures, art, policy discourse, textbooks, novels, poetry) which demonstrate overall how the identity politics of race and intercultural interaction are being shaped today. It concentrates on two key Asian countries particularly noted for their relatively successful record in managing ethnic differences, at a time when many fast-developing Asian countries increasingly have to come to terms with cultural pluralism and migrant diversity.
Indian Communities in Southeast Asia (First Reprint 2006)
| Author | : K S Sandhu |
| Publisher | : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |
| Total Pages | : 1029 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9812304185 |
In Indian Communities in Southeast Asia thirty-one scholars provide an analytical commentary on the contemporary position of ethnic Indians in Southeast Asia. The book is the outcome of a ten-year project undertaken by the editors at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore. It is multi-disciplinary in focus and multi-faceted in approach, providing a comprehensive account of the way people originating from the Indian subcontinent have integrated themselves in the various Southeast Asian countires. The study provides insights into understanding how Indians, an intra-ethnically diverse immigrant group, have intermingled in Southeast Asia, a region that itself is ethnically diverse.
Singapore Ethnic Mosaic, The: Many Cultures, One People
| Author | : Mathews Mathew |
| Publisher | : World Scientific |
| Total Pages | : 505 |
| Release | : 2017-10-31 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 981323475X |
Far from being a melting pot, multi-racial Singapore prides itself on the richness of its ethnic communities and cultures. This volume provides an updated account of the heterogeneity within each of the main communities — the Chinese, Malay, Indian, Eurasian and Others. It also documents the ethnic cultures of these communities by discussing their histories, celebrations, cultural symbols, life cycle rituals, cultural icons and attempts to preserve culture. While chapters are written by scholars drawing insight from a variety of sources ranging from academic publications to discussions with community experts, it is written in an accessible way. This volume seeks to increase intercultural understanding through presenting ample insights into the cultural beliefs and practices of the different ethnic communities. While this book is about diversity, a closer examination of the peoples and cultures of Singapore demonstrates the many similarities communities share in this Singaporean space.
War Memory and the Making of Modern Malaysia and Singapore
| Author | : Karl Hack |
| Publisher | : NUS Press |
| Total Pages | : 478 |
| Release | : 2012-01-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9971695995 |
Singapore fell to Japan on 15 February 1942. Within days, the Japanese had massacred thousands of Chinese civilians, and taken prisoner more than 100,000 British, Australian and Indian soldiers. A resistance movement formed in Malaya's jungle-covered mountains, but the vast majority could do little other than resign themselves to life under Japanese rule. The Occupation would last three and a half years, until the return of the British in September 1945. How is this period remembered? And how have individuals, communities, and states shaped and reshaped memories in the postwar era? The book response to these questions, presenting answers that use the words of Chinese, Malays, Indians, Eurasians, British and Australians who personally experienced the war years. The authors guide readers through many forms of memory: from the soaring pillars of Singapore's Civilian War Memorial, to traditional Chinese cemeteries in Malaysia; and from families left bereft by Japanese massacres, to the young women who flocked to the Japanese-sponsored Indian National Army, dreaming of a march on Delhi. This volume provides a forum for previously marginalized and self-censored voices, using the stories they relate to reflect on the nature of conflict and memory. They also offer a deeper understanding of the searing transit from wartime occupation to post-war decolonization and the moulding of postcolonial states and identities.
Indians in Malaya
| Author | : Kernial Singh Sandhu |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 382 |
| Release | : 2010-06-03 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780521148139 |
Professor Sandhu discusses the Indians who lived in Malaya and the effects on Malayan social and economic development, 1786-1957.
Indians in Singapore, 1819-1945
| Author | : Rajesh Rai |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : East Indians |
| ISBN | : 9780199083114 |
This title is a comprehensive study of the Indian diaspora in colonial Singapore. The book provides a meticulous historical account of the formation of the diaspora in the colonial port-city, and its socio-political, religious and cultural development from the advent of British colonial rule to the end of the Japanese occupation.
War and Memory in Malaysia and Singapore
| Author | : Patricia Pui Huen Lim |
| Publisher | : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9789812300379 |
This volume consists of selected papers presented at a workshop on War and Memory in Malaysia and Singapore to commemorate the 50th anniversary of World War II, plus two additional papers. The papers reveal the importance of oral history where documentary records are lacking.
