Indian immigration to Mexico
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There is a small community of Indians in Mexico consisting mainly of immigrants from India
as well as their locally born descendants. According to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, there are about 2000 Indians living in Mexico as of March 2011.
. Mexico has a non-discriminatory policy with regard to the grant of its citizenship. The spouse of a Mexican national would generally not face any problem in acquiring local citizenship. Although a few of the NRIs have married Mexican women, they have retained their Indian citizenship.
The Indians in this country are mainly businessmen or professionals. Many of them work with one or other international organization or a multinational corporation. There are also some academicians and scientists among them. They have helped to bring about greater mutual understanding between India and their host country. Some of the Indians work for "ISPAT Mexicana" which is part of the Laxmi Mittal group, well known in this region for having turned around a sinking steel company in Trinidad
. The Indian presence in Mexico has been greatly appreciated as fifty other business ventures have invested around US$1.58 billion in the country around 1994 to 2000.
Most members of the diaspora speak Spanish
and have adapted themselves admirably to their foreign environment.
temple, a Vaishnav temple, and a Gurudwara have also been constructed by Sangam Organisation in Mexico City.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
as well as their locally born descendants. According to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, there are about 2000 Indians living in Mexico as of March 2011.
Overview
Most of the Indians in Mexico are recent arrivals in the country and almost all of them have settled down in Mexico CityMexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. Mexico has a non-discriminatory policy with regard to the grant of its citizenship. The spouse of a Mexican national would generally not face any problem in acquiring local citizenship. Although a few of the NRIs have married Mexican women, they have retained their Indian citizenship.
The Indians in this country are mainly businessmen or professionals. Many of them work with one or other international organization or a multinational corporation. There are also some academicians and scientists among them. They have helped to bring about greater mutual understanding between India and their host country. Some of the Indians work for "ISPAT Mexicana" which is part of the Laxmi Mittal group, well known in this region for having turned around a sinking steel company in Trinidad
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
. The Indian presence in Mexico has been greatly appreciated as fifty other business ventures have invested around US$1.58 billion in the country around 1994 to 2000.
Most members of the diaspora speak Spanish
Mexican Spanish
Mexican Spanish is a version of the Spanish language, as spoken in Mexico and in various places of Canada and the United States of America, where there are communities of Mexican origin....
and have adapted themselves admirably to their foreign environment.
Indian Culture in Mexico
The Indian community in Mexico has no divisive factions in it, although its constituents come from different parts of India. It has jointly established an organisation called "Sangam", under whose auspices it celebrates important festivals and cultural programmes. A Sai BabaSai Baba of Shirdi
Sai Baba of Shirdi , also known as Shirdi Sai Baba , was an Indian guru, yogi, and fakir who is regarded by his Hindu and Muslim devotees as a saint....
temple, a Vaishnav temple, and a Gurudwara have also been constructed by Sangam Organisation in Mexico City.
Notable Individuals
- Manabendra Nath RoyManabendra Nath RoyManabendra Nath Roy , born Narendra Nath Bhattacharya and popularly known as M. N. Roy, was an Indian nationalist revolutionary and an internationally known radical activist and political theorist. Roy was a founder of the Communist Parties in both Mexico and India and was a delegate to...
- Founder of the Mexican Communist PartyMexican Communist PartyThe Mexican Communist Party was a communist party in Mexico. It was founded in 1911 as the Socialist Workers' Party by Manabendra Nath Roy, a left-wing Indian intellectual. The PSO changed its name to the Mexican Communist Party in November 1919 following the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia... - Pandurang Sadashiv KhankhojePandurang Sadashiv KhankhojeDr. Pandurang Sadashiv Khankhoje was an Indian revolutionary, scholar, agricultural scientist and historian who was among the founding fathers of the Ghadar Party....
- One of the founding fathers of the Ghadar PartyGhadar PartyThe Ghadar Party was an organization founded by Punjabi Indians, in the United States and Canada with the aim to liberate India from British rule... - Dr. RajagopalRajagopal (professor)Rajagopal is a Professor of Marketing at the EGADE Business School. He teaches various topics of marketing in undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and executive development programs at the institute....
- Professor of Marketing at EGADEEGADEEGADE Business School is the Graduate School of Business at ITESM , a university system with 33 campuses in 26 cities in Mexico.EGADE Business School was created more than 30 years ago in Monterrey, 180 miles south of the...