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Ordinance and Syllabus

of

Post-Graduate Diploma in Diaspora Studies

2018-19 and 2019-20 Exams

ORDINANCES FOR

PG DIPLOMA IN DIASPORA STUDIES

1. The Course for the PG Diploma in Diaspora Studies shall be run only by Centre for

Diaspora Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala. The duration of the course shall be two

semesters.

2 The Diploma is a minor course.

3 Total Seats for the Course are 20.

4. The eligibility criteria for getting admission in this course is :

(a) Graduation in any discipline with 50% marks in the aggregate from this

University or any other statutory University.

OR

(b) Post-graduation in any discipline with 50% marks in the aggregate from this

University or any other statutory University.

5. The examination shall be held on such dates as may be fixed by the Academic

Council.

6 The fee structure to be paid by a candidate is as fixed by the Academic Council from time to time

as for other PG Diploma Courses run by the University.

7 The candidates are required to pay examination fee as prescribed by the University

from time to time. The candidates shall submit their Examination forms in the

Centre. The Director of the Centre shall send them to Controller of Examination

office after attestation.

8. The examination is open to a person who has been on the rolls of the Centre

throughout the year and who has attended 75% lectures in all the three papers.

The Director of the Centre shall give a certificate of having attended not less than 75% of

the total numbers of lectures delivered in each paper. However, deficiency of

lectures shall be condoned as per University rules.

9. The medium of examination is English/Punjabi.

10 Benefits of the Course to the Students: The Students taking Admission to PG

Diploma in Diaspora Studies from different academic streams are likely to benefit a

lot in terms of Professional growth, job opportunities in India and abroad in different

institutions, as Diaspora Studies is one of the most important emerging Area Studies

in multiple disciplines.

11 Financial benefit to the University and the expected Expenditure :

The University will benefit financially from the Admission fee and other payments

towards Examination made by the students to the Course.

For teaching purposes, the Centre has one Director and Project Co-ordinator, One

Assistant Professor, One Research Associate, and One Project Fellow. However,

since it is a multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary Course, guest faculty from different

disciplines can be invited as per University rules for handling different

topics/papers. In order to run this Course, one furnished class room with a seating

capacity of 20 students will be required.

12 The Syllabus may be prescribed from time to time.

Syllabus

Post-Graduate Diploma in Diaspora Studies

For Session 2018-19 & 2019-20

Main Objectives:

1. To create awareness about the upcoming multidisciplinary field of Diaspora Studies.

2. To acquaint students with general/technical aspects of Issues/Concepts/Approaches to

Diaspora Studies.

3. To specifically acquaint students with various

historical/Political/Economic/Sociological/Literary/Ethnic and other related aspects of

selected Indian and Punjabi Diaspora.

4. Equipping students for further research/teaching in Diaspora Studies at Higher Levels.

Semester I

Paper I Diaspora: Concepts, Issues and Approaches

Paper II Research Methodology

Paper III Life in Indian Diaspora

Paper IV Project Work

Semester II

Paper V Contribution of Sikh Community in Indian Diaspora

Paper VI Women and Indian Diaspora

Paper VII Voices from the Indian Diaspora

Paper VIII Project Work

Semester I

Paper I

Diaspora: Concepts, Issues and Approaches

Max. Marks: 100 (Theory: 70 marks + Internal Assessment: 30 Marks) 4 Credits

Pass Marks: 35% Time: 3 hours

Note: Break-up of 30 Marks for Internal Assessment

Class Attendance: 06 Marks

Written Assignment: 12 Marks

Two Mid-Semester Tests: 12 Marks

(Average of both Mid-Semester Tests will be taken into account)

Instructions for the Paper-Setter

The Question Paper will consist of three sections: A, B and C. Sections A and B will consist of

three (03) long questions each from respective sections of the Syllabus and will carry 10/½ marks

each. The candidates will answer any two long questions each from Sections A and B. Section C

will consist of 07 short answer type questions spread over the entire syllabus and will carry 28

marks in all. Each short question will carry 04 marks (4 x 7 = 28). The candidates will be

required to answer each short answer question in approximately 70 words.

Instructions for the Candidates

The candidates are required to attempt two (02) long questions each from Sections A and B, and

the entire Section C comprising 7 short answer questions. Each short answer question is to be of

approximately 70 words and will carry 04 marks.

Section A

(i) Diaspora: Classical and Modern Definitions and Key Concepts of Diaspora

(ii) Robin Cohen’s Classification of Diaspora

Section B

(iii) Historical Background of the Indian Diaspora

(iv) Terms Related to Indian Diaspora: Indian slavery, Labour Migration, Convict

Migration, Indenture System, Kangani and Maistry System, Free Migration, Post

War Migration, Migration of Professionals, Remittances, Business and

Entrepreneurship.

Suggested Readings:

Abrams, M. H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Delhi: Cengage Learning, 2012.

Cohen, Robin. “Diasporas and the Nation-State: from victims to challengers” 1996.

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/sociology/staff/emeritus/cohenr/research/papers/diasporas.pdf

- - -. Global Diasporas: An Introduction. London and New York: Routledge, 2008.

- - - and Steven Vortovec. Migration, Diaspora and Transnationalism. London, Edward

Elgar, 1999.

Ember Melvin, Carol R. Ember and Ian Skoggard. Eds. Encyclopaedia of Diasporas. Vol. I

and II. New York: Springer, 2005.

Judge, Paramjit Singh. PARVASI PUNJABI: ITIHASIK ATE SAMAJIK SANDHARBH.

Amritsar: Ravi Sahit Prakashan, 2005.

Koser, Khalid. International Migration: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: OUP, 2007.

Lall, Brij V. Ed. The Encyclopaedia of Indian Diaspora. New Delhi: OUP, 2007.

Mangat, Jaswinder Kaur. Ed. PUNJABI DIASPORA: PROCEEDINGS OF 22ND

INTERNATIONAL PUNJABI DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE. Patiala: Publication Bureau,

Punjabi University, 2007.

Mcleod, John. Beginning Postcolonialism. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2000.

Paranjpee, Makarand. Ed. In Diaspora. New Delhi: Indialog Publishers, 2003.

Rushdie, Salman. Imaginary Homelands. London: Viking, 1991.

Safran, W., Sahoo, A.K., and Lal B. V. (eds). Transnational Migrations: The Indian Diaspora.

London, UK and New Delhi, India: Routledge, 2009.

Sahoo, Ajay Kumar and Laxmi Narayan Kadekar. Eds. Global Indian Diaspora: History,

Culture and Identity. Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 2012.

Singh, Manjit Inder and Joga Singh. Eds. Indian/Punjabi Diaspora: Identities, Locations and

Intersections. Patiala: Publication Bureau, Punjabi University, 2014.

Singh, Manjit Inder and Tejinder Kaur. Eds. Critical Perspectives on Indian/Punjabi

Diaspora: Narratives of Migration in Southeast Asia and Far East. Patiala:

Publication Bureau, Punjabi University, 2015.

Singh, Rajinder Pal, Surjit Singh and Baldev Singh Cheema. Eds. PUNJABI DIASPORA:

ADHIYAN AND ADHIAPAN. Patiala: Publication Bureau, Punjabi University,

2011.

Paper II

Research Methodology



















Section A

(i) Types of Research

(ii) Tools and Techniques of Data Collection: Observation, Questionnaire and Interview

(iii) Report writing and Thesis Writing

Section B

(iv) Selecting a topic

(v) Taking notes

(vi) Plagiarism

(vii) Outlining

(viii) Documentation: Preparing the List of Works Cited

Suggested Readings:

Ahuja, Ram. Research Methods. Delhi: Rawat Publications, 2001.

Kumar, Ranjit. Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners. Australia, Pearson

Education, 2006.

Modern Language Association of America. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th

Ed. 2009.

Sharma, Vaishali. The Essentials of Information Technology. New Delhi, Dhanpat Rai

Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd, 2012.

Thakur, Devender. Research Methodology in Social Science. New Delhi: Deep and Deep

Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2003.

Young, P.V. Scientific Social Surveys and Research. New Delhi: Prentice Hall, 1988.

Paper III

Life in Indian Diaspora



















Section A

(i) Language Maintenance and Shift among the Punjabi Community in Malaysia and

Canada

(ii) Bhangra as a Global Genre: Transition and Transgression

(iii) Indian Classical Music and Indian Diaspora: Transcultural Influences

Section B

(iv) Indian Cultural Practices Abroad: Food, Marriage Ceremonies, Death Rituals,

Celebration of Festivals, Religious Institutions of Indians (Canada, UK, USA)

(v) NRI, PIO and OCI: Legal Definitions, Purpose of NRI Sammelans and

Congregations

Suggested Reading List:

Angelo, Michael. The Sikh Diaspora: Tradition and Change in an Immigrant Community. New

York: Garland Publishing Inc., 1997.

Brah, Avtar. Cartographies of Diaspora: Contesting Identities. London: Routledge, 1996.

Castles, S. and Davidson, A. Citizenship and Migration: Globalization and the Politics of

Belonging. London and New York: Routledge, 2000.

Chaudhuri, Shubha and Anthony Seeger. Remembered Rhythms: Essays on Diaspora and the

Music of India. Seagull Books, 2010.

David, Maya Khemlani, Ibtisam M. H. Naji, and Sheena Kaur. “Language Maintenance or

Language Shift among the Punjabi Sikh community in Malaysia.” Int’l. J. Soc. Lang. 161

(2003): 1–24.

Ember Melvin, Carol R. Ember and Ian Skoggard. Eds. Encyclopaedia of Diasporas. Vol. I and

II. New York: Springer, 2005.

Gopinath, G. “Bombay, U.K., Yuba City: Bhangra music and the Engendering of Diaspora.”

Diaspora 4.3(1995): 303–21.


Prentiss, Karen Pechilis. “The Pattern of Hinduism and Hindu Temple Building in the U.S.”

Committee on the Study of Religion, Harvard University, 2004. www.pluralism.org

Parekh Bhikhu, Gurharpal Singh and Steven Vertovec, eds. Culture and Economy in the Indian

Diaspora. Routledge, London, 2003.

Raghuram, Parvati, Ajay Kumar Sahoo, Brij Maharaj and Dave Sangha. Eds. Tracing an Indian

Diaspora: Contexts, Memories, Representations. New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2008.

Roy, Anjali Gera. Bhangra Moves. Ashgate, 2010.

Rukmani, T.S., ed. Hindu Diaspora: Global Perspectives. New Delhi: Munshiram Monoharlal

Publication. 2001.

Safran, W., Sahoo, A.K., and Lal B. V., eds. Transnational Migrations: The Indian Diaspora.

London, UK and New Delhi, India: Routledge, 2009.

Sahay, Anjali. Indian Diaspora in the United States. Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, 2009.

Sahai, P.S., Kishan Chand and Pawan Kumar. Eds. Indian Diaspora: Migration and

Development with Focus on the State of Punjab. Chandigarh: Centre for Research in

Rural and Industrial Development, 2012.

Sahoo, Ajay Kumar and Brij Maharaj. Eds. Sociology of Diaspora: A Reader. Vol.I and II.

Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 2011.

http://www.pluralism.org/

Sahoo, Ajay Kumar and Laxmi Narayan Kadekar. Eds. Global Indian Diaspora: History,

Culture and Identity. Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 2012.

Singh, Gurharpal and Darshan Singh Tatla. Sikhs in Britain: The Making of a Community. Delhi:

Ajanta Books, 2008.

Singh, Manjit Inder and Tejinder Kaur. Eds. Critical Perspectives on Indian/Punjabi

Diaspora: Narratives of Migration in Southeast Asia and Far East. Patiala:

Publication Bureau, Punjabi University, 2015.

- - -. Eds. Punjabi Diaspora in Britain. Patiala: Punjabi University Publication Bureau, 2016.

- - -. Eds. Punjabis in Canada: A Multiple Profile. Patiala: Punjabi University Publication

Bureau, 2017.

Singh, Pritam and Shinder Thandi. Ed. Punjabi Identity in a Global Context. India: OUP, 1999.

Tatla, Darshan Singh. The Sikh Diaspora. University of Washington Press Seattle, 1999.

Walia, R. P. S. Legal Guide for NRIs: Everything an NRI need to know about Indian Laws.

Chawla Publications (P) Ltd., 2009.

Preet, Suman. “PUNJABI DIASPORA: BHASHA, SAHIT ATE SABHIACHAR DE

PARIPEKH VICH” PUNJABI PACHAN: PUNJABI BHASHA SAHIT ATE SABHIACHAR DE

HAVALE NAAL. Eds. Lakhvir Singh and Rajinder Pal Singh Brar. Punjabi University:

Publication Bureau, 2016. 196 – 199.

Paper IV

Project Work

Max. Marks: 100 4 Credits

Internal Assessment: 50 Marks

External Assessment: 50 Marks

Note: The student will be required to write a Project Report of about 40-60 typed pages based on

the study of any selected topic, concept, approach, problem, text, field work related to Indian

Diaspora and Punjabi Diaspora. The Project Report could be written on a topic from the

prescribed syllabus, or outside the syllabus, provided it analyses and investigates a problem or a

viable topic, as given above.

The students will be provided a list of topics/areas/issues for writing the Project Report

during Semester I. They will be required to submit the Project Report on or before April 30. The

candidates should complete their Project Work within the normal stipulated period, as per the

University rules but in case of delay, the Dean, Academic Affairs, on recommendation of

Supervisor and the Director of the Centre may allow extension as per University rules. In case

the Project is rejected, the candidate will be required to submit the Project Report afresh within

three months (from the declaration of result) as per University rules.

Semester II

Paper V

Contribution of Sikh Community in Indian Diaspora



















Section A

(i) Political Consciousness among Sikh Diaspora in UK, USA and Canada: Pre-

Independence and Post-Independence Political Associations and their Role, Sikhs in

Mainstream Politics, Impact of Komagata Maru, Ghadar Movement, Operation Bluestar,

9/11 on Sikh Diaspora

(ii) Professional Progression of Sikhs in UK, USA and Canada, Sikhs as Taxi Drivers in

UK, USA and Canada

(iii) Punjab Government NRIs Policies regarding Transfer of Property to Spouse and Blood

Relations, Transfer of Property through Power of Attorney, NRIs Proclaimed Offenders

Section B

(iv) Punjab Government NRIs Initiatives on Education of NRIs Kids, Status of Special

Courts for NRIs in Punjab, Purpose of Separate Police Wing for NRIs in Punjab

(v) Impact of Sikh Diaspora in UK, USA and Canada on Socio-economic Development of

Punjab

(vi) Punjabi Media in UK, Canada and Australia


Angelo, Michael. The Sikh Diaspora: Tradition and Change in an Immigrant Community. New

York: Garland Publishing Inc., 1997.

Barrier, Gerald Norman and Verne A. Dusenbery. Eds. The Sikh Diaspora: Migration and the

Experience Beyond Punjab. Chanakya Publications, Delhi, 1989.

Cunningham, Stuart, and John Sinclair. “Diasporas and Media.” Floating Live: The Media and

Asian Diasporas. Ed. Stuart Cunningham and John Sinclair. Lanham, MD: Rowman and

Littlefield, 2000. 1-34.

Dhesi, Prof. A.S. and Dr. Gurmail Singh. Eds. Rural Development in Punjab: A Success Story

Going Astray. Routledge: New Delhi, 2008.

Dusenbery, V. A. and D.S. Tatla. Sikh Diaspora Philanthropy in Punjab. New Delhi: OUP,

2009.

Dusenbery, Verne A. Sikhs at Large: Religion, Culture, and Politics in Global Perspective.

Oxford University Press: New Delhi, 2008.

Helweg, Arthur. Sikhs in England. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1986.

IMO. World Migration Report 2011: Communicating Effectively about Migration. Geneva:

International Organization for Migration (IMO)

Judge, Paramjit Singh. Punjabis in Canada: A Study of Formation of an Ethnic Community in

Canada. Chanakya, 1994.

Kaur, Baljinder, J.M. Singh, Jasdev Singh and B.R. Garg. “Out Migration: Causes and Impact on

Rural Households in Punjab”. Economy of North-West India. Eds. H.S. Shergill, Sucha Singh

Gill and Gurmail Singh. New Delhi: Serial Publications, 2011. 389-99.

Mitra, Diditi. Punjabi Immigrant Mobility in the United States: Adaptation through Race and

Class. Palgrave macmillan, 2012.

Rajan, S. Trudaya, V. J. Varghese and Aswini Kumar Nanda, eds. Migration Mobility and

Multiple Affiliations: Punjabis in a Transnational World. Cambridage University Press, 2015.

Rehman, Md Mizanur and Tan Tai Yong. International Migration and Development in South

Asia. Routledge, 2015.

Singh, Gurharpal and Darshan Singh Tatla. Sikhs in Britain: The Making of a Community. Ajanta

Book International: Delhi, 2008.

Singh Pashaura and N. Gerald Barrier. Transmission of Sikh Heritage in the Diaspora. Manohar

Publications, New Delhi, 1996.

---. Sikh Identity: Continuity and Change. New Delhi: Monohar, 1999.

Singh, Pritam and Shinder Thandi. Ed. Punjabi Identity in a Global Context. India: OUP, 1999.

Singh, Rajinder Pal, Jaswinder Singh and Surjit Singh. Eds. PUNJABI DIASPORA: SAHIT ATE

SABHIACHAR. Patiala: Publication Bureau, Punjabi University, 2012.

Shani, Giorgio. Sikh Nationalism and Identity in a Global Age. Routledge, 2008.

Sushma J. Varma and Radhika Seshan. Eds. Fractured Identity: The Indian Diaspora in Canada.

New Delhi: Rawat Publication. 2003.

Tatla, Darshan Singh. The Sikh Diaspora: The Search for Statehood. UCL Press, London, 1999.



Walton-Roberts, M. 2004. “Returning, Remitting, Reshaping: Non-Resident Indians and the

Transformation of Society and Space in Punjab, India.” Transnational Spaces. Eds. P.

Crang, C. Dwyer, P. Jackson. London: Routledge: 2004. 78-103.

Paper VI

Women and Indian Diaspora



















Section A

(i) From Working Class to Entrepreneurs: A Study of Indian Women in Diaspora

(ii) Fraudulent Marriages and Punjabi Diaspora: A Socio-Legal Concern

(iii) Nostalgia and Identity: A Study of Indian Diasporic Women Writers with special

reference to the Works of Bharati Mukherjee and Kiran Desai

Section B

(iv) Violence Against Women in Indian Diaspora: Domestic Violence, Honour Killings,

Female Foeticide

(v) Women Activists in Indian Diaspora: Making Interventions and Challenging

Impediments

(vi) Divorce Issues in Indian Diaspora: Role of Judiciary

Note: All the Concepts, Issues and Approach easer to be studied/approached with specific

reference/focus on Indian Diaspora from Punjab in UK, USA and Canada


Bhachu, Parminder. Dangerous Designs: Asian Women Fashion the Diaspora Economies.

London and New York: Routledge, 2004.

---. “ ‘Apni Marzi Kardhi’ Home and Work: East African Sikh Women in Britain”. Enterprising

Women: Ethnicity, Economy and Gender Relations. Ed. S. Westwood & P. H Bhachu. London

and New York: Routledge Press, 1988.

---. “Multiple-Migrants and Multiple Diasporas: Cultural Reproduction and Transformations

among British South Asian Women in 1990s Britain.” Punjabi Identity in a Global Context. Ed.

Singh, Pritam and Shinder Thandi. India: OUP, 1999.

---. Twice Migrants: East African Sikh Settlers in Britain. New York: Tavistock, 1985.

Brah, Avtar. Cartographies of Diaspora: Contesting Identities. London: Routledge, 1996.

Dwivedi, O.P. Ed. Literature of the Indian Diaspora. New Delhi: Pencraft, 2011.

Ember Melvin, Carol R. Ember and Ian Skoggard. Eds. Encyclopaedia of Diasporas. Vol. I

and II. New York: Springer, 2005.

Jain, Jasbir. Ed. Writers of the Indian Diaspora. Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 2002.

Julios, Christina. Forced Marriage and 'Honour' Killings in Britain: Private Lives, Community

Crimes and Public Policy Perspectives. Routledge, 2016.

Koshy, Susan and R. Radhakrishnan. Eds. Transnational South Asians: The Making of Neo-

Diaspora. New Delhi: Oxford, 2008.


Menski, M. Ed. South Asians and the Dowry Problem. England: Trentham Books Limited, 1998.

Pande, Amba. Ed. Women in the Indian Diaspora: Historical Narratives and Contemporary

Challenges. Springer, 2017.

Rajan, S. Trudaya, V. J. Varghese and Aswini Kumar Nanda, eds. Migration Mobility and

Multiple Affiliations: Punjabis in a Transnational World. Cambridage University Press,

2015.

Rayaprol, Aparna. Negotiating Identities: Women in the Indian Diaspora. Oxford University

Press, 1997.

Sahay, Anjali. Indian Diaspora in the United States. Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, 2009.

Singh, Gurharpal and Darshan Singh Tatla. Sikhs in Britain: The Making of a Community. Delhi:

Ajanta Books, 2008.

Sheel, R. “Marriage, Money and Gender: A Case Study of the Migrant Indian Community in

Canada” Indian Journal of Gender Studies 12(2005): 335-356.



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Paper VII

Voices from the Indian Diaspora



















Section-A

(i) Echoes of Revolution : The Role of Literature in the Ghadar Movement

(ii) The Route to One’s Roots : The Role of Punjabi Literature Abroad with special

reference to Jarnail Singh’s Towers, Harjit Atwal’s Southall, Swaran Chandan’s

Kanjkan

Section – B

(iii) Nostalgia and Identity in Indian Diasporic Cinema with special reference to “Jee

Ayan Nu”, “Queen”, “Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna”, “English Vinglish”

(iv) Major Themes in Indian Diasporic Literature with special reference to the works of

Salman Rushdie, Jhumpa Lahiri, Amitav Ghosh and Meera Syal

Suggested Readings:

Ballantyne, Tony. Between Colonialism and Diaspora: Sikh Cultural Formations in the

Imperial World. Delhi: Permanent Black, 2006.

Binning, Sadhu. “Punjabi-Canadian Literature: A Brief Introduction”. JPS 13. 1&2 (2010): 279 -285.

Boehmer, Elleke. Colonial and Postcolonial Literature: Migrant Metaphors. New Delhi: OUP,

2006.

Brosius, Christiane. “The Scattered Homelands of the Migrant: Bollywood through the Diasporic

lens.” Bollyworld: Popular Indian Cinema through a Transnational Lens. Eds. Raminder Kaur

and Ajay Sinha. New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2005.

Desai, Jigna. Beyond Bollywood: The Cultural Politics of South Asian Diasporic Film. New

York: Routledge, 2004.

Dhami, Sadhu Singh. Maluka. Patiala: Publication Bureau, Punjabi University, 1997.

Dudrah, Rajnder. Bollywood Travels. Routledge, 2012.

Dwivedi, O.P. Ed. Literature of the Indian Diaspora. New Delhi: Pencraft, 2011.

Hangloo, Ratan Lal. Ed. Indian Diaspora in the Caribbean: History, Culture and Identity.

Delhi: Primus Books, 2012.

Jain, Jasbir. Ed. Writers of the Indian Diaspora. Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 2002.

Kaur, Tejinder and N.K. Neb. Eds. Perspectives on Diaspora: Indian Fiction in English.

Jalandhar: Nirman Publications, 2005.

Koshy, Susan and R. Radhakrishnan. Eds. Transnational South Asians: The Making of Neo-

Diaspora. New Delhi: Oxford, 2008.

Mann, Jasbir Singh and Satnam Singh Johal. Sikh Gadar Lehar 1907-1918. Shri Guru Granth

Sahib Foundation.

Murphy, Anne: “Modern Punjabi Literature in Vancouver: A Portrait”. Sikh Formations 4.2

(2008) 157-175.

Nelson, Emmunel S. Ed. Writers of the Indian Diaspora: A Bio-Bibliographic Critical

Sourcebook. Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 2010.

Puri, Harish K. Gadar Movement: A Short History. National Book Trust, India, 2011.

Schaefer, David and Karan Kavita. Bollywood and Globalizatian. Routledge, 2013.

Sharma, Kavita A., Adesh Pal and Tapas Chakrabartyl. Eds. Theorizing and Critiquing Indian

Diaspora. New Delhi: Creative Books, 2011.

Singh, Manjit Inder. Ed. Contemporary Diasporic Literature: Writing History, Culture, Self.

New Delhi: Pencraft, 2007.

---. The Critical Space: Studies in Literature, Theory, Nationalism and Diaspora. Jaipur:

National Publishing House, 2005.

Singh, Rajinder Pal, Jaswinder Singh and Surjit Singh. Eds. PUNJABI DIASPORA: SAHIT

ATE SABHYACHAR. Patiala: Publication Bureau, Punjabi University, 2012.

Paper VIII

Project Work

Max. Marks: 100 4 Credits

Power Point Presentation: 50 (To be examined for Internal assessment)

Viva-Voce: 50 (To be conducted by the External examiner)

Note: The student will be required to write a Project Report of about 40-60 typed pages based

on the study of any selected topic, concept, approach, problem, text, field work related to

Diaspora Studies. The Project Report could be written on a topic from the prescribed syllabus, or

outside the syllabus, provided it analyses and investigates a problem or a viable topic, as given

above.

The students will be provided a suggestive list of topics/areas/issues for writing the

Project Report during Semester I. They will be required to submit the Project Report on or

before April 30. The Students will also make PowerPoint Presentation on the Project Report 15

days before the submission of the Project Report.

The candidates should complete their Project Work within the normal stipulated period,

as per the University rules.

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