Wherever you go across
the world, India and Indians have evoked some interesting reactions. There are
not just one or two but various and polarizing differing opinions when it comes
to Indians. Some see Indians as nerdy but brilliant software wizards on the
likes of Sunder Pichai and Satya Nadella. Some see Indians as body shopped immigrants who are out to
steal their jobs and reduce the average wages, and yet others see Indians as
the inventors of exotic traditional practices such as yoga and worshipping of
cows.
Indians are the largest group of Immigrants in the world
According to a survey about
Immigrants
In The World conducted by United
Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Indians are the largest
group of immigrants in the world with 15.6 million immigrants of Indian origin.
Indians are also the largest group of international students to universities in
the US along with China, and Indian students pursuing abroad education are the
biggest beneficiaries of the Erasmus scholarships according to the EU
ambassador.
Successful Indian Immigrants in the USA
The Indian diaspora has
slowly but surely earned the respect of the rest of the world. From being
reviled as curry-eaters and cow-worshippers, Indians are now respected as high
achieving intelligent people who contribute much to the economic and social
framework of the country they have adopted. Many Indians are in positions of
leadership in various governmental and non-governmental organizations in
countries such as USA and Canada. Kamala Harris, who was born to Indian parents
in the USA, is a successful and highly respected senator from Washington State,
USA and is already being seen as a likely contender for US presidency in 2020. NitinNohria, the current
dean of the highly prestigious Harvard
Business School came to the US from India to study at the MIT Sloan School
of Management. AmolSinha, the son of
Indian immigrants has become the
first person of South Asian descent to become the executive president of the
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)’s New Jersey Chapter. Kal Penn, a
popular TV producer, actor, political activist and civil servant who served as
Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement under the
Obama administration, is the son of Indian immigrants to the USA. Indira Nooyi,
the first women CEO of FMG giant PepsiCo found the key to unlocking her
potential when she came to the US to pursue her MBA. The two largest technology
companies in the world, Microsoft, and Google are both headed by Indian Immigrants to the US.
Successful Indian Immigrants in Canada
In Canada, Harjit Singh Sajjan is Indian Immigrant
who came to Canada along with his parents from Punjab to Canada, when he was
just five years old and is now the current Minister of National Defense in
Canada. The Booker Prize winning author RohintonMistry
found the inspiration to write when he decided to give up a career in
mathematics to pursue a course in BA in English from the University of Toronto.
The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE) is an
organization that mentors Indian immigrants who want to start a business in
Canada. Steve Gupta, came to
Canada from India, with just around 100 CAD as a 20-year-old. He rose through
sound business thinking and hard work to be one of the most successful
developers and hotel operators in Ontario and currently owns 15 hotels and has
been awarded the prestigious Marriott
Horizon Award. Vasu Chanchalani, the co-founder of Sigma group of
companies, is an Indian Immigrant in Canada who came to Canada to Pursue an MBA from the University of
Toronto.
Successful Indian Immigrants in Australia
In Australia too,
Indians have been leaving their mark and making their presence felt in all
walks of life. Indians are the fastest growing ethnic groups in Australia.
UppmaVirdi a 26 year old Indian immigrant is a successful entrepreneur
who founded the company ‘Chai Walli’ and has been named as the Australian Business Woman of the year
for 2016 for her success in selling Indian Chai and teaching Aussie people the
art of brewing a perfect cup of Chai through her ‘Art of Chai’ workshops.
Sudhir Warrier, an Indian immigrant came to Australia as
a student in 1990 and is today the CEO of an Australian cruise company. Harry (Harman) Walia is a
popular Politician in Australia who
emigrated from India in 1991.
Much more such examples
abound of Indians who have not only improved their own lifestyle when they Immigrated Abroad but have also
contributed to the economic and social betterment of their adopted countries.
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