Indian students and researchers in Australia and making of the skilled diaspora, 1951–1957
In 1950s, Australia initiated the Colombo Plan, opening avenues for the training of numerous Asian students and researchers in critical areas requiring urgent attention in their home countries. Many of these individuals returned home only to later migrate back to Australia or move on to other develo...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Taylor & Francis Group
2024-12-01
|
| Series: | Cogent Arts & Humanities |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2024.2365049 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850103471315877888 |
|---|---|
| author | Sakul Kundra Amit Sarwal David Lowe |
| author_facet | Sakul Kundra Amit Sarwal David Lowe |
| author_sort | Sakul Kundra |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | In 1950s, Australia initiated the Colombo Plan, opening avenues for the training of numerous Asian students and researchers in critical areas requiring urgent attention in their home countries. Many of these individuals returned home only to later migrate back to Australia or move on to other developed nations as recognized experts in their respective fields. Among them were several Indian students, some of whom became the subjects of numerous publicity articles in the press, detailing their experiences in Australia. This article explores a brief history of Australia’s involvement with the initial cohort of Indian students, some of whom later became skilled migrants, examining their stories and analysing the significant challenges they encountered. Due to the lack of major books, memoirs, and oral history records documenting these students’ experiences, this article relies on contemporary newspaper reports and interviews published in popular Australian newspapers. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-7b16081e7c9c4e6d98e8fe791819d629 |
| institution | DOAJ |
| issn | 2331-1983 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2024-12-01 |
| publisher | Taylor & Francis Group |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Cogent Arts & Humanities |
| spelling | doaj-art-7b16081e7c9c4e6d98e8fe791819d6292025-08-20T02:39:32ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Arts & Humanities2331-19832024-12-0111110.1080/23311983.2024.2365049Indian students and researchers in Australia and making of the skilled diaspora, 1951–1957Sakul Kundra0Amit Sarwal1David Lowe2College of Humanities and Education, Fiji National University, Lautoka, FijiContemporary Histories Research Group, Deakin University, Geelong, AustraliaContemporary Histories Research Group, Deakin University, Geelong, AustraliaIn 1950s, Australia initiated the Colombo Plan, opening avenues for the training of numerous Asian students and researchers in critical areas requiring urgent attention in their home countries. Many of these individuals returned home only to later migrate back to Australia or move on to other developed nations as recognized experts in their respective fields. Among them were several Indian students, some of whom became the subjects of numerous publicity articles in the press, detailing their experiences in Australia. This article explores a brief history of Australia’s involvement with the initial cohort of Indian students, some of whom later became skilled migrants, examining their stories and analysing the significant challenges they encountered. Due to the lack of major books, memoirs, and oral history records documenting these students’ experiences, this article relies on contemporary newspaper reports and interviews published in popular Australian newspapers.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2024.2365049Indian diasporaColombo PlanWhite Australia Policyinternational studentseducation and trainingSamuel Adu-Gyamfi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology College of Arts and Social Science, Kumasi, Ghana |
| spellingShingle | Sakul Kundra Amit Sarwal David Lowe Indian students and researchers in Australia and making of the skilled diaspora, 1951–1957 Cogent Arts & Humanities Indian diaspora Colombo Plan White Australia Policy international students education and training Samuel Adu-Gyamfi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology College of Arts and Social Science, Kumasi, Ghana |
| title | Indian students and researchers in Australia and making of the skilled diaspora, 1951–1957 |
| title_full | Indian students and researchers in Australia and making of the skilled diaspora, 1951–1957 |
| title_fullStr | Indian students and researchers in Australia and making of the skilled diaspora, 1951–1957 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indian students and researchers in Australia and making of the skilled diaspora, 1951–1957 |
| title_short | Indian students and researchers in Australia and making of the skilled diaspora, 1951–1957 |
| title_sort | indian students and researchers in australia and making of the skilled diaspora 1951 1957 |
| topic | Indian diaspora Colombo Plan White Australia Policy international students education and training Samuel Adu-Gyamfi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology College of Arts and Social Science, Kumasi, Ghana |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2024.2365049 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT sakulkundra indianstudentsandresearchersinaustraliaandmakingoftheskilleddiaspora19511957 AT amitsarwal indianstudentsandresearchersinaustraliaandmakingoftheskilleddiaspora19511957 AT davidlowe indianstudentsandresearchersinaustraliaandmakingoftheskilleddiaspora19511957 |