Little India Explained

Little India (also known as Indian Street, India Bazaar, or India Town) is an Indian or South Asian[1] [2] [3] sociocultural environment outside India or the Indian subcontinent. It especially refers to an area with a significant concentration of South Asian residents and a diverse collection of Indian businesses. Frequently, Little Indias have Hindu temples, mosques, and gurdwaras. They may also host celebrations of national and religious festivals and serve as gathering places for South Asians. As such, they are microcosms of India. Little Indias are often tourist attractions and are frequented by fans of Indian cuisine, Indian culture, Indian clothing, Indian music, and Indian cinema.[4] [5] [6]

North America

Canada

British Columbia

See also: Indo-Canadians in British Columbia.

See also: South Asian Canadians in Greater Vancouver.

Manitoba

Ontario

See also: South Asian Canadians in the Greater Toronto Area.

Quebec

United States

Arizona

California

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Maryland

Massachusetts

New Jersey

See also: Indians in New Jersey.

New Jersey, and Middlesex County in Central New Jersey), are home to by far the highest per capita Indian American populations of any U.S. state and U.S. county, respectively, at 3.9%[56] and 14.1%,[57] by 2013 U.S. Census estimates.[58]

India Square

India Square, also known as Little Gujarat, is a commercial and restaurant district in Bombay, on Newark Avenue, in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. The area is home to the highest concentration of Asian Indians in the Western Hemisphere,[61] and is a rapidly growing Indian American ethnic enclave within the New York metropolitan area.[62] [61] The neighborhood is centered on Newark Avenue, between Tonnele Avenue and JFK Boulevard, and is considered to be part of the larger Journal Square District. This area has been home to the largest outdoor Navratri festivities in New Jersey as well as several Hindu temples.[63] This portion of Newark Avenue is lined with groceries including Patel Brothers and Subzi Mandi Cash & Carry,[64] electronics vendors, video stores, clothing stores, and restaurants and is one of the busier pedestrian areas of this part of the city, often stopping traffic for hours.

Oak Tree Road (Edison/Iselin)

Oak Tree Road is a rapidly growing South Asian-focused commercial strip in Middlesex County, New Jersey.[65] [66] The Oak Tree Road strip runs for about one-and-a-half miles through Edison and neighboring Iselin, New Jersey, near the area's sprawling Chinatown and Koreatown.[67] Little India in Edison and Iselin is the largest and most diverse South Asian cultural hub in the United States.[68] [69] The zone is home to approximately 400 South Asian establishments and businesses, including dining, apparel and electronics retailing, and entertainment.[70] [71] [72] [73] Around 60 Indian and Pakistani restaurants are found in the area.[74] [75] In Middlesex County, election ballots are printed in Gujarati, Hindi, and Punjabi as well.[76]

New York

See also: Indians in the New York City metropolitan region and Curry Row.

North Carolina

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Texas

Africa

South Africa

Asia

Bahrain

Hong Kong

Indonesia

Japan

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Thailand

United Arab Emirates

In the UAE, Indians constitute more than 27% of the population.[110] Here are some areas with a comparatively larger concentration of Indians.

Oman

The Sultanate of Oman is home to many expatriates, of which Indians form the largest constituency.[111] The southeastern side of the business district of Ruwi is known as Muscat's Little India.[112]

Europe

France

Germany

Italy

Spain

The Netherlands

Norway

United Kingdom

Oceania

Australia

New South Wales

Queensland

South Australia

Victoria

New Zealand

See also

Notes and References

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  2. News: Little India: Six blocks, many stories. The Toronto Star . 25 August 2007 . "As the first neighbourhood for the community, it seems to play an important role in people's memories of growing up South Asian in Toronto," says Haema Sivanesan, executive director of the South Asian Visual Artists Collective..
  3. Web site: Jackson Heights Indians. The term ‘Indian’ encompasses a wider-ranged area than the specific politically-bound region of recent history, and includes those of that particular ethnic and geographic background bound in by the Indian Ocean, Himalayan Mountain Range, and western deserts, excepting of those of Arab descent... Little India arose in Jackson Heights, which developed into a prominent commercial area for South Asian goods... The population of the area has included Indians, Pakistanis, and Bengali, among other South Asian groups..
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  11. News: Dusting off COVID-19 cobwebs, London's neighbourhood businesses are ready to thrive. CBC News. 5 January 2023. 28 February 2023. Hyde Park, too, has a high ratio of immigrant groups, and some have started calling Argyle 'Little India,' said Leah Thomas of the Argyle BIA. "We take a lot from the Fanshawe College population, which has seen a rise in Indian students, and we've seen that reflected in the businesses that have opened in our areas," Thomas said. "Argyle is such a homegrown community, and everybody in the area loves to support people who are living in and next to each other." .
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  105. News: A filmic first for Fordsburg. September 16, 2011. In the post-apartheid era, however, with the immigrant settlement of Indian, Bengali, Pakistani and Somali people, Fordsburg has been dramatically revitalised. Today it is described as “Little India”, populated by a colourful array of pavement vendors, restaurants and service shops of barbers, tailors and the like..
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