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Punjab in the world

Diaspora.

Local records illuminate migration, work, family life and new connections.

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Remittances and village change in Punjab

Studies of landholding, public facilities and household poverty show why money sent home can change Punjab unevenly.

Jalandhar-area villages, Indian Punjab; Punjab province, Pakistan
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Return migration and heritage visits to Punjab

Plans to resettle, households spread between countries and short heritage visits are different ways of maintaining a relationship with Punjab.

Norway and Pakistani Punjab; Australia and Indian Punjab
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Stockton Gurdwara and community organisation

The society’s own publications and a dated court record show community organisation through public argument, religious explanation and formal governance.

Stockton, California, United States
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The Grunwick dispute and South Asian women

The Grunwick dispute reveals South Asian women’s workplace organising, the limits of union solidarity and the later work of public remembrance.

Brent and Willesden, London
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The Indian Workers Association in Britain

The Indian Workers Association linked Punjab-connected migration with trade-union participation, anti-racist politics and contested women’s organising.

Britain, with Southall, Leicester and Derby evidence
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Turban disputes and workplace rights abroad

A Canadian hardhat case and American workplace correspondence show different arguments about safety, appearance and equal access to jobs.

Toronto, Canada; Florida and New York, United States

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