Malayali diaspora

The Malayali Diaspora refers to Malayali who live outside their homeland of Indian state of Kerala and Union Territories of Mahé, India and Lakshadweep.[18] They are predominantly found in Gulf, North America, Europe, Australia, Caribbean, Africa and other regions around the world.

Not to be confused with Malaysian diaspora.
Malayali diaspora
മറുനാടൻ മലയാളികൾ
Total population
c. 6 million (including 3.5 million Kerala Gulf diaspora[1]) (2020 est.)
Regions with significant populations
 United Arab Emirates773,000[2]
 Kuwait634,738[3]
 Saudi Arabia595,000[2]
 Qatar445,000[3]
 Malaysia228,900[4]
 Oman195,300[3]
 Bahrain101,556[3]
 United States84,000[5]
 Canada77,910[6]
 Australia53,206[7][8]
 Israel46,600
 United Kingdom45,264[9]
 Singapore26,000[10]
 Ireland24,674[11]
 New Zealand6,000
 Pakistan6,000[12]
 Germany5,867[13]
 Indonesia4,000
 Austria3,784[14]
 Japan500[15]
 Finland474[16]
Languages
Malayalam
Religion
Predominantly:
Hinduism
Minority:
Islam Christianity[17]
Buddhism, Judaism, Atheism and others[17]
Related ethnic groups
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Loka Kerala Sabha
Main article: Loka Kerala Sabha

It is an assembly hosted by the Government of Kerala to bring Malayali diaspora living around the globe under one platform.[19] It was hosted under the department of Non-Resident Keralites. It aims at utilizing the expertise of NRKs for developing Kerala state. Loka Kerala Sabha is proposed to happen once in two years.[20] The event was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan.[21]

See also

References
  1. Peter, Benoy; Sanghvi, Shachi; Narendran, Vishnu (2020). "Inclusion of Interstate Migrant Workers in Kerala and Lessons for India". The Indian Journal of Labour Economics. 63 (4): 1065–1086. doi:10.1007/s41027-020-00292-9. PMC 7659401. PMID 33204053.
  2. "Kerala Migration Survey – 2014". The Indian Express.( This is the number of approximate emigrants from Kerala, which is closely related to, but different from the actual number of Malayalis.). No. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. Zachariah, K. C. & Rajan, S. Irudaya (2011), Kerala Migration Survey 2011 (PDF), Department of Non-resident Keralite Affairs, Government of Kerala, p. 29. This is the number of emigrants from Kerala, which is closely related to but different from the actual number of Malayalis.
  4. "Malayali, Malayalam in Malaysia".
  5. "Website Disabled" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
  6. "Knowledge of languages by age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions". Census Profile, 2021 Census. Statistics Canada Statistique Canada. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. "In the Australia, 18% of people spoke a language other than English at home in 2011". abs.gov.au/. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  8. "India-born Malayalam-speaking community in Australia: Some interesting trends". The Times of India. No. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  9. "Survey finds only 16.25 lakh NoRKs". The Hindu. 31 October 2013.
  10. "Singapore Malayalee Association 100th Anniversary". 27 December 2018.
  11. "Irish Census 2016".
  12. "Where Malayalees once held sway". DNA India. 5 October 2005. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  13. Swamy, M. R. Narayan (5 October 2005). "Where Malayalees once held sway". DNA India.
  14. "Vienna Malayalee Association".
  15. "Welcome to Nionkairali.com – Indian Malayalees in Japan- Japan malayalees, Malayali, Keralite, Tokyo". nihonkairali.com.
  16. "Väestö 31.12. Muuttujina Maakunta, Kieli, Ikä, Sukupuoli, Vuosi ja Tiedot".
  17. "Population by religious community – 2011". 2011 Census of India. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  18. "Lok Sabha 2019: How the Telugu diaspora is pulling its weight in the two states". 29 March 2019.
  19. "CM opens first meeting of Loka Kerala Sabha - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  20. "Bringing Non-resident Keralites together: State set for first Loka Kerala Sabha". The News Minute. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  21. "Kerala govt to make 'Loka Kerala Sabha' a permanent feature". Zee News. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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