Indians in Vietnam

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Indians in Vietnam
Total population
5,500 (June 2021 est.)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Ho Chi Minh City
Languages
Vietnamese •
Overseas Indians, Khasi people, Munda people, Nicobarese

Indians in Vietnam consist of migrants to Vietnam from India, both historical and recent. As of 2011, there were about 2,000 people of Indian origin settled in

Tamils, and specifically the Chettiars
.

The

Champa Kingdom
) of central Vietnam share a long history with India.

Today, the majority of Indians in Vietnam practice a religious syncretism of

Mahayana Buddhism
. Hindu temples serve both Hindus and Buddhists.

There are two main groups of Indians in Vietnam: The Pre-1975 Indian-Vietnamese, who have been living in Vietnam since the late 1800s; and the Post-1990s Indian expats who arrived after the

foreign workers
.

Pre-1975 Indian-Vietnamese

In contemporary history, Indians began migrating to Vietnam in the late 19th century, in search for better economic prospects, and/or for colonial civil service.

The Indian migrants came from different regions of India:

- From South India (Deccan)

- From North and West India

Per the 1937 census by the

Đà Lạt, Huế, and Nha Trang
.

The Gujaratis and the Sindhis traded textile, clothing, jewelry and tailoring services; especially in Saigon, where they had many shops. The Chettiars engaged in banking, brokerage, and the rental of commercial buildings, vehicles, boats etc. The Chettiars began their return to India in 1963 due to the political instability after the

Chợ Lớn Mosque (vi: Thánh Đường Chợ Lớn),[4] and the Jamiul Islamiyah Mosque.[4] Tamil Hindus constructed several prominent temples, notably the Sri Mariamman temple in Ho Chi Minh City, which is also a tourist attraction.;[5] and the Sikhs built a gurdwara
, which now serves as a pharmaceuticals office. Some non-Muslim Indians as well as Muslim Indians, married Vietnamese women. Some Chettiars, had both, a Vietnamese spouse in Vietnam and a Chettiar wife in India.

After the Fall of Saigon

After the

state-run economy
. Foreigners were unwelcome and harassed. The Indian-Vietnamese fearing further persecution, exited Vietnam, depleting the pre-1975 Indian-Vietnamese presence. The pre-1975 Indian-Vietnamese are few in number today.

See also

References

  1. ^ "India-Vietnam Bilateral Relations" (PDF). Ministry of External Affairs. Embassy of India, Hanoi. June 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ India-Vietnam relations, Republic of India: Ministry of External Affairs, August 2011, archived from the original on March 11, 2012, retrieved 2011-09-06
  3. ^ "Saigon Central Mosque". Travel Info. Lonely Planet. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Mosques in Ho Chi Minh City". Travel Info. Saigon Muslim Tours. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  5. ^ Sri Mariamman temple in Ho Chi Minh City [1], [2]
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