THE GURU NANAK MISSION MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL TRUST:AN EXPLORATION OF DIASPORA-HOMELAND LINKAGES IN A VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION

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This study looks at how an Indian voluntary organization, the Punjab-based Guru Nanak Trust, is influenced by its supporters in the Sikh Diaspora. Guiding arguments from studies on Diaspora-Homeland relations were used to examine whether the Trust's linkages with the globally dispersed Punjabi community are getting stronger or weaker and what further opportunities there are for the Trust to internationalize. The study was based on interviews and observational data collected during a two-week period onsite at the Trust in rural Nawanshar and on interviews conducted in Vancouver, Canada. The presentation of the results emphasized the Guru Nanak Trust as a site for exchange between the Sikh Diaspora and Homeland and explored how the nature of thi...