An Australian newspaper recently ran a headline that read: ‘Singh beats Smith’. It was about business ownership in Sydney, but it captured the steady shift in how the desi diaspora, now estimated at over 35 million people spread across more than 200 countries, has become a force. Last month, members
An Australian newspaper recently ran a headline that read: ‘Singh beats Smith’. It was about business ownership in Sydney, but it captured the steady shift in how the desi diaspora, now estimated at over 35 million people spread across more than 200 countries, has become a force. Last month, members from 25 countries gathered in Bengaluru for the Indiaspora Forum — venture capitalists alongside paralympians, AI researchers beside art collectors, policymakers sharing space with meditation gurus. The range was the point.Building slowly, on purposeIndiaspora was founded in 2012 by entrepreneur MR Rangaswami. “We are not an overnight success,” Rangaswami said. “Non-profits scale differently — it’s been slow and steady.” That patience has produced something durable. From its origins in the US, the organisation now operates across what Rangaswami calls the ‘big six’ diaspora
