Title: A critical study of entrepreneurship and philanthropic activities of diaspora in India

Authors: Ravi Kant Sharma; Mujibur Rahman; Shweta Nanda; Md. C. Rashid

Addresses: Galgotias University, Plot No.2, Sector 17-A, Yamuna Expressway, Greater Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India ' Galgotias University, Plot No.2, Sector 17-A, Yamuna Expressway, Greater Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India ' IILM Graduate School of Management, 16, Knowledge Park – II, Greater Noida – 201306, Uttar Pradesh, India ' Galgotias University, Plot No.2, Sector 17-A, Yamuna Expressway, Greater Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract: This study investigates the issues and find out the nature and extent of entrepreneurial and philanthropic diaspora contributions to socio-economic development in India, the impact and influence of Indian outbound migrants and its impact and contributions to Indian entrepreneurial activities, and extent of contribution to philanthropic activities in India. Moreover, most of the reasons of migration are for business motive, migration after marriage, search of better employment opportunities and to live good quality of life. These migrations create major changes in population dispersion and have its effects on the cities and states of India. The migration which happens inside the country by nature is classified as internal or inbound migration Therefore, This study is to explore various types of motives and purpose which induce people to migrate such type of activities and also propose a holistic model for Indian entrepreneurial and philanthropic diaspora.

Keywords: Indian entrepreneurial; philanthropic diaspora; migration; communities; contribution; India.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEBR.2022.124292

International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 2022 Vol.24 No.1/2, pp.197 - 216

Received: 15 Jun 2020
Accepted: 30 Jan 2021
Published online: 21 Jul 2022 *

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