Somewhere between the stories of heart-rending tribulations and the joyous episodes of wealth creation are tales of academic success, great discoveries, noteworthy literary, cinematic and musical accomplishments and sporting stardom. Many Little or Mini Indias have come up worldwide. Each one of these has a bit of history behind it. These pockets of Indian boroughs are made up of both the descendants of the earlier emigrants who left the shores of India over 150 years ago, as well as the more recent immigrants who migrated 50 or less years back. We have highlighted some of these boroughs for you.

To get a grip of this vast diversity, multiplicity of languages and cultures, in order to understand the specific issues that confront Indian immigrants in each region, an overseeing global body had to come in place.