Abstract
This article examines changes to cultural identity when South Asians move around the globe. It focuses specifically on the humble bindi as a marker of one specific South Asian woman’s agency and comes up with wide-ranging suggestions about the scope for using such bodily adornments as a tool for skilled cultural navigation in diaspora. It also suggests avenues for further research.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 103-118 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | South Asia Research |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 27 Feb 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Asians
- bindi
- culture
- diaspora
- dress
- globalisation
- Hindu
- modernity
- Singapore
- South Asians