Bindi-fying the Self: cultural identity among diasporic South Asians

Wajihah Hamid

doi:10.1177/0262728014560472

Bindi-fying the Self: cultural identity among diasporic South Asians

Wajihah Hamid^*

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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
Pages (from-to)	103-118
Number of pages	16
Journal	South Asia Research
Volume	35
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0262728014560472
Publication status	Published - 27 Feb 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Asians
bindi
culture
diaspora
dress
globalisation
Hindu
modernity
Singapore
South Asians

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