Abstract
ABSTRACT This article examines the Indo-Caribbean diaspora's performance of vernacular representations of Hinduism and ethnic identity, as influenced by a global pan-Hindu agenda of India's current nationalist government. Using the case of Guyana, we consider dynamics between religion and South Asian politics by which agents disseminate pan-Hinduism, and how such avatars of Hindu performativity are affected by historical ethno-racial tensions. We contend that while the diaspora needs their ‘homeland’ to sustain their memories and heritage in their resettled state, the ‘homeland’ in turn can manipulate diasporic needs for migrant identity to advance its own foreign-policy agendas.
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