Singaporeans in India
There is a small community of Singaporeans in India, consisting largely of high-income expatriate professionals from Singapore and their families. Most of them are Singaporeans of Indian descent along with a small number of Chinese and Malay, and usually temporarily live mainly in Chennai, Bangalore or Mumbai.
Total population | |
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4,308[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Chennai · Bangalore · New Delhi · Mumbai | |
Languages | |
English (Singlish) · Tamil · Mandarin · Malay · Other Indian Languages | |
Religion | |
Hinduism · Buddhism · Taoism · Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Chinese community in India · Indians in Singapore |
Overview
In 2005, the Indian High Commission issued 60,000 business and travel visas to Singaporeans.[2] A large number of Singaporeans based in Chennai consists mainly of businessmen.[3] There are now about 500 Singaporeans in India for business purposes. It is estimated that the number of Singaporeans working in India has gone up by about 20 per cent annually in the last three to five years.
In 2007, 91 students from the Singapore Management University (SMU) went to India for internships. Internships from India also made up to one-third of all overseas internships at SMU.
Education
List of Singaporean International schools in India:
Notable people
- Gayatri Shunmugam - Singaporean model and beauty queen
- Shabir - Singaporean singer-songwriter, record producer, music composer and performer
- Vincent Subramaniam - Singaporean football manager
References
- "World Migration | International Organization for Migration". Iom.int. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- : Catching 'India fever'
- : "THE SINGAPORE-INDIA CONNECTION, AN EVENING WITH CONTACT SINGAPORE" Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine