Raising Urban Poverty among People of Indian Origin in Malaysia must be addressed: Prof. K. S. Nathan

A book launch and seminar held on 28th May, 2016, Saturday at Kamla Devi block, India International Centre, New Delhi, organized by GRFDT in association with Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA) and National University of Malaysia. Speaking at the book launch, Prof. K. S. Nathan, co-editor of the book while highlighting the book, talked about the significance of Contemporary Malaysian Indian in the present context of Malaysian society. Malaysia is a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic country having 60% of immigrants from India and China. Indians immigrated to Malaysia during 1830s under the indentured system & therefore, share a large proportion among all Malaysian immigrants.  In this context, Prof. Nathan stated historical developments of Malaysian Indians focusing on caste, religion, culture, practices and socio-economic conditions. Highlighting the important aspects of the book, he rai