UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, 2012
PH.D. (INDIAN DIASPORA)



TIME: 2 HOURS
Max Marks: 75

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Read the instructions carefully.
Attempt any THREE of the following questions.
Question No. is compulsory.
(Marks: 40)
1. Answer any of the following TWO questions x 20 marks) Define 'diaspora'? Discuss various theories on diaspora. Write a critical review of any book of fiction or non-fiction which is based on
Indian Diasporic experience.
Discuss the making of Indian Diaspora. Do you agree with calling the colonial phase as 'subaltern' and post-colonial as
What is ethnicity? Explain how ethnicity is studied in the context of diaspora.
(Marks: 35)
2. Answer any ONE of the following questions x 35 marks)
Formulate a research design on anyone of the following themes: diasporic identity, transnationalism, representations of Indian diaspora.
What are the steps in formulating a research proposal? Formulate a research proposal on any areas of research on Indian diaspora which you would like to carry out as part of your Ph.D. dissertation.
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