Indian Uruguayans

Indian Uruguayans form a small expatriate community consisting mostly of businessmen, Indian employees of TCS and some Catholic nuns. As of January 2016, about 83 Indians hold permanent residency in Uruguay. A further 733 Indians reside in the country on long-term visas, most of whom are employed by TCS in Montevideo. A small number of Indians from the Gujarati and Sindhi communities work as importers and run retail outlets of Indian textiles and handicrafts in Uruguay.[1]

Indian Uruguayans
Total population
816[1] (2016, est.)
Regions with significant populations
Montevideo
Languages
Rioplatense Spanish · English · Indian languages
Religion
Hinduism · Roman Catholicism · Sikhism · Islam · Religions of India
Related ethnic groups
Indian diaspora

Overview

Tata Consultancy Services has established a software development centre and a regional training centre in Montevideo and it is the first IT Centre opened by TCS in Latin America. There are about 300 Indians in Montevideo; most of these are young IT professionals from TCS. Indian companies have shown interest in investment in pharma and agri-business sectors and they are encouraged to do so as they can acquire farmlands and also lease the land.[2] As of 2013, there are 125 Indian citizens registered in the Uruguayan social security.[3]

Early in 2013 a Gurgaon-based Private Limited company "Sharma Fabricators and Erectors (P) Ltd" established its Latin American branch to participate and carry out various construction jobs throughout the region. It present in the country with a team of 100 executives and technicians.

Indian culture has very little presence in the country as there are no Hindu or Sikh temples and Indian food and spices are very limited. The Taste of India, [4] has a takeout and delivery service in the heart of Pocitos neighborhood. There is only one Indian Restaurant in Montevideo, the capital city Moksha - Cocina de la India, [5] [6] There are some other places selling Indian Food for takeaways as well. [7] There are however a few Yoga organizations in Uruguay, which spread Indian thought and philosophy-prominent among them are, the Sivapremananda Ashram of the Divine Society. A portion of the beach in Montevideo is named after Mahatma Gandhi and a bust of Gandhi is installed in one of the parks along the beach.[8]

Recently, some employees of TCS have started playing cricket in Montevideo, Uruguay. Slowly, due to the curiosity surrounding the new sport, the local population of Montevideo throng to Mahatma Gandhi Rambla to see the enthusiastic people playing this new sport. This was published in a leading national daily.[9]

See also

References
  1. "India - Uruguay Relations" (PDF). Ministry of External Affairs. January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  2. Business with Uruguay
  3. "Foreign workers in Uruguay" (in Spanish). EL PAIS. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  4. https://facebook.com/TasteOfIndiaInUruguay/
  5. https://www.facebook.com/Moksha-1044596205570075/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel Moksha - Cocina de la India]"
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  7. For Indians, opportunity knocks in Uruguay
  8. Ministry of External Affairs of India
  9. "The Uruguay national cricket team, made up of Indians". 180.com.uy (in Spanish). 14 February 2019.
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