印度人移民海外始于近代,大致可分为两个时期、若干高潮。古代印度并无大规模移民海外的情况。首批印度海外移民是由英国殖民统治者组织的,其身份为契约劳工。其后的移民多为自发行为,人身也是自由的。独立前的海外移民和独立后的海外移民与印度的关系和对印度的感情是有一定差别的。关于近现代印度人移民海外的几大高潮的划分,在印度学界和官方仍存有一定的争议。 Indians immigrants from overseas began in modern times, can be divided into two periods, a number of orgasms. In ancient India there was no massive migration to overseas. The first Indian overseas immigrants were organized by British colonial rulers and acted as contract laborers. Subsequent immigrants mostly spontaneous behavior, the body is free. Before the independence of overseas immigrants and independent immigrants after the relationship with India and the feelings of India are some differences. As for the division of several climaxes of immigrants in modern India, there is still some controversy in Indian scholarship and government.