Madhulika Sahoo is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Maa Manikeshwari University, India, and Director of Student Welfare and Placement. Her research focuses on forced migration, gender and health, tribal development, and cultural anthropology. She holds an MA in Refugee Studies from the University of East London and has received multiple awards including the Wenner-Gren fellowship and best researcher-publication award 2021.Sajaudeen Chapparban is Assistant Professor at the Centre for Diaspora Studies, Central University of Gujarat, India, and Visiting Fellow at the University of Religion and Denomination, Iran. His research interests include international migration, diaspora studies, South Asian diaspora, citizenship, nationalism, and transnationalism. He has presented research internationally and received various fellowships including the Maulana Azad National Fellowship and Schusterman Center's Summer Institute fellowship.Ajaya K. Sahoo is Head of the Centre for the Study of Indian Diaspora, University of Hyderabad, India. His research focuses on international migration, South Asian diaspora, transnationalism, and religion. He is the founder and editor of the journal South Asian Diaspora and has co-edited multiple Routledge Handbooks on diaspora and migration studies including the Routledge Handbook of the Indian Diaspora and Routledge Handbook of South Asian Migrations.

• Introduction; Part I: Legacies of Overseas Migration 1. Periodising the Overseas Odia Diasporic Experience 2. Diasporic Self, Memory and Reconstruction of History: A Study of 'Odia Diasporic Imaginary' in Manoj Das's Travel Narrative Adura Videsha 3. Home and Homeness: Reading The Amazing Story of the Man Who Cycled from India to Europe for Love by Per J Andersson Part II: Diaspora & Cultural Identity 4. "You Escaped, What do you have to Complain about"? Changing Roles of Odia American Women in Dual-Career Families in the USA 5. Sambalpuri Dance: A Cultural Identity Emblem for the Odia Diaspora 6. Unpacking Odia Identity in Prafulla Mohanti's Through Brown Eyes: A Cultural Odyssey 7. Odia Rap: Uniting Diaspora, Amplifying Voices Part III: Diaspora & Transnationalism 8. Role Set Versus Role Conflict: Reflections from the Lives of Women in Dual Career Families in the USA 9. Odia Diaspora in Australia: Exploring the Transnational Socio-Cultural Exchange in a Globalized World 10. Odia Women Diaspora in the 21st Century 11. Feasts and Festivals of Odisha in the Odia Diaspora: Cultural Continuity and Change

Madhulika Sahoo is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Maa Manikeshwari University, India, and Director of Student Welfare and Placement. Her research focuses on forced migration, gender and health, tribal development, and cultural anthropology. She holds an MA in Refugee Studies from the University of East London and has received multiple awards including the Wenner-Gren fellowship and best researcher-publication award 2021.Sajaudeen Chapparban is Assistant Professor at the Centre for Diaspora Studies, Central University of Gujarat, India, and Visiting Fellow at the University of Religion and Denomination, Iran. His research interests include international migration, diaspora studies, South Asian diaspora, citizenship, nationalism, and transnationalism. He has presented research internationally and received various fellowships including the Maulana Azad National Fellowship and Schusterman Center's Summer Institute fellowship.Ajaya K. Sahoo is Head of the Centre for the Study of Indian Diaspora, University of Hyderabad, India. His research focuses on international migration, South Asian diaspora, transnationalism, and religion. He is the founder and editor of the journal South Asian Diaspora and has co-edited multiple Routledge Handbooks on diaspora and migration studies including the Routledge Handbook of the Indian Diaspora and Routledge Handbook of South Asian Migrations.

• Introduction; Part I: Legacies of Overseas Migration 1. Periodising the Overseas Odia Diasporic Experience 2. Diasporic Self, Memory and Reconstruction of History: A Study of 'Odia Diasporic Imaginary' in Manoj Das's Travel Narrative Adura Videsha 3. Home and Homeness: Reading The Amazing Story of the Man Who Cycled from India to Europe for Love by Per J Andersson Part II: Diaspora & Cultural Identity 4. "You Escaped, What do you have to Complain about"? Changing Roles of Odia American Women in Dual-Career Families in the USA 5. Sambalpuri Dance: A Cultural Identity Emblem for the Odia Diaspora 6. Unpacking Odia Identity in Prafulla Mohanti's Through Brown Eyes: A Cultural Odyssey 7. Odia Rap: Uniting Diaspora, Amplifying Voices Part III: Diaspora & Transnationalism 8. Role Set Versus Role Conflict: Reflections from the Lives of Women in Dual Career Families in the USA 9. Odia Diaspora in Australia: Exploring the Transnational Socio-Cultural Exchange in a Globalized World 10. Odia Women Diaspora in the 21st Century 11. Feasts and Festivals of Odisha in the Odia Diaspora: Cultural Continuity and Change

Madhulika Sahoo is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Maa Manikeshwari University, India, and Director of Student Welfare and Placement. Her research focuses on forced migration, gender and health, tribal development, and cultural anthropology. She holds an MA in Refugee Studies from the University of East London and has received multiple awards including the Wenner-Gren fellowship and best researcher-publication award 2021.Sajaudeen Chapparban is Assistant Professor at the Centre for Diaspora Studies, Central University of Gujarat, India, and Visiting Fellow at the University of Religion and Denomination, Iran. His research interests include international migration, diaspora studies, South Asian diaspora, citizenship, nationalism, and transnationalism. He has presented research internationally and received various fellowships including the Maulana Azad National Fellowship and Schusterman Center's Summer Institute fellowship.Ajaya K. Sahoo is Head of the Centre for the Study of Indian Diaspora, University of Hyderabad, India. His research focuses on international migration, South Asian diaspora, transnationalism, and religion. He is the founder and editor of the journal South Asian Diaspora and has co-edited multiple Routledge Handbooks on diaspora and migration studies including the Routledge Handbook of the Indian Diaspora and Routledge Handbook of South Asian Migrations.

• Introduction; Part I: Legacies of Overseas Migration 1. Periodising the Overseas Odia Diasporic Experience 2. Diasporic Self, Memory and Reconstruction of History: A Study of 'Odia Diasporic Imaginary' in Manoj Das's Travel Narrative Adura Videsha 3. Home and Homeness: Reading The Amazing Story of the Man Who Cycled from India to Europe for Love by Per J Andersson Part II: Diaspora & Cultural Identity 4. "You Escaped, What do you have to Complain about"? Changing Roles of Odia American Women in Dual-Career Families in the USA 5. Sambalpuri Dance: A Cultural Identity Emblem for the Odia Diaspora 6. Unpacking Odia Identity in Prafulla Mohanti's Through Brown Eyes: A Cultural Odyssey 7. Odia Rap: Uniting Diaspora, Amplifying Voices Part III: Diaspora & Transnationalism 8. Role Set Versus Role Conflict: Reflections from the Lives of Women in Dual Career Families in the USA 9. Odia Diaspora in Australia: Exploring the Transnational Socio-Cultural Exchange in a Globalized World 10. Odia Women Diaspora in the 21st Century 11. Feasts and Festivals of Odisha in the Odia Diaspora: Cultural Continuity and Change