Counting & Discounting in Census' demography: Difference Between India and Canada

Counting & Discounting: Census and Identity in India and Canada by Mohammed Ayub Khan Download/Browse @ academia.edu 

On the same shelf (from the bibliography)

• The Politics of Numbers (Population of the United States in the 1980s : a Census Monograph Series)  William Alonso
• Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism  Benedict Anderson
• Ethnicity and Race: Making Identities in a Changing World (Sociology for a New Century Series)  Stephen E. Cornell
• The Imaginary Indian: The Image of the Indian in Canadian Culture  Daniel Francis
• The Gujarat Genocide: A Case Study in Fundamentalist Cleansing  Garda Ghista
• Confronting Saffron Demography Religion, Fertility, and Women's Status in India  Patricia Jeffery and Roger Jeffery
• Census and Identity: The Politics of Race, Ethnicity, and Language in National Censuses (New Perspectives on Anthropological and Social Demography)  David I. Kertzer
• Contested Ethnic Identity (Nationalisms Across the Globe) Chris Kostov
• Austrian Immigration to Canada: Selected Essays 
  Frank Szabo

Overseas Citizenship of India is not the same for all Non-resident Indians: Some still have to go the extra mile

This post (on OCI/Dual citizenship/Overseas citizen's extra fee plus a new sticker in case of acquiring a 'new foreign passport by senior NRIS's as well junior NRI's), aims to alert the NRIS' who may have not read the following:


"Anger builds: Livid at Overseas Citizen of India regulations, community plans protests," George Joseph India Abroad April 19, 2013 -- The much vaunted OCI Card!!! [includes a picture of Participants at meetings on OCI card issues in Bergen County, New Jersey, and Philadelphia]; + Sanjay Puri's 'The Diaspora has been the victim,' India Abroad April 19, 2013. 

Facebook has a tragic story (Is this the way India wants to treat its Overseas Citizens??Connecticut/Ahmedabad, 20 March, 2011) of a Gujarati Janak Parekh's family not being allowed to enter India, because they didn't follow the  rule (new sticker with new fee, for new foreign passport).
Note: How much the family must have had to face the problem given the fact they were with those under the age of 20, as well. (a petition needs to be comprehensive, then the one given below just for the kids).  

Other experiences (an OCI is entitled to life-long-visa free travel to India, but you must read the fine print, anyways to know what OIC is-and is-not):

"Incidentally, I got my OCI after age 50 and have traveled to India with a new passport and my old passport that has the OCI U Visa stamp on it, without any problems. The immigration staff are well aware of the rules, on arrival at the airport when I presented my new passport that did not have the OCI visa stamped on it, I was politely asked for the passport that had the OCI visa, I showed the immigration officer my old passport with the OCI U Visa stamp and did not encounter any problems." Nriinformation.com

"I know it was my mistake for not taking my old passport with the visa sticker with me and I will never make the same mistake again; the main purpose of my mail was to warn my friends not to make the same mistake that I made. " Denied Entry with OCI Card

OCI card holders affected by new rules – Indian families facing ... immigrationvoice.org

Grievance related to reissuance of OCI's issued to children of Indian passport holding parents. Petition

OCI – Overseas Citizen of India follies

Very important and least publicized (a renewal fee and a sticker for life long-visa holders, i.e., if you are below 20 and above 50 years of age). There was no such fee (to get a sticker) until the year 2008--see the CGIToronto Website.

Extract of the need for a STICKER and a FEE from Consulate General of India, Toronto's Website:

I. In case of issuance of new foreign passport
OCI registration certificate and 'U' visa sticker carry the passport number of the registered OCI. Accordingly, each time a new passport is issued to an OCI holder; it has to be captured on the registration certificate and visa. This would require re-issuance of OCI registration certificate and visa each time a new foreign passport is issued in the following cases.

1. Up to the completion of 20 years of age, OCI documents have to be re-issued each time a new passport is issued to the holder.
2. Between 21-50 years of age, there is no need to seek re-issuance of OCI documents each time a new passport is issued. However, if the applicant desires, he/she may avail the service for re-issuance of OCI documents.
3. After the completion of 50 years of age, OCI documents have to be re-issued once after issuance of a new passport

Documents to be submitted to the Consulate General:

1. In case of issuance of new foreign passport:
   (i) OCI Registration Certificate and Canadian Passport(s) [old and new], in original.
   (ii)In case of minor children, parents Indian and Canadian passports along with Record of Landing
   (iii) Copy of existing OCI registration certificate and U visa pasted on existing foreign passport.
   (iv) One set of print out of the form, duly filled in, and signed. The applicant must affix one colour photo [51 mm x 51 mm] on form Aand sign in the signature box.
   (v) Copy of new and old Canadian passports
   (vi) Fees through Bank Draft/Money Order.

Fees:
(a) CAN$ 28.00 for re-issuance of OCI documents in case of issuance of new foreign passport, change of personal particulars, wrong filing of particulars.
(b) CAN$ 103.00 for issuance of duplicate OCI documents in case of loss/damage of old OCI /Foreign passport carrying OCI Visa sticker.
(c) In respect of the service for change of address/occupation, no hard copy of the application shall be submitted to the Indian Mission/Post/Office. Accordingly, the issue of Enclosures and Payment of fee does not arise. Continue reading all Consulate General details + Google: on fee, sticker "new foreign passport"

India as-is from a Canadian Perspective

Note: India is a land of rich history, popular culture, as well a land of paradoxes. In this context, Canada needing India more than India needing Canada makes news, and read below the article by Haroon Siddiqui.

But, it is too early, in terms of the trend to say if this, new trend of shifting centre of gravity is a premenant shift or a temporary move. If it is a permenant move, the only pray and hope is it should'nt be akin to reengineering the concept of love-marriage in India whose pride lies, in arranged-marriages. See also: Arranged Marriage, Teton Gravity Research Forums If not, Think “outside the box”!

Whatever is true of India is also not true, By Haroon Siddiqui, Toronto Star
Extract:
"Arriving in Canada in 1967, I was swept up by the Centennial, especially Expo, but was soon distressed to discover that there was no yogurt, only something called sour cream, a blob that bloated your tummy. There were few fresh green vegetables and no mangoes. No basmati rice. No coriander, cloves or cardamom. Nor saffron, which few had heard of and said it could be procured, perhaps, around Easter for the seasonal bread.
Informed of this state of affairs, mom in India said: “In that case, son, you had better come back home.”
I am glad I stayed."
At the time, Canadians thought of India as the land of starving people and emaciated holy cows. Now the two countries can't get enough of each other, Canada needing India more than India needing Canada. Which is why the Star is exploring India in every section of the paper today. continue reading

On the same shelf:

Not Required Indians: India's NRI (Non-resident Indians) are now also getting to be known as Not Requried Indians. Read the latter here: NRIs treated as Not Required Indians! - The Times of India. And, here: Not Required Indians, littleindia.com

KPMG - Nine Tips for Successful PE Investments in India — A Canadian Perspective

PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada. Shifting Centre of Gravity - Mergers & Acquisitions in India—A Canadian perspective [PDF format]

GE has its finger on the Indian pulse, at last, Forbes India Magazine of 18 December, 2009

India: A Glimpse of Multifaith Composite Culture