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	* [[Shimit Amin]] - Indian film director		* [[Shimit Amin]] - Indian film director
			* [[Supra Singhal]] - Ugandan swimmer

			==See also==
			*[[India–Uganda relations]]

	==References==		==References==

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{{Short description|Ethnic group}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Ugandans in India
| population = 1,000
| regions = {{Flatlist|
* [[New Delhi]]
* [[Mumbai]]
* [[Chennai]]
}}
| langs = {{Flatlist|
* [[English language|English]]
* [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
* [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
}}
| rels = {{Flatlist|
* [[Hinduism]]
* [[Islam]]
* [[Sikhism]]
* [[Catholicism]]
}}
| related = {{Flatlist|
* [[Indians in Uganda]]
* [[Siddi]]
}}
}}
There is a small community of '''Ugandans in India''' consisting largely but not exclusively of [[Indians in Uganda|Ugandans of Indian descent]].

==Migration History==
{{Main|Expulsion of Asians from Uganda}}
Immigration from [[Uganda]] to [[India]] began in the 1970s when [[Idi Amin]], [[President of Uganda]], gave [[Indians in Uganda|Uganda's Asians]] (mostly [[Gujarati people|Gujaratis]] of [[India]]n origin) 90 days to leave the country,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/7/newsid_2492000/2492333.stm|title=1972: Asians given 24 hours to leave Uganda|publisher=BBC On This Day|access-date=2008-05-17 | date=7 August 1972}}</ref> following an alleged dream in which, he claimed, [[God]] told him to expel them. In addition, Amin was eloquent in defending the expulsion in terms of giving Uganda back to the ethnic Ugandans.<ref name="Jørgensen1981">{{cite book|last=Jørgensen|first=Jan Jelmert|title=Uganda: a modern history|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=09MNAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA288|access-date=12 August 2010|year=1981|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-85664-643-0|pages=288–290}}</ref> About a thousand Ugandan Asians fled to India after the expulsion as well as other countries such as [[Canada]], [[Kenya]], [[Pakistan]], [[West Germany]], [[Malawi]], and the [[United States]].<ref name="socialorigins">Abdu Basajabaka Kawalya Kasozi and Nakanyike Musisi and James Mukooza Sejjengo. ''The Social Origins of Violence in Uganda, 1964-1985''. 1994, page 119</ref>

There are over 800 Ugandan students in India, which has emerged as a preferred destination for higher studies among African nations. [[Kampala]] is keen to sign a pact with [[New Delhi]] to make it easier for study visas and short-term job permits.<ref>[http://www4.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/services/travel/visa-power/uganda-seeks-easier-study-visas-job-permits-in-india/articleshow/6711355.cms: Uganda seeks easier study visas, job permits in India]</ref>

==In popular culture==
* The 1976 Bollywood film, ''[[Charas (1976 film)|Charas]]'' focuses on an Ugandan Indian moving to India due to the expulsion.
* In the 2009 Bollywood movie ''[[3 Idiots]]'', the comedic character Chatur Ramalingam or "The Silencer" (played by Omi Vaidya) is portrayed as a college nerd who is an ethnic [[Tamil people|Tamil]] born in Uganda.<ref>[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloids/%E2%80%98loser-lingo%E2%80%99-catches-378 ‘Loser lingo’ catches on: Deccan Chronicle]</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Shimit Amin]] - Indian film director

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Immigration to India}}

[[Category:Immigration to India|Ugandans]]
[[Category:Indian people of Ugandan descent| ]]
[[Category:Ugandan diaspora]]
[[Category:India–Uganda relations]]

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