Community and associations
Indian associations, expat groups and the Surinamese-Hindustani community.
The Netherlands is home to one of the largest communities of Indian origin in continental Europe. It consists of two groups: Surinamese Hindustanis, whose ancestors moved from India to Suriname in the nineteenth century, and Indians who came to the Netherlands for work or study, mostly in the past twenty years.
There are associations by region and language (Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Malayali, Gujarati, Punjabi and more), student associations at the universities and active social media groups. The embassy maintains an overview of Indian associations in the Netherlands.
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Useful links
- Embassy of India, The Hague indianembassynetherlands.gov.in
Includes an overview of Indian associations. - IamExpat iamexpat.nl
News and practical information for internationals in the Netherlands.