This collective work gives a unique in-depth picture of the wide range on South Asian communities in the United Kingdom. It examines each community in the perspective of the ageing of the pioneer generation and the emergence of new ones born in Britain, forever visible as of Asian origin but with radicallydifferent attitudes, both to the Asian heritage and the native British, from their parents. As a comprehensive treatment of an increasingly important facet of British society, Desh Pardesh provides an essential guide to a highly significant social phenomenon.