Techies dominate Indian diaspora in S.Korea

SEOUL, S.KOREA: South Korea, where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived Wednesday, has a small but vibrant Indian diaspora of some 7,000 people, dominated by professionals from the information technology industry.

According to officials of the Indian mission here, over 1,000 engineers and software professionals have recently come to South Korea, working for large conglomerates such as LG and Samsung, which have today become household names back home.

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There are also around 125 Indian scientists and post-doctoral research scholars working or conducting research at various institutions in the country, said the officials, adding the community is also widely respected.

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Some of the Indian associations here include the Indian Association of Korea, with mainly professionals as members, the Annapurna Indian Women's Association and another of the 600-strong Sikh community that runs two gurdwaras here.