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Editor's Message Dear All, Wish you a Merry Christmas and a very happy new year 2013 to you and your family. Wish the New Year will bring you happiness, prosperity and better academic productivity. Looking back, I must say that the 2012 has been incredibly a busy and productive year for all of us at GRFDT. Very successfully and modestly, we have created a culture for research and academic engagement. We have received voluntarily participation and supports from all of you at various levels in terms of contribution of article, ideas, guidance as well as moral support. With the continuous supports from you, the forum intends to emerge as a global platform for harnessing more productive research ideas and inputs in the years to come. This issue covers the report of event organized by GRFDT on ―Overseas Citizenship and Nationality: Study of Turkey and India‖ presented by Ms. Handey Unsal, Research Student, Ankara Law School, Turkey. The comparative perspective on citizenship law was highlighted. A lively discussion was followed where participants shared their views on citizenship and how it could affect lives in the age of globalization. The book review examines the new dynamics that the media and diaspora play in the transnational spaces. It is quite interesting to learn the shifting notion of ―home‖ that often virtually created and how media plays a very important role in fulfilling the needs of the transnational communities. The issue has a group interview with Dr. Els van Dongen, Researcher at Nanyang Technological universi-ty, Singapore, who shared her insights on comparative Chinese and Indian diaspora policies. In the special article "Oak Creek Sikh Temple Killings: A Historical Perspective", Dr. Shinder S. Thandi narrates the challenges faced by the Sikhs in India as well as Sikh diaspora in spite of many soci-eties evolving towards multiculturalism. The article throws insight into many aspects of media representation and challenges to the minority in the globalised world. The issue also has information related to research, seminars, dis-cussions, etc contributed by scholars from various parts of the globe. Thank you all and seeking your continuous support! Sadananda Sahoo Editor
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