The community of Indians in Qatar includes Indian expatriates in
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
, as well as people born in Qatar of Indian origin. Qatar has a total population of 2,740,479 . The Indian population in the country currently stands at around 691,000.
Overview
More and more Indian students in Qatar, especially Doha, are opting for distance education programmes after passing their higher secondary examinations. After clearing their Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 exams, the students are making a beeline for the various distance education programmes offered by a number of Indian universities in Qatar.
Controversy
According to media reports and Indian government figures published on February 17, 2014 more than 1000 Indians working in Qatar have died in the past two years, obtained by news wire AFP under right of information laws
According to the Indian embassy in Qatar, 237 workers died in 2012 and 218 in 2013. The figures follow similar data revealed to AFP by the Nepalese embassy in Doha last month, showing 191 deaths recorded in 2013, with many of them from "unnatural" heart failure, compared with 169 the year before. The Indian embassy did not give details about the circumstances of the deaths.
Education
Indian schools in Qatar include:
Birla Public School*
Doha Modern Indian School
Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the cou ...
DPS Modern Indian SchoolIdeal Indian School*
M.E.S Indian school
Shantiniketan Indian SchoolBhavans Public SchoolDelhi Public SchoolAl Khor International SchoolLoyola International School (LIS, Doha)Noble International School (NIS)Pearl School (Pearl)
See also
* Embassy of India, Doha
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*Indian Cultural Centre
ICC Qatar
Indian Community Facebook Page
References
External links
{{Demographics of Qatar
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
Ethnic groups in Qatar
India–Qatar relations