Indians at Home and Abroad -- The Indian Oikumene and Its Heartland -- The American Context: From Pariah to Elite -- The Chicago Community -- The Attraction of a Metropolitan Region -- The Quantitative Profile: Responses to a Survey -- Voices and Countervoices -- Astride Many Worlds: The Women -- Caught in Limbo: The Youth -- In Search of Security: The Elderly -- Strategies of Survival and Growth -- Preserving the Core: Cultural Institutions -- Building Infrastructure: Religious Institutions -- Forging New Links: Business and Politics -- Pursuing Special Interests: Professional Groups and the Media