[1] The first immigrants from India to have arrived in Peru were businessmen who had gone there in the early 1960s.
Later on, the community grew in number marginally until the early 80s, after which many of its members left due to the severe local economic crises and the prevailing terrorism.
In recent years, the size of the community has remained stable.
Due to the vast distance that separates the community from India, the interest in their country of origin is limited to major events, mainly derived from occasional browsing on the internet.
Most of them speak only their mother tongue and Spanish, with a smattering of English.