Indian Community in Azerbaijan
Indian Community
The Indian community in Azerbaijan comprises of about 956 persons (till September 2025), including professionals employed with international companies in the oil and gas sectors, businessmen engaged in commodities trading, catering and restaurant business, construction workers on short-term contracts and students. There are four Indian associations, viz., Indian Association Azerbaijan (IAA), Baku Malyalee Association (BMA), Baku Tamil Sangam (BTS) and Azerbaijan Telugu Association (ATA) and one student association viz. Indian Student Association of Azerbaijan (ISAA) which work in close association with the Embassy of India in Baku. They regularly hold social events to celebrate major Indian festivals and events. The Indian community which is in the 4th/5th place in Azerbaijan, in terms of numerical strength, is very active both professionally and socially and has integrated well with the local population. There are around 346 Indian students studying in different universities in Azerbaijan including Azerbaijan medical university.
Contact detail of the Indian Associations:
Baku Malyalee Association (BMA)
Mr. Praveen Kumar
President BMA
Mob. No. +994 50 270 31 06
email : bakubma@gmail.com
Mr. Nikhilesh Komban
Secretary BMA
Mob. No. +994 50 707 38 32
email: bakubma@gmail.com
President: Mr. Sampath Kumar Parvataneni,+994 77 2191599
Secretary: Mr. Pradeep Lella
EC Member: Mrs. Srujana Chandra, +994 70 6169393
E-mail: atainbaku@gmail.com
Indian Student Association Azerbaijan (ISAA)
President :- Anu Hariharan, +994-515167213,anuhariharan2@
Vice President:- Merin K Joshy, +994-555806865, merink.joshy@gmail.com
General Secretary:- Vismaya Victoria Win, +994-559208678, victoriawin3171@gmail.com
Treasurer:- Jean P Jaimson, +994-708799730, jeanjameskp@gmail.com
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January 2023
