Anthropologist, author, and University of Guyana lecturer Dr. Kumar Mahabir recently presented a research paper at the Anton de Kom University in Suriname on the case for reparations for indentured ...
British West Indian society and economy after emancipation -- Push factors and migration trends in India and China -- Formal organization of the British West Indian indenture system -- Life and labor ...
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Misha Glenny and guests discuss what changed when sugar planters in British colonies contracted Indian people to do the work of their formerly enslaved labourers after abolition. Show more Misha ...
My father never spoke to us about Guyana, the country of his birth, when we were growing up because he believed that his history had no value to his children. In doing this, he was unconsciously ...
In a significant step towards honouring the legacy of Indian indentured labourers, KwaZulu-Natal is set to unveil a monumental tribute that encapsulates their sacrifices and contributions. Contractor ...
THE indentured labour system became part of the new imperial economy of the 19th and 20th centuries, transporting indentured workers from India and China to the Mascarene Islands, the Caribbean, the ...
IT TOOK some journeying, disagreements and politicking before consensus was reached on the design of a monument that would ...
The New Jersey Doctor, Harsha Sahni, broke her oath to 'do no harm." Harsha Sahni, a New Jersey doctor, will serve more than two years in prison for harboring illegal immigrants and tax fraud. Sahni ...
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