Fijians remember Girmityas with reverence
Perception of the future is always fortified by knowledge of the past, for, one fires the ambition and the drive to strive towards success while
Perception of the future is always fortified by knowledge of the past, for, one fires the ambition and the drive to strive towards success while
The Girmit narrative is no longer concerned with the grand moral questions of indenture, with questions of right and wrong, and with apportioning blame. Among
This year 14th May will mark 135 years since the schooner ‘Leonidas’ arrived in Suva, Fiji in 1879 with the first “Girmit” labourers from India.
The fact that India is the only country that has stood by Fiji and fought for the betterment of Indo-Fijians is well documented, but not
Indenture everywhere involved rupture and reconstitution but its pace and pattern differed from place to place. The fragments of ancestral culture that the migrants brought
“It is suggested that the strata from which most of them originated were increasingly being subjected to unprecedented changes brought about by British penetration of
New Zealanders in general and Indo-Fijians in particular, will benefit from the visit of one of the most prolific writers and renowned academics to Auckland
As I write this article for the Indian Newslink Girmit Celebration issue, it seems natural to break my contribution into three parts. The first is
As the nation commemorates the 135th anniversary of the arrival of indentured Indians to Fiji, the National Federation Party (NDP) calls upon all peoples of
One of the most important reasons for people’s acceptance of Fiji’s Interim Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama is his promise to change the political and
Indo-Fijians are among the most hardworking and enterprising people in the world. With diffidence, devotion and dedication as their attributes, they are never known to
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