Activism in Fiji. The Indian indenture system, which was introduced by the French in 1826 in Reunion Island, was adopted by the British Empire after the abolition of slavery in the 1830s.

By Shereen Lafhaj Shereen Lafhaj is a Curator currently working at the Museum of London in the UK. She is the Lead Curator of ‘Indo + Caribbean: The ...

PM Modi stressed that the Indian community members' contribution has benefited Trinidad and Tobago "culturally, economically and spiritually".

Initiated by Fiji’s first Governor Sir Arthur Gordon, the introduction of Indian indentured labour back in the early 1800s marks an important chapter in the development of the island nation. Over a 37 ...

Former Ambassador to Fiji Ajay Singh would have been so happy to see the publication of his fascinating love story with the island. It’s a truly remarkable memoir of a man who successfully ...

An aerial view of sugarcane fields in Fiji. Guy Cowdrie/Shutterstock Indentured labour. Sugar: An Ethnographic Novel contributes to a tradition of Indian diaspora narratives being written by ...

The system of indentured labour in Fiji was formally ended in 1920. The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 9, 2025. Read more news ...

It was 1879 when British colonialists began transporting Indian indentured labourers to sugar cane plantations in Fiji, 7,000 miles from home, where they received very low or no salary for their ...

Fiji’s Deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad said on Monday that the struggles and teachings of Lord Ram in exile as narrated by the Ramayana gave “solace and inspiration” to the girmitiyas or ...

“Slavery by another name” — that’s how my mother described the indentured labour scheme which brought 60,000 Indians, including my great-grandfather, to Fiji to work on sugarcane plantations.

Indentured labourers in Fiji. Photo / Global Girmit Institution. By Rachael Nath of RNZ. In a significant step toward preserving and commemorating Fiji’s rich history, efforts are under way to ...