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Reflect on shared experiences and challenges at the Global Girmitiya Centre's workshop on July 12. Discover how Girmitiyas ...
PM Modi stressed that the Indian community members' contribution has benefited Trinidad and Tobago "culturally, economically ...
PM Narendra Modi said India is working on preparing a comprehensive database of the Girmitiya community. 45 per cent of ...
This is Modi's first visit to the country as prime minister and the first Indian bilateral visit at the prime ministerial ...
The ancestors of PM Kamla were from Bihar’s Buxar. She has also visited the place. People consider her the daughter of Bihar, says PM Modi.
Fijians Mark Voyage of Indian Slaves to Fiji. Press Release by Fiji Club of New Zealand (FCoNZ) Sunday, May 15, 2011 “ The descendants of the brave and courageous Girmitiyas (slaves from the ...
In Fiji, the indentured immigrants/labourers were taught Hindi in schools and, as such, they could read, write, and speak Hindi. in fact, all Indo-Fijians speak a slight variant of Hindi that is ...
However, in places like the Caribbean, Fiji, Canada, and even the USA, European nations, Australia, and New Zealand, with sizeable descendants of the Girmitiyas, Chautaal and Faag remain a dynamic ...
Few Girmitiyas chose to return to India after completing their indenture. Most, like my family, made new lives in Fiji where they forged a culture that was both Indian and Pacific. Taro leaves ...
The Fiji Girmit family in New Zealand continues to grow with a new chapter being established in the South Island this weekend.. The Christchurch chapter of the national body - the Fiji Girmit ...