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Reflect on shared experiences and challenges at the Global Girmitiya Centre's workshop on July 12. Discover how Girmitiyas ...
Thirty-five million members of the Indian diaspora spread across the world are India’s “pride”, said Prime Minister Narendra ...
PM Narendra Modi said India is working on preparing a comprehensive database of the Girmitiya community. 45 per cent of ...
Suva [Fiji], May 13 (ANI): ... In his address during the 146th Girmit Day celebrations, Margherita paid tribute to the enduring legacy of the Girmitiyas -- whose resilience ...
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 ...
Prime Minister Modi's visit to Trinidad & Tobago highlights the cultural ties between India and the Caribbean.
President Droupadi Murmu was on Tuesday conferred the Companion of the Order of Fiji, ... it is heartening to know how the “Girmitiyas” and their descendants have been embraced by this country.
This is Modi's first visit to the country as prime minister and the first Indian bilateral visit at the prime ministerial ...
In reality, in Fiji Girmitiyas (the Indian term for indentured labourers) were treated by colonial settlers as distinctly different from other workers, in need of discipline and control.
Dr. Rekha Chaturvedi said, “Fiji main bhartiyon ka Itihas tatha unka Jeevan (1879 – 1947)" offers a deep insight into the lives and sufferings of indentured labour from India.
Union Minister of State of External Affairs and Textiles Pabitra Margherita participated in the 146th Girmit Day celebrations in Fiji as the Guest of Honour, on Monday.