135 years: Tribute to over 60,500 Girmitiyas who came to Fiji - TopicsExpress



          

135 years: Tribute to over 60,500 Girmitiyas who came to Fiji between 1879 and 1916 on the 87 voyages from Calcutta and Madras. Mere purwajon ko mera Naman! Today is 14th of May - a day of remembrance, a day to honour and celebrate the Fiji Girmitiyas who, along with their fellow Indians who were taken to Mauritius, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, South Africa, the Caribbean etc positively influenced our today. “The Girmitiyas are gone now, but their imprint is etched indelibly on the landscape of their adopted homes.” Prof Brij Lal, eminent Fiji Historian (px, Chalo Jahaji. 2000). Google to learn more about the Indenture system in Fiji https://google.co.nz/?gfe_rd=ctrl&ei=OOUfU4qROMSN8QfI24DACg&gws_rd=cr#q=Indian+arrival+in+Fiji
Posted on: Tue, 13 May 2014 21:27:44 +0000

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