Endurance sustained for succeeding generations
My two sets of Fiji Indian grandparents were both ‘Girmitya’ and I am pleased to have their papers – one set from the Berar in
My two sets of Fiji Indian grandparents were both ‘Girmitya’ and I am pleased to have their papers – one set from the Berar in
Girmit Divas is a relatively new aspect on the Indian calendar in New Zealand. The growth of the Fiji Indian Diaspora, descendants of the Girmitya,
As the infamous Girmit enters its 135th year, we look back with mixed feelings of guilt and gratification. The former is the result of a
It may sound bizarre but it is an unpleasant truth that successive generations of Indo-Fijians have grown or are growing ignorant of and oblivious to
When my grandparents Rahim Buksh (Lucknow) and Begum Mariam Bibi (Patna) arrived in Fiji aboard Mutla 11 as indentured labourers in 1911, they were unaware
The growing apathy of the younger generation towards Girmit and Girmitiyas, respectively the bonder labour scheme and the victims of it, has prompted a few
The New Zealand Association of Fiji Teachers is organising a musical night this month to mobilise financial resources to fund its programme of helping needy
The Western Union Foundation of The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), and the Western Union Agent FEXCO Pacific have joined forces to replenish the Red
My grandfather (Thatha) and father (Bappa) were Girmitiyas who went to Fiji respectively in 1905 and 1911. They served in Sabeto and Votua Levu, each
A Fijian minister has extolled the significance of health and education in the success of a business enterprise, emphasising Dharma and ethics as important ingredients.
Indo-Fijians have lived in Fiji for over a hundred years. The pioneer generation, referred to as Girmitiyas, was brought to Fiji by the British as
The case of Indo-Fijians is one the most pathetic and repulsive in the history racial and social discrimination and political inequity. Dragged from their home
Contrary to popular opinion, indentured Indian labourers brought into Fiji as Girmityas were not of low social origins but represented a fair cross-section of rural
Small and medium enterprises form the core of New Zealand’s economy and the manageable size of most companies are often cited as an advantage in
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