Her debut novel Banjara reclaims girmitiya history

Indentured labourers, or ‘girmitiyas’, were transported from British India to work on plantations in far-off countries that are now home to large ethnic Indian populations.

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A woman whose great-grandparents - all eight of them - were Girmitiya labourers brought to Fiji has put their stories into her debut novel.

By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor A woman whose great-grandparents — all eight of them — were Girmitiya labourers has put their stories into her debut novel. The result is Banjara, a novel partly based on what she found, which is told through the eyes of two women more than 100 years apart. Author,

A woman whose great-grandparents - all eight of them - were Girmitiya labourers brought to Fiji has put their stories into her debut novel.

By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor A woman whose great-grandparents &#8212; all eight of them &#8212; were Girmitiya labourers has put their stories into her debut novel. The result is Banjara, a novel partly based on what she found, which is told through the eyes of two women more than 100 years apart. Author,

New Delhi, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "great leader" and lauding the role of Indian community in developing his country's economy, Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka on Monday said that his country will continue to treasure ties with India. While addressing a joint press conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi following their meeting on Monday, Rabuka also termed the introduction of celebration of 'Girmitiya Day' as a token of Fiji's respect and recognition for the contribution made by the Indian diaspora.

आखरी अपडेट:21 नवंबर, 2025, 21:26 IST जी20 लीडर समिट की शुरुआत से पहले पीएम मोदी जोहान्सबर्ग में भारतीय समुदाय से मिले। दक्षिण अफ्रीका में रह रहे भारतीयों ने सांस्कृतिक विचारधारा दी। इसके अलावा बच्चों ने भी हार्ट अटैक का सेवन किया। भारतीय समुदाय से मिलेवेएट मोदी जोहान्सबर्ग: पीएम मोदी दक्षिण अफ्रीका पहुंच गए हैं और हाल ही में जी20 लीडर्स समिति में शामिल होने वाले हैं। इसका सबसे पहले उनका भव्य स्वागत हुआ। सबसे पहले हवाईअड्डे पर स्थानीय महिला कलाकारों ने पारंपरिक संगीत और नृत्य समारोह में मोदी का स्वागत किया और इसके बाद उन्होंने भारतीय संग्रहालय से भी मुलाकात की। आने की खुशी में दक्षिण अफ्रीका में रह रहे भारतीयों ने भी स्वागत में पारंपरिक नृत्य का आयोजन किया। इसके अलावा भारतीय प्रधानमंत्री के सामने बच्चों ने गणपति प्रार्थना और शांति मंत्र भी दिए।

Here’s the largely forgotten story of Kachaudi Gali, a century-old kajri that documented the anguish of numerous women during the migration in Purvanchal, when thousands of men from the region were sh...

Last Updated:November 23, 2025, 12:06 IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to South Africa for the G20 Leaders Summit. On reaching there, PM Modi was welcomed with traditional music and dance. In this sequence, he also met Indian immigrants, including indentured labourers. Let us know what is the history of indentured labourers? What is the pain of separation expressed through songs?