Book: Passage from India to El Dorado: Guyana and the Great Migration
Passage from India to El Dorado: Guyana and the Great Migration ← Click for original source. This book is the story of the indentured workers,…
Indentureship
Dookie Meah – Founder of the first Trinidad Mosque in Calcutta Settlement, Freeport
Arrived on the very first ship to bring indentured immigrants from India the Fath al Razack. He is listed No 4 on the ship’s manifest….
The Muslim Standard
The Muslim Standard was published (61 issues) in Trinidad from 1975 to 1984. It was official monthly magazine of the Islamic Trust which was founded…
The life and times of Peerally and Kosemeea
March 3rd 1998 marked the 125th anniversary of Peerally’s arrival in Trinidad. His descendants marked this momentous occasion with a Peerally family reunion. In this…
History-Glimpses of Guyanese History
The British Guiana Centenary Year Book, 1831-1931, edited by E. Sievewright Stoby, was published in 1931 to celebrate the centenary of the unification of the…
Indentureship experience in Jamaica – common suffering of Muslims and Hindus
The Arrival Of The Indians From 1845 to 1921, over 36,000 East Indians, mainly of the Hindu faith, were brought to Jamaica. Close to two-thirds…
COOLIES: HOW BRITAIN REINVENTED SLAVERY
The slave trade was officially abolished throughout the British Empire in 1807. This documentary reveals one of Britain’s darkest secrets: a form of slavery that…
Gripping tale of Indian worker abroad in Suriname
Large-scale emigration of unskilled labourers from British India took place in the 19th century. These labourers, who were hardly making both ends meet and living…
Jamaica: The Arrival Of The Indians
Overview From 1845 to 1921, over 36,000 East Indians, mainly of the Hindu faith, were brought to Jamaica. Close to two-thirds of them remained. Following…