TOPIC: THE SUFFERING OF THE INDENTURED LABORERS AND THEIR
LIFESTYLE
THEME: PACIFIC SOCIETIES UNDER CAPITALISM
The project is based on the Indenture System during the Colonial period in Fiji. The Indians were brought from India to work in the sugarcane plantation, as the introduction of the Indenture System was by Sir Arthur Gordon. In my project the topic reflects on the theme through, explaining about the suffering and living style of the Indians during the indenture system. My project also shows light on the harsh consequences on the work at the plantation. This topic gives fair idea and explanation on the Fijians and Indo Fijian societies in the indenture system as the theme “Pacific Societies under Capitalism”.
While doing my project a question arises that “How the topic is related to me?” I believe that it is related to me in many ways. Firstly, it makes or takes me back to look into the gaps left to be filled in my family tree and details that the young generation are not aware of in the family. This includes the information on my Great. Great Grandfather, in which did he come to Fiji, did he have a family back in India and what was the cause of coming to Fiji. Secondly, I will get a fair detail and idea about the indenture system and the suffering that my great great grandfather went through during indenture system. My topic is relevant to also inform of an answer to all those that aroused in mind which was never explained to the young generation, as how our surname changed from Lal to Prasad. I believe that in carrying out this I would find all missing puzzles in my family tree.
My project is relevant to my society as this explain the pain and hardship the Indians went through, in the indentur...
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...ll the stories of some laborers from indenture system.
Furthermore, I referenced some information from the internet, firstly, http//www.GIRMIT UNITED.ORG, this website showed stories of the indenture system, which was told by the families of the indentured laborers. This helped me to a fair idea on the indenture system and how it contributed to make Indians stay back in Fiji. Secondly, a testimony given by Late Dr Ahmed Ali on http//www.GIRMIT UNITED.ORG/ The indenture experiences in Fiji, this article helped me understand why Indenture System was called the Black Side of Slavery. Thus these articles and sources made me get detailed and proper information on the Indenture system and how my topic related to it, this article provided timeline for all the events. My idea of getting information on my family was filled through these sources as evidences for my work.
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