14 articles tagged "girmitiyas"
Descendants of Girmitiyas can now go online to look at the boarding passes of their ancestors who came to Fiji after the launch of the girmitdata.org database. Developer, Akhilesh Shiuram says they wanted to create
The passengers were ill-treated and whipped on board the SS Sutlej, despite the ordeals, they connected well with one another and addressed each other as brothers on the ship, says Ram Swarath. According to Swarath
Villagers of Naivilaca in Noco, Rewa and the descendants of the Girmityas yesterday commemorated the rescue mission of Bure Noco when the ship Syria, carrying indentured labourers, was wrecked on Nasilai Reef on the 11t
Gaining a sense of belonging in Fiji had been a long, slow and often painful process for the Girmityas and right up until the recent past, those who had lived in Fiji for several generations were still called Indians or
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the colonial government never accepted the Girmityas as equal human beings, much less as full Fijians. While speaking at the 143rd Girmit Day and the 120th Anniversary of the
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says everyone should know the Girmit history and it should have been taught in our schools the day we gained independence as it is a part of our history so we must know our history and
As we commemorate the 143rd anniversary of the arrival of the first Girmitiyas to Fiji, 89-year-old Shiu Balak says whatever has happened is in the past and we all are Fijians now. Balak who is also a renowned folk
Fiji Labour Party Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry says politicians should not be making insincere promises to people to win their votes after People’s Alliance Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka said an annual public holiday to honou
There is an environment of fear amongst people of Indian origin created by some to serve their political interests however, we need to re-assert and re-affirm our need, as diverse communities of a great nation, to work
We must try to find the facts to give a true account of what really happened during the Girmit Era. This was stated by Vodafone’s Head of eCommerce & Digital Financial Service, Shailendra Prasad while speaking du
Former politician Jai Ram Reddy had once said that Girmitiyas had given meaning to ideals of hard work, perseverance and endurance. The Senior Divisional Medical Officer Dr Sravaniya Dasi quoted this while speaking
The stories of the Girmitiyas is one of the untold history of difficulties and calamity, at the same time one of the greatest periods of fortitude with resilience. Minister for Commerce and Trade, Faiyaz Koya highl
Minister for Education, Rosy Akbar says as a nation, we can understand the challenges that Girmitiyas faced, since they are similar to the hardships that we are currently facing. Akbar says now more than ever, cons
Today marks 142 years since the first girmitiyas arrived on Fiji's shores. Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says we contend with a new and difficult chapter of the COVID-19 pandemic, may the unyielding strength a
