I loved your video. My great grandparents were Indian Indentured Laborers from India who worked in the Sugar Plantation of Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad is our home now and we all love it here. Many of our local villagers here have relocated to the USA for better opportunities...like education, work, etc. all good.
thank you for this! i am a descendant of coolie indentured labor in Guyana, and this really helped me get educated on this. learning about my ancestors is so important
well done. owning up and taking pride in your ancestors difficulties is a very honourable pursuit !! i hope you will please keep up your original research, and dont accept for others versions. strength to you ! If you havent done it already, you should please reach out to early indian community ( trafikked indian labour) in east afrika e.g. in current day Tanga , Tanzania (old name Tanganyika). A very old Indian comminity flourishes , most people hv lost their contacts in india but still hold on dear to customs. wish you the very best !
This was an amazing video. I’m happy that our young people are learning more of how and why we arrived in so many parts of the world. Thank you dear, for sharing this very educational video. I’m was born in British Guiana. My nanny told me if some of the horrors of indentured servitude. I also did some research, just to educate my children and grandchildren. Once again… thank you. Bless you.🙏🏽
Thank you so much Roseanna! I'm glad this video can be of service to educate people on this part of history. And especially touched to hear that I have been able to reach out to the people of the Caribbean and South America who share this past ❤️
Light hearted and yet surprisingly nuanced. Your closing statements are quite well judged. Indo-Cariibbean people dont carry hatred of the British for the fate of their ancestors. Rather, we are grateful for those who crossed the "kala pani" and allowed their children the opportunity to flourish. And......we do.
Did the indentured people always know how much of their freedoms and rights they were "signing" away? As far as blaming the British is concerned, I think whoever is in the best and most powerful position to enforce justice on themselves and on others, but does not do so, should receive the blame. So, the blame necessarily will shift from this group or person to that group or person repeatedly. We will never reach absolute justice, but we must always work towards it. History does not repeat itself, but people repeat ourselves. We need to know history so we can know what can go wrong, be on the lookout for it, and prepare to fix it. Very good and informative video.
They served themselves in the British Army, too! For Queen Victoria, her chef in the royal kitchen is an Indian who cooked spicy Indian foods she loved.
Thanks for your input on our history, my grandfather was from India, don't know him,he died when my dad was nine years old, I am from Guyana, now living in New York since 1984,keep up the good work and God bless.
I am the third generation of my grandfather from Madras. I am now 79 years old. My grandfather and his cousin arrived here in South Africa in the late 1800. He was sent to the Greytown area to work in the Timber Mill. According to my dad life was tough and rough working for the white boss who treated Indians as slaves.
I'm so sorry to hear about the tough life your grandfather and father must have had to endure :( Stories like yours need to be preserved and remembered ❤️
Thank you for the excellent video. As a South African of Indian origin I wasn't even aware until very recently that South America and South Africa shared the same history in terms of indentured labor. I wish there was more about this taught in schools. Nicely done!
Great video. In the Dutch Empire indentured laboring ended in 1939. They didn't only bring Indians, they brought Javanese, from Java Island in Indonesia. Those came up to the period of 1939. About the part of the fact that they're not seen as Caribbean enough, I don't know how the situation is in the other countries, but in Suriname they have been accepted as being such. Maybe because there are more ethnicities in Suriname than only the Indo-Surinamese and the Creoles (descendants of the former enslaved). There are also Javanese, Maroons, Europeans and Lebanese. While in the Caribbean it's only Afro-Caribbean and Indian, so the tension over there between them is much more than in Suriname, where there are many others.
Thank you! That's so nice to know that in Suriname they're accepted in the society and that they've made it their home. I'm sure the situation in the Caribbean countries is better now, but I guess it's always a work in progress :)
As a Trinidadian of Indian descent I can vouch for this. Many Caribbean islands have small populations of Indians like Jamaica or Barbados but we here have 40% of the population is of Indian descent, the largest ethnic group.
YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB. IT TOOK ME 40 YEARS TO FIND DOCUMENTS OF MY GRANDPARENTS. I RECEIVED DOCUMENTS IN 2022. THEY LEFT RAJASTHAN, UP AND BIHAR. I AM SECOND GENERATION BORN OUTSIDE BHARAT. IN 100 YEARS, WE LIVED ON 3 CONTINENTS. I NOW RESIDE IN COLORADO. BORN IN BRITISH GUIANA (GUYANA) PROUD TO SAY I AM INDIAN.
Thanks for sharing! I find it difficult to be proud of Indo-Caribbean culture because it‘s so new and (in my opinion) so lacking compared to Indian culture. I guess I can thank British colonialism for creating this huge chasm between me and my ancestors! I wish I didn’t have to be disconnected from my roots like this, but learning the history helps make up for it.
You are absolutely right. All the indian programmers working in America escaped brutal caste system in India.. And also which Gandhi are you talking about? The self proclaimed father of the nation, Mohandas Gandhi? Did he really fight british?
Well I looked at a decomentry about how india is now the top producer of sugar in the world which used to be Brazil. It was so sad that the women had to take out their uterus to get a job there and the working conditions were worst than the british.I am so glad my forefathers choosed british guyana as their new home.i am so glad I was not borned in india a crowded country with the worst forms of human rights violation. (Guyanese canadian)
Your knowledge is not knowledge it’s in-denial, English later invented coolie system, tho Coolie stands for Peon, but Britishers used it to replace African Slaves with bonded Indian slaves.
The topic that you're discussing is known as 'Trans Indian-Ocean Slave trade", and you lost your legitimacy right there @7:19, by bringing "Caste" and trying to propagate your Christian narrative, even the word "Caste" is not a Sanskrit word, the Portuguese/Spanish colonizers in India had a caste hierarchy by birth and ethnicity, "Hinduism" or formerly known as Sanatan Dharma mentions 'Varna' social system in its scriptures, and which is also not pre-decided by birth, as people grow and mature, the Gurus identify their talent, interests and accordingly and give them the social position. Also, the life of a Brahmin was not easy at that time either, there were many harsh restrictions specifically placed for brahmins/Gurus too, there are many such examples where a so-called "lower class" became "upper class" or Guru upon merit. Thank you if you are reading this, and please don't judge Dharmic (Indian) Faiths with your abrahamised lense. 🙏
I loved your video. My great grandparents were Indian Indentured Laborers from India who worked in the Sugar Plantation of Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad is our home now and we all love it here. Many of our local villagers here have relocated to the USA for better opportunities...like education, work, etc. all good.
thank you for this! i am a descendant of coolie indentured labor in Guyana, and this really helped me get educated on this. learning about my ancestors is so important
Thank you so much! It means a lot when it comes from people so closely attached to this history ❤️ there so much more to still learn out there
well done. owning up and taking pride in your ancestors difficulties is a very honourable pursuit !!
i hope you will please keep up your original research, and dont accept for others versions. strength to you !
If you havent done it already, you should please reach out to early indian community ( trafikked indian labour) in east afrika e.g. in current day Tanga , Tanzania (old name Tanganyika). A very old Indian comminity flourishes , most people hv lost their contacts in india but still hold on dear to customs.
wish you the very best !
This was an amazing video. I’m happy that our young people are learning more of how and why we arrived in so many parts of the world. Thank you dear, for sharing this very educational video. I’m was born in British Guiana. My nanny told me if some of the horrors of indentured servitude. I also did some research, just to educate my children and grandchildren. Once again… thank you. Bless you.🙏🏽
Thank you so much Roseanna! I'm glad this video can be of service to educate people on this part of history. And especially touched to hear that I have been able to reach out to the people of the Caribbean and South America who share this past ❤️
Well analysed and presented. 👏👏
Thank you so much :)
Light hearted and yet surprisingly nuanced. Your closing statements are quite well judged. Indo-Cariibbean people dont carry hatred of the British for the fate of their ancestors. Rather, we are grateful for those who crossed the "kala pani" and allowed their children the opportunity to flourish. And......we do.
Did the indentured people always know how much of their freedoms and rights they were "signing" away?
As far as blaming the British is concerned, I think whoever is in the best and most powerful position to enforce justice on themselves and on others, but does not do so, should receive the blame. So, the blame necessarily will shift from this group or person to that group or person repeatedly.
We will never reach absolute justice, but we must always work towards it.
History does not repeat itself, but people repeat ourselves. We need to know history so we can know what can go wrong, be on the lookout for it, and prepare to fix it.
Very good and informative video.
Good Job Beti.....We All Like To See And Hear Our HISTORY Lightly Presented By Daughter Like You !!!
They served themselves in the British Army, too! For Queen Victoria, her chef in the royal kitchen is an Indian who cooked spicy Indian foods she loved.
Thanks for your input on our history, my grandfather was from India, don't know him,he died when my dad was nine years old, I am from Guyana, now living in New York since 1984,keep up the good work and God bless.
I am Surinamese with an Indian background😂😂 and i am really good at making Biryani ( also i live in the netherlands now)
What an insightful video! Thank you for it!
Thanks! ^•^
I am the third generation of my grandfather from Madras. I am now 79 years old. My grandfather and his cousin arrived here in South Africa in the late 1800. He was sent to the Greytown area to work in the Timber Mill.
According to my dad life was tough and rough working for the white boss who treated Indians as slaves.
I'm so sorry to hear about the tough life your grandfather and father must have had to endure :( Stories like yours need to be preserved and remembered ❤️
Thank you for the excellent video. As a South African of Indian origin I wasn't even aware until very recently that South America and South Africa shared the same history in terms of indentured labor. I wish there was more about this taught in schools. Nicely done!
We do, I also live in Trinidad and Tobago.
Great video. In the Dutch Empire indentured laboring ended in 1939. They didn't only bring Indians, they brought Javanese, from Java Island in Indonesia. Those came up to the period of 1939.
About the part of the fact that they're not seen as Caribbean enough, I don't know how the situation is in the other countries, but in Suriname they have been accepted as being such. Maybe because there are more ethnicities in Suriname than only the Indo-Surinamese and the Creoles (descendants of the former enslaved). There are also Javanese, Maroons, Europeans and Lebanese. While in the Caribbean it's only Afro-Caribbean and Indian, so the tension over there between them is much more than in Suriname, where there are many others.
Thank you! That's so nice to know that in Suriname they're accepted in the society and that they've made it their home. I'm sure the situation in the Caribbean countries is better now, but I guess it's always a work in progress :)
@@tradingsecretswithsupriya fun fact: the ethnic Indians are the largest ethnic group in Suriname
As a Trinidadian of Indian descent I can vouch for this. Many Caribbean islands have small populations of Indians like Jamaica or Barbados but we here have 40% of the population is of Indian descent, the largest ethnic group.
That's great to know! There's so much I want to learn about Indo-Caribbean history and culture!
Same here
Very well studied 👏👏👏👌👌
Well done Supriya Keep up the interest in indian history and beyond to share with your generation and beyond.Miny🙏❤
Good like the previous episodes!
YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB. IT TOOK ME 40 YEARS TO FIND DOCUMENTS OF MY GRANDPARENTS. I RECEIVED DOCUMENTS IN 2022. THEY LEFT RAJASTHAN, UP AND BIHAR.
I AM SECOND GENERATION BORN OUTSIDE BHARAT. IN 100 YEARS, WE LIVED ON 3 CONTINENTS.
I NOW RESIDE IN COLORADO. BORN IN BRITISH GUIANA (GUYANA)
PROUD TO SAY I AM INDIAN.
So you are proud that Europeans traded your ancestors like bonded slaves and gave you the opportunity to live in three continents? lol
Thanks for sharing! I find it difficult to be proud of Indo-Caribbean culture because it‘s so new and (in my opinion) so lacking compared to Indian culture. I guess I can thank British colonialism for creating this huge chasm between me and my ancestors! I wish I didn’t have to be disconnected from my roots like this, but learning the history helps make up for it.
I love your video.my grand parents paternal side came from Utta padesh 🇮🇳
I'm from the Fiji Islands ✌️
You are absolutely right. All the indian programmers working in America escaped brutal caste system in India.. And also which Gandhi are you talking about? The self proclaimed father of the nation, Mohandas Gandhi? Did he really fight british?
Well I looked at a decomentry about how india is now the top producer of sugar in the world which used to be Brazil. It was so sad that the women had to take out their uterus to get a job there and the working conditions were worst than the british.I am so glad my forefathers choosed british guyana as their new home.i am so glad I was not borned in india a crowded country with the worst forms of human rights violation. (Guyanese canadian)
We have more bloodline in India than in the Caribbean where our people migrated yet we don't know...
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"Britain's way of reinventing slavery" is an interesting phrase. To the best of my knowledge slavery was illegal in 1838 in the British terrorises.
Your knowledge is not knowledge it’s in-denial, English later invented coolie system, tho Coolie stands for Peon, but Britishers used it to replace African Slaves with bonded Indian slaves.
The topic that you're discussing is known as 'Trans Indian-Ocean Slave trade", and you lost your legitimacy right there @7:19, by bringing "Caste" and trying to propagate your Christian narrative, even the word "Caste" is not a Sanskrit word, the Portuguese/Spanish colonizers in India had a caste hierarchy by birth and ethnicity, "Hinduism" or formerly known as Sanatan Dharma mentions 'Varna' social system in its scriptures, and which is also not pre-decided by birth, as people grow and mature, the Gurus identify their talent, interests and accordingly and give them the social position. Also, the life of a Brahmin was not easy at that time either, there were many harsh restrictions specifically placed for brahmins/Gurus too, there are many such examples where a so-called "lower class" became "upper class" or Guru upon merit.
Thank you if you are reading this, and please don't judge Dharmic (Indian) Faiths with your abrahamised lense. 🙏
As you surely know, slavery ended in British territories after 1838. So, exactly what time period did the "Trans Indian-Ocean Slave trade" occur?
@@jabaltariq4606 Right after that period, when India succumbed under British Imperialism. Go research in deep about the ‘Coolie’ system