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Madrās Kerchief: Indian Indentured Women of the Caribbean and South America with Rūmāl.
From the hands of cotton weavers in South India, the checkered and plaid fabrics of present-day Tamil Naidu came to the West Indies partly through…
Jul 29
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Diasporic Coinages: The Curious Case of 'S' in 'Caribbeans' and Local Community Backlash
To the chagrin of West Indian people living in the region, the proliferation of identity label 'Caribbeans' with an 'S' across social media almost…
Jul 27
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Indo-Caribbean Sikhs: The West Indian Punjabi Community's Origins and Cultural Struggles.
From indentured labourers to Panama Canal workers, military men to independence rebels, the complex history of Punjabi and Sikh migration to the…
Jul 17
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Siewnarainis: Origins and Subsequent Decline of the Sieunarine Panth in the Caribbean.
Based on the teachings of Swami Shiv Narayan (1716-1790), the Shivnarayan Panth encompassed of a small but ardent group of devotees in the West Indies…
Jul 17
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Aapan Jaat: Unpacking Caste Ideas in the Indo-Caribbean Community from Past and Present.
Did Indian indentured labourers belong to the lowest of low castes? Did caste barriers immediately disappear once they crossed the kālā pānī and reached…
Jul 8
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Breaking Down Indo-Caribbean Surnames: 'A'
Demystifying surnames and naming conventions among the descendants of Indian indentureship alphabetically, no matter how Europeans butchered their…
Jul 8
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