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‘The contrast between the lean, hungry Cassius-looking coolies who arrive at Port Louis, and the stout, muscular well-fed fellows with well-lined purses who leave its shores, is very remarkable.’ Taken from F.J. Mouat, A Bengal Civilian, Journal of Five Months’ Residence in the Mauritius, Calcutta, 1838.

Source: William Agnew Paton, Down the Islands, A Voyage to the Caribbees, Charles Scribner, NY, 1887. Illustration by M J Burns.

Source: J. Rodway & H.J. Stark, Stark’s Guide Book and History of British Guiana, Sampson Low, London, 1907.

Individuals wishing to return to India with family members were required to obtain the consent of relatives or guardians. Source: Mauritius Archives

Source: J. Rodway and H.J. Stark, Stark’s Guide Book and History of British Guiana, Sampson Low, London, 1907.

EASAS Conference Warsaw

posted by francesca on Tue, 08/02/2016 - 11:12

The project team organised a panel at the 24th European Conference on South Asian Studies, held in Warsaw on the 27th-30th July 2016. The panel was on 'Caste and Labour'. Professor Crispin Bates, and Drs Andrea Major and Marina Carter spoke.

http://www.nomadit.co.uk/easas/ecsas2016/

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