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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.

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"Coolitude" on display in Saatchi Gallery

Jan

23

The private view is being held at The Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York's HQ, King's Road, London SW3 4RY on 1st February from 6pm - 9pm.

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Legendary actor Om Puri dies

Jan

12

Indian actor Om Puri, best known in the UK for his roles in East is East and West is West, has died aged 66. Om Puri opened the 'Juxtapositions and Broone Scots' Exhibition in Edinburgh in September 2016. http://www.coolitude.shca.ed.ac.uk/?q=node/46

You can read an obituary of Om Puri here: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/om-puri-fqj5rkw8v?shareToken=541675c40...

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Upcoming two day impact workshop

Jan

10

Between 19-24 March the Becoming Coolies team will be hosting a 2 day wo

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Keynote Lecture presented by Professor Crispin Bates

Jan

10

On 9th January 2017, Professor Crispin Bates from the 'Becoming Coolies' research team presented his keynote address on ‘Transnationalism, intermediaries, and the myths of identity in Indian Ocean migration’ at an International Conference on “Power and Identity”, part of The Graduate Program on Global Society (GSP), at the University of Tokyo.

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Professor Crispin Bates presents project research in Tokyo

Dec

08

On 7th December 2016 Professor Crispin Bates, lead investigator of the 'Becoming Coolies' project, presented a seminar on ‘The South Asian Labour Diaspora In The Colonial Era: Networks, Trust And Intermediaries’ in the School of Social Sciences at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo.

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Project research featured in Uncertain States magazine

Nov

24

Distant Gazes by Reza Tavakol, Cosmologist-Poet-Artist has just been published in Uncertain States, issue 28.
Uncertain States is a lens-based artist collective who are passionate about creating, discussing and promoting photography.
The work reflects current concerns and challenges how perceptions about personal identity are formed. The newspaper

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Private viewing of India Inked! and 'Our Holy Waters and Mine'

Nov

17

‘Our Holy Waters & Mine’ Andil Gosine

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INDIA INKED!

Nov

08

INDIA INKED! A screen printing workshop for a group of students at from Park View School Tottenham
was hosted by Danny Flynn of G511ERY, Seven Sisters from 11 am to 4 pm on Monday 31st October 2016
with the assistance of Alexander Costello [Artist/Teacher] & Marina Carter [Historian, representing the 'Becoming Coolies' project]

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Indentured Lives Conference

Sep

16

The third project conference took place on Thursday 8th and Friday 9th September in Edinburgh, in collaboration with Danny Flynn's exhibition Juxtapositions, which was joined by renowned Scottish photographer Hermann Rodriguez's images of 'Broonscots'. The conference was attended by delegates from South Africa, the USA, India, Europe and the UK, with a wide range of papers related to the study of indenture presented.

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Upcoming Indentured Lives Conference: final list of abstracts

Aug

19

For more information about the conference please visit the wordpress page: https://indenturedlives.wordpress.com

Speakers will include:

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