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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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Migration and ‘Coolie’ Identity

Nov

24

A project event with a reading by Khal Torabully.

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44th Annual Conference on South Asia

Oct

31

Professor Crispin Bates and Dr Andrea Major from the 'becoming Coolies' project team co-hosted a panel at the University of Madison (Wisconsin).

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Back to the Future?

Oct

10

The 'Becoming Coolies' team collaborated with Dr Maria Kaladeen at the University of London on a conference entitled: 'Back to the Future?' Interrogating the Contemporary Use of Imperial terms in the Academy, held at Senate House, University of London, 6-9th October 2015. Drs Andrea Major and Ashutosh Kumar presented papers.

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Marcel & Co

Oct

10

The 'Becoming Coolies' team partnered with Marcel & Co Mauritian cafe at Artworks in London to host a photographic exhibition: After Migration: 'Coolie' identity in the twenty-first century. On the 10th October 2015 Khal Torabully joined the exhibition to give a poetry reading.

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