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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.

Lecture on Bihari Overseas Labour Migration presented in Singapore

posted by francesca on Sun, 07/16/2017 - 00:00

On 15th July 2017 Professor Crispin Bates presented a seminar lecture on ‘Bihari Overseas Labour Migration 1857-1869: origins, intermediaries, and the role of trust’ at the Centre for South Asian Studies, Singapore National University.

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