Girmitya Saga
Girmitya Saga
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Book Summary
In May, 1893, a 24-year old attorney arrived at Durban on a years Girmit (Contract) to fight a lawsuit for Dada Abdullah and Co. thrown out of the train to Pretoria, he was to taste the racial discrimination that plagued the land at that time. Subsequent experiences in South Africa sensitized him to the plight of the Girmitiyas (Bonded Labours). Suspended between despair and a hope for an implausible escape to their promised land, the Girmitiyas found in this young attorney a voice that would guide them to a new dawn. In The Girmitiya Saga, Giriraj Kishore retraces the socio-political background of the 19 and 20
ISBN-13
9788189738457
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Niyogi Books
Publishing Date
1905-07-02
Product Edition
1

Girmitya Saga

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Book Summary
In May, 1893, a 24-year old attorney arrived at Durban on a years Girmit (Contract) to fight a lawsuit for Dada Abdullah and Co. thrown out of the train to Pretoria, he was to taste the racial discrimination that plagued the land at that time. Subsequent experiences in South Africa sensitized him to the plight of the Girmitiyas (Bonded Labours). Suspended between despair and a hope for an implausible escape to their promised land, the Girmitiyas found in this young attorney a voice that would guide them to a new dawn. In The Girmitiya Saga, Giriraj Kishore retraces the socio-political background of the 19 and 20
Book Specifications
ISBN-13
9788189738457
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Niyogi Books
Publishing Date
1905-07-02
Product Edition
1