The Survival Game

May 5th is Indian Arrival Day in Guyana

Our ancestors made incredible sacrifices and endured unimaginable hardships during indentureship. From the cruelty of plantation life to the suppression of our culture, religion, and language, they overcame it all.

Join us for this auditory experience and learn about the resilience and perseverance of the Indo-Caribbean community in Episode 1: The Survival Game

 

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Credits

Beats and Music by Noyz

Research by Ryan N. Ramdin

Creative Direction by Sara-Sati Ramprashad

 

Produced by WESTINDIECO 

 

Resources 

Adamson, A. “Sugar Without Slaves: the Political Economy of British Guiana, 1838-1904,” (Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut: 1972).

Bahadur, G. “Coolie Woman: the Odyssey of Indenture” (The University of Chicago Press: 2014).

Coté, J. (2004) “Slaves, Coolies, and Garrison Whores: A Colonial Discourse of ‘Unfreedom in the Dutch East Indies” in Campbell, G. & Elbourne, E. (eds.) Sex, Power, and Slavery (Ohio University Press, Athens, pp. 561-582).

Patel, D. (2016 June 11) Viewpoint: How British let one million Indians die in famine, BBC, retrieved at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-36339524

Mahase, R., Roopnarine, L. & Hassankhan, M.S. “Social & Cultural Dimensions of Indian Indentured Labour and its Diaspora: Past and Present” (Routledge, London: 2016).

Roberts, G. W. & Byrne, T. (1966) “Summary Statistics on Indenture and Associated Migration Affecting the West Indies. 1834-1918. Population Studies 20(1). 

 

“I am a Coolie": Identity and Indenture. Moray House Trust. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUirPfa8Fjg&t=1811s