Literature of Girmitiya: History, Culture and Identity

Abstract

1. Introduction -- 2.Language, Literature and Cultural Identity: A Case Study of Malaysian Tamil Diaspora -- 3. Girmit as a Global Labour Regime: Essentials, Expansion and Exceptions -- 4. Tracing the Girmitiya Consciousness in Bhojpuri Folkloric Songs: A Study of Select Bhojpuri Video Songs -- 5. The Poetics of Unsung Chutney Singer Lakhan Karriah of Trinidad -- 6. Poetics of the Crossing (Re)routing Identity in Indenture -- 7. Convicts as the Indentured Labour: Role and Contribution of Indians to the Development Works in the Southeast Asia -- 8. Preservation of Cultural Heritage: A Case study of Girmitya in Mauritius -- 9. Reality and Illusion about India In Girmitiya literature: A Study on Capildeo Family -- 10. Resurgence of Girmitiya; Journey through Indian Diaspora -- 11. The Girmityas and Power Politics: A Genealogical Analysis of Colonial Fiji -- 12. Relocating cultural identity: Pattern and Conditions of Indian Diaspora in Fiji -- 13. Articulating Experiences and Unterrable sufferings of Girmitiyas in Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies -- 14. Indentured Labour Migration from Bombay Presidency: A study of Marathi speaking Community in Mauritius -- 15. Vivid Girmitiya Sacraments: A Study of Ganga and Ganga Talao -- 16. Swadeshi Girmitology: A Critical Study of Eurocentric History of the Indian Indenture System with Indian perspective.