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	TriniView.com - Indian - Indian Arrival Day Celebrations 2006
		Approximately 140,000 Indians crossed the sea to work as indentured servants on the sugar cane estates and to run away from situations such as inescapable poverty and casteism in the Indian subcontinent.
		Indian Arrival Day celebrations was first celebrated in 1945 under the name Indian Emigration Day in recognition of the hundredth year of their coming.
		In addition to this, the name given to the celebration in 1994, Arrival Day, was renamed Indian Arrival Day in 1995 to emphasize the historic arrival of this particular group into the country.
	www.triniview.com /indian/arrival_day_06.html (495 words)

	Indian Arrival Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Indian Arrival Day is a holiday celebrated on May 30 in Trinidad and Tobago.
		It was first celebrated (under the name Indian Emigration Day) in 1945 in conjunction with the hundredth anniversary of Indian arrival.
		The importation of Indians as indentured labourers spanned the period 1845-1917.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_Arrival_Day (303 words)

	Indian Arrival Day -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Indian Arrival Day is a (A day on which work is suspended by law or custom) holiday celebrated on May 30 in (An island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962) Trinidad and Tobago.
		During the (The decade from 1970 to 1979) 1970s it was celebrated annually on a small scale by various religious and cultural organisations with the first national observance taking place in 1979.
		In conjunction with the 150th anniversary of Indian arrival, then (The person who holds the position of head of state in England) Prime Minister (Click link for more info and facts about Patrick Manning) Patrick Manning declared it a national holiday in 1994.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/in/indian_arrival_day.htm (311 words)

	Indo-Trinidadian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first Indians arrived in Trinidad on May 30, 1845 (see Indian Arrival Day).
		The immigration of indentured Indians continued until 1917 when it was banned by the government of India.
		Three national holidays, Indian Arrival Day, Divali and Eid-ul-Fitr are primarily celebrated by Indo-Trinidadians.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indo-Trinidadian (437 words)

	The Trinidad Guardian -Online Edition Ver 2.0
		Indian Arrival Day is a special reference point in this study, obviously because of the contest of race and politics in which culture is subsumed in TandT, where Emancipation is seen as African and Indian Arrival Day as Indian.
		I see Indian Arrival Day taking an new turn this year which may give the student of social anthropology a ringside seat in the shaping of a social phenomenon.
		The convergence of Hindu and Indian, for Hindus, is seamless.
	www.guardian.co.tt /archives/2005-06-15/ravi-ji.html (983 words)

	Indians brought - TnT Mirror.com
		INDIAN Arrival Day, celebrated on May 30, commemorates the arrival of the first Indian indentured labourers from India to Trinidad, in May 1845, on the ship Fatel Razack.
		Indian immigration to Trinidad spanned the period 1845-1917.
		After disembarking at Nelson Island, the arrivals were fed and rested for a couple of weeks and then sent to the various estates that had requested them previously.
	www.tntmirror.com /sunday/2006/may28/story08.htm (953 words)

	Indian Arrival Day
		Indian Arrival Day, celebrated on 30th May, commemorates the arrival of the first Indian Indentured labourers from India to Trinidad, in May1845, on the ship Fatel Razack.
		Conference on "Challenge and Change: the Indian Diaspora in its Historical and Contemporary Contexts" Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Arrival of Indian Indentured Labourers in Trinidad.
		The persistence of the Indian identity in Trinidad.
	www.nalis.gov.tt /Culture/arrivalday.htm (1909 words)

	Manas: Reflections on the Indian Diaspora
		Early Indian migration, such as to Ceylon and South-east Asia, owed its origins to the impulse of Buddhist missionaries, and the well-known Hindu kingdoms of South-east Asia in the medieval period continued to attract labor and craftsmen from India.
		Indian communities everywhere are also showing evidence of an alarming susceptibility to a resurgent Hinduism; and if Hindus in India are willing to accept the idea of a pluralistic Hinduism, diasporic Hindus appear to know the meaning and contours of Hinduism better than Hindus in India.
		In the Indian Diaspora, the plurality of India is condemned to disappear, even as the most esoteric traditions are given a fresh burst of life, and a unitary vision of 'Indianness', of Indian civilization and of Hinduism, appears poised to dominate.
	www.sscnet.ucla.edu /southasia/Diaspora/reflect.html (985 words)

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		In most cases, the indentured Indian was bonded for five years during which he or she would be housed and given a daily wage, which ranged from about 8 to 24 cents.
		However, the arrival of the Indians on the plantations undercut this bargaining power since the Indians were working in the same jobs for very meagre wages.
		This class of Indians proved to be allies of the British colonialists in promoting the continuation of Indian indentured immigration from India to Guyana.
	www.guyana.org /Speeches/indian_immigration.htm (1987 words)

	Racial tensions rise in Trinidad
		The 1990 census put the Indian community at 40.3 percent of the population and the African population at 39.6 percent.
		Arrival Day was designated a national holiday by the Peoples National Movement administration of 1991-1995, but was quickly renamed "Indian" Arrival Day by the Panday administration when it came to power in 1995.
		Indians came to Trinidad as indentured laborers between 1845 and 1917.
	www.finalcall.com /international/1999/trini6-15-1999.htm (717 words)

	Welcome to ROAR Guyana Movement (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This was the day, of course, when two ships —the Whitby and the Hesperus - which had left the shores of India a month apart in 1838 with 396 men, women and children, miraculously appeared together off the shores of Georgetown.
		That would acknowledge and give too much legitimacy to the demands of Indians that the national culture be a mosaic of all the cultures in the land and that their culture be part of that mosaic.
		That Indian culture is placed on the periphery in Guyana tells all as to where Indian are in terms of power.
	www.guyroar.com /articlesquery.php?articleid=33 (997 words)

	Others can learn from how Trinis celebrate
		Emancipation Day for instance, questions the Euro-Christian norm, is a reminder of the cruel practice of slavery.
		Indians however had some remembered culture to fall back on, but because Africans didn’t have a strong sense of self they are in danger of being swept along into this myth of “rainbow” culture.
		Indians pat themselves on the back and say “look how far we’ve come, and that’s because we’ve stuck to Indian values.” Africans claim without them there wouldn’t be a Trinidad culture and don’t trust anybody else.
	www.iramathur.org /Articles/088_TS22.07.98.htm (1290 words)

	Hindu Press International February 3, 2005
		The auspicious Indian symbol for water turns out to be also the letter G, representing the universal master, Ganesha, as well as the initial of Guadeloupe, formely named Kalaoukera, island of beautiful waters, by the original, now decimated, Amerindian inhabitants.
		As Dr. Henry Bangou, mayor of the city and a historian, and the other official speakers said, the Indians' contribution to the evolution of Guadeloupe and its whole population is incalculable, and today they are to be found in all sectors of activity, from agriculture to politics.
		After the official discourses and the unveiling of the monument at the sound of the "tapu" (a flat indian tambourine drum), flower petals were thrown by everyone present, Indian or mixed or not, at the nearby sea with moving prayers that the offering may reach the ancestors, across the sea of time.
	www.hinduismtoday.com /hpi/2005/2/3.shtml (1427 words)

	Trinidad & Tobago celebrates NRI Arrival Day on May 30
		NRI Arrival Day in 1845 is a national holiday in Trinidad and Tobago.
		Indian (NRIs) Arrival Day is a national holiday in Trinidad and Tobago.
		Minister for (NRI) Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi said that he was looking forward to his visit to the Caribbean nation and participation in the Indian Arrival Day celebrations on May 30.
	www.nriinternet.com /Trinidad/2007/2_India_Celebrate_Tridad_Day.htm (660 words)

	Indian Arrival Day Not Just for Diaspora in Trinidad
		The first batch of 230 Indian indentured laborers touched the soil of Trinidad and Tobago at Nelson Island, where they were held in captivity for health and social reasons - as if the almost 117 days they spent on the vessel Fatal Razack coming through the Kala Pani were not enough.
		His report was shocking and, based on it, Gandhi persuaded Gokhale to demand the abolition of Indian indentureship in the Indian Imperial Council.
		Indian Arrival Day must not be construed as a celebration for one sector of the national citizenry.
	news.boloji.com /2008/05/21347.htm (754 words)

	Encyclopedia: Indian Arrival Day
		Jump to: navigation, search May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years).
		An Indentured servant is an unfree labourer under contract to work (for a specified amount of time) for another person, often without any pay, but in exchange for accommodation, food, other essentials and/or free passage to a new country.
		Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Indian-Arrival-Day (649 words)

	Jerome Teelucksingh
		Interestingly, the 'arrival' of Indians in Trinidad was not a permanent status.
		A common misconception is that Indians transported to Trinidad originated from the same provinces in India and thus possessed a similar background.
		Today, many young Indians are unaware of the personal and financial sacrifices of the early immigrants to ensure a better future for their offspring.
	www.caribvoice.org /Opinions/jerome.html (697 words)

	Trinicenter.com - Indian Arrival Day in Trinidad and Tobago
		Descendants of these Indian immigrants, who now comprise about half of the multi-ethnic society of the island (1.3 million), commemorate the arrival of their ancestors to these shores annually.
		The spirit of the day is invoked at various beaches with the reenactment of the landing of the first boat-load of pioneers who gave birth to the Indian community in Trinidad.
		Like Emancipation Day, which is also a public holiday every August 1st, participants re-commit themselves to traditional values and celebrate their respective cultural contributions to the multi-ethnic society.
	www.trinicenter.com /tnt/2007/250507.html (660 words)

	Caribbean Net News: Indians in Guyana want 'arrival day' to be made public holiday
		PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Indian community in Guyana wants May 5 to be declared a public holiday to mark the arrival of Indians to the Caribbean nation 166 years ago.
		According to a report in the Hindustan Times, Guyana Indian Heritage Association (GIHA) president Ryhaan Shah said that her group has made a formal submission to the National Holiday Committee to declare May 5 or the 'Indian Arrival Day' as a national holiday.
		It also pointed out that Indians in Trinidad and Tobago already enjoy this "well-deserved" national recognition that Indians in Guyana are still striving for.
	www.caribbeannetnews.com /2004/01/04/arrival.htm (236 words)

	Encyclopedia: Trinidad and Tobago/People
		Trinidad and Tobago's people are mainly of African or East Indian descent.
		Trinidad's East Indian culture came to the island with indentured servants brought to fill a labor shortage created by the emancipation of the African slaves in 1833.
		East Indians have retained much of their own way of life, including Hindu and Muslim religious festivals and practices.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Trinidad-and-Tobago/People (288 words)

	Caribbean Holiday Vacations Trinidad & Tobago Carnival Fiestas Fetes (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The beach is a popular option on Ash Wednesday, and these days it has become the thing for top soca artists and calypsonians to entertain the massive crowds, still a little punch-drunk from it all, at Maracas Bay and Manzanilla.
		It is held over three successive days and on the afternoon of the fourth day, the last of ten days of fasting and prayer.
		Indian Arrival Day, 30th May each year, celebrates the arrival of the first indentured labourers into the country.
	www.trini-tobago.com /carnival_trinidad_tobago.htm (2345 words)

	c qoi o jus' ? : GUADELOUPE'S INDIAN ARRIVAL MONUMENT.
		As Dr. Henry Bangou, Mayor of Pointe-�-Pitre and a renowned historian, and all the official speakers said, the contributions of the Indians to the evolution of Guadeloupe and its population is incalculable.
		Today Indians in Guadeloupe are to be found in all sectors of society, from agriculture to politics.
		After the official discourses and the unveiling of the monument at the sound of the "tapu" (a flat Indian tambourine drum), flower petals were thrown by Guadeloupeans of mixed ancestral heritage, onto the nearby sea.
	cqoj.typepad.com /chest/2005/02/english_version.html (755 words)

	Indians continue to be victimised in Trinidad's state run firms — Persad-Bissessar - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		Delivering an Indian Arrival Day address at the Parvati Girls' High School in Penal earlier this week she said that Indians in today's Trinidad and Tobago must be prepared to face new challenges with the same determined resolve as their ancestors.
		"Indians in the state employ are being fired or displaced by Government merely because they are Indians," she said, adding that the terminations cannot be taken in isolation but, rather, have to be seen as a part of the state's employment strategy.
		She said that the emphasis on the occasion of Indian Arrival Day should not be on "arrival", but on survival and revival.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /magazines/Business/html/20060602T010000-0500_105930_OBS_INDIANS_CONTINUE_TO_BE_VICTIMISED_IN_TRINIDAD_S_STATE_RUN_FIRMS____PERSAD_BISSESSAR___.asp (386 words)

	RastaSpeaks.com - Illusions of Emancipation
		Then there is the issue of Indian Arrival Day, which the 'enlightened' talk show hosts said should be renamed Arrival Day to include everybody.
		They seem to be content with being 'emancipated' a couple of days for the year and being in chains for the remaining 363 days of the year.
		The temporary one day celebration of emancipation while it may have its role in the scheme of things, obscures the fact although more than 150 years have passed since emancipation from chattel slavery, people are not free from the shackles of European domination and the need for foreign (white) acceptance.
	www.rastaspeaks.com /tyehimba/2004/1308.html (1811 words)

	Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt :
		New Delhi: Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi inaugurated the celebrations in India to mark the arrival of the first batch of Indians in Trinidad and Tobago in 1845.
		Indian Arrival Day is a national holiday in Trinidad and Tobago.
		Inviting Indian entrepreneurs to invest in his nation, Persad pointed out to the Essar group’s $1.2-billion investment in a steel plant in that country and NRI LN Mittal’s first steel plant in the region.
	www.newsday.co.tt /politics/0,57841.html (528 words)

	Welcome to GIHA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Indian Arrival Day will not be a holiday, not ever according to President Jagdeo because if he grants it, it will be Arrival Day.
		Now, GIHA has no problem with Chinese and Portuguese wishing to have holidays to celebrate their cultural heritage as well but when half of a country's population, who have made vital contributions to the country's development, can be insulted year after year, then something is very rotten at the core of our society.
		Trinidadians reminded us recently that it was Indians in Guyana, led by the stalwart Dr Balwant Singh, who first called for the Indian Arrival holiday in the 1960s.
	www.gihagy.com /ShahReportHome.htm (746 words)

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