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	Welcome to South Africa
		South African law relating to the 'Admissibility of Confessions' is adapted from section 25 of the Indian Evidence Act of 1872.
		Bunny Chow - a favourite South African dish - is made from a vegetarian curry of beans, sold as a take-away food in a ½ loaf of bread, and comes from the word bhannia (the vegetarian shopkeeper caste) and chow (from the Chinese language).
		Indians in South Africa celebrate the festivals of their homeland, like Ratha Yatra, Deepavali, Kavadi, Eid and Mohurram.
	www.southafrica.net /index.cfm?SitePageID=14146 (815 words)

	Cowboy Indians in South Africa
		South Africa is the world's biggest ferrochrome producer - a product which is currently in over-supply but, since Tata also has its eyes on car manufacture in the Republic, the project makes an attractive fit as long as it can keep production costs low.
		Highveld is not only South Africa's second biggest steel maker but also the world's leading producer of vanadium, used in steel alloys.
		The oldest Tata group firm is challenging Mittal Steel for Highveld Steel, a South African steelmaker put on the block by its owner Anglo American.
	www.minesandcommunities.org /Action/press944.htm (1146 words)

	South Asian Media Net
		Many Indians live in joint families that deviate in various ways from the ideal, and many live in nuclear families--a couple with their unmarried children--as is the most common pattern in the West.
		In South India, in sharp contrast, marriages are preferred between cousins (especially cross-cousins, that is, the children of a brother and sister) and even between uncles and nieces (especially a man and his elder sister's daughter).
		After the Indian bride and groom are united in sacred rites attended by colorful ceremony, the new bride may be carried away to her in-laws' home, or, if she is very young, she may remain with her parents until they deem her old enough to depart.
	www.southasianmedia.net /profile/india/india_civilsociety.cfm (4616 words)

	south african indians
		Indian businessmen in particular were attracted to the rapidly growing mining town of Johannesburg.
		While the position of the Indians in South Africa improved they were still regarded as second class citizens in the land of their birth.
		From humble beginnings as indentured labourers the Indians have progressed to a point where despite their small numbers they are playing a leading role in the social, political and economic life of South Africa.
	www.ipoaa.com /south_african_indians.htm (6481 words)

	South Carolina - People
		Indians used it to chop firewood and cut wood for their huts.
		Indians of the Archaic period, like their ancestors, used chert from quarries in Allendale County.
		Although these Indians were on the North Carolina coast, their way of life was similar to that of South Carolina Indians.
	www2.richland2.org /rce/south.htm (2512 words)

	Indians of South Africa
		He had found that in some listings of ethnicites of the world, the Indians of South Africa were listed as one primary people, then segments within that were identified by languages spoken in India, and reported to be spoken as the mother tongue by various different Indian communities of South Africa.
		The traditional language community distinctions seem not to be a component in the self-identity of the Indians of South Africa.
		The Indians of South Africa should be classified as a separate ethnic entity from any South Asian ethnic group in the Indian sub-continent.
	orvillejenkins.com /peoples/saindians.html (1743 words)

	Verdict: India's future simply South : The Verdict, south, poll, india's, future : IBNLive.com : CNN-IBN
		The survey found that 83 per cent of the South Indians living within South India and 98 per cent of those living in the rest of the country were aware of the term ‘South India’.
		When the question was posed to South Indians living in South India, a majority of them (47 per cent) said ‘yes, they are more intelligent than the people in the rest of the states'.
		Close to 38 per cent of South Indians living in South India say it is easier to give bribes in South India while 18 per cent of them say it would be lot easier to bribe people in North India.
	www.ibnlive.com /news/verdict-indias-future-simply-south/27095-3.html (1216 words)

	Natives, South American. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Today the Native Americans of South America remain a major determinant in the social, political, economic, and cultural life of the various nations.
		The other major Native American groups of South America consisted of the nomadic hunters of Patagonia and the fishing people of the islands and fjords of S Chile and Argentina.
		The canoe is the chief mode of transportation of the Yahgan and the Alacaluf, and their social organizations are not as advanced as those of other Native American groups.
	www.bartleby.com /65/na/NatvsSA.html (668 words)

	South America :: Travel to South America :: South America Journey :: South America Travel Guide
		South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
		South America is thought to have been first inhabited by people crossing the Bering Land Bridge, now the Bering strait, though there are also suggestions of migration from the southern Pacific Ocean.
		In English-speaking and certain other regions of the world, North and South America are considered to be continents and their union is referred to as the supercontinent of the Americas.
	south-america.travel-chronicle.com (1528 words)

	South Africa Travel Accommodation - South Africa Hotels
		South Africa is a large, diverse and incredibly beautiful country.
		Yet South Africa is also something of an enigma; it has the best travel facilities on the African continent, but also the most difficult surface to scratch.
		Indians (3 percent), most of whom live in KwaZulu-Natal, came to South Africa at the beginning of the twentieth century as indentured labourers.
	www.southafricatravels.com (729 words)

	South Indians are proud to be just that - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Non-Southerners living in the South and thus having had the experience of relating to both South Indians and others were equally divided on this question.
		In the South, a larger percentage of respondents felt that the South was in that sense more corrupt while in the rest of the country the perception was that officials in North India were more susceptible to being bribed.
		Many of the respondents in the South who came from working class and lower middle class backgrounds did not like North Indian food largely because they were not exposed to it and their economic conditions did not allow them to make its consumption a regular feature.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/nov262006/national04320061126.asp (3195 words)

	Tamil Language and Murukan Worship in South Africa
		Among Indians it is generally understood that culture means spiritual culture, which leads one to have noble qualities, having love as the base while the word 'culture' refers to the expression of pleasures in western oriented styles.
		South Indian labourers were brought to Natal as indentured labourers between 1860 and 1911 to work in the sugar cane plantations for the progress and welfare of the white colonial masters of Natal.
		Well-qualified South Indian women, understanding the negative influences of western culture, have taken bold steps to retain bhakti and culture, especially in the devotional tradition, in the fourth period (1993-1998).
	murugan.org /research/subramaniyan.htm (4359 words)

	GANDHI AND SOUTH AFRICA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The time and effort that Gandhiji spent on support to the Indians in South Africa, and his views on developments in South Africa after his departure from that country, are, however, not sufficiently known, as no collection of the relevant speeches, articles and letters has been available.
		Gandhiji had dedicated himself in South Africa to serving the small Indian community which was being subjected to discriminatory and humiliating measures in breach of undertakings by the British and colonial governments, in violation of acquired rights and in disregard of professions of British Imperial policy.
		But he felt that the Indian settlers or indentured labourers could not change the political system in the country: that was a task for the natives of the soil.
	www.anc.org.za /ancdocs/history/people/gandhi/gandhisa.html (5499 words)

	The Jakarta Post - Colorful China
		They are mainly the descendants of South Indians who came to work in the plantations of North Sumatra in the late 1800s.
		A prominent reminder of the South Indian heritage in the area is the Sri Mariamman temple, which was built in 1881 for the goddess Kali.
		Raunandas, who himself is ethnic Indian and has lived in the area all his life, claims that after years of living together there is no longer any sense of shame in having to depend for their livelihoods on Chinese families -- latecomers to the area.
	www.thejakartapost.com /community/ina9.asp (1390 words)

	BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| Indians 'world's biggest readers'
		Indians are the world's biggest bookworms, reading on average 10.7 hours a week, twice as long as Americans, according to a new survey.
		Indian writer and editor, Tarun Tejpal, said the survey only made sense if it excluded the high numbers of illiterate Indians.
		Indians came fourth from bottom of the 30-strong list in both, with an average of 13.3 hours watching TV and 4.1 hours listening to the radio.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/4626857.stm (493 words)

	HaloScan.com - Comments
		Their Indian background is most often to be found in a South Indian Brahmin family and upbringing." Of course, this claim is not authoritative ("seems") nor is it backed by numbers, which is why we should treat it with a grain of salt.
		additionally, not all brahmins are made the same, south indian brahmins have had to man civil servant posts in the north even though the national caste census shows brahmins form ~10 of uttar pradesh's population.
		If actual physical diff's between Indian caste members are minimal, and most distinctions are based on family ties, then I'm sure many talented lower-caste types have changed names, moved, gotten new cars/watches/wardrobes, and adopted the speech patterns of the higher castes to play the game.
	www.haloscan.com /comments/raldanash/4113 (4646 words)

	BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| 'Indians vulnerable to HIV/Aids'
		Indians infected with the Aids virus are more likely to contract the disease than people in the west, a new study has found.
		Scientists say that Indians have lower immunity to the virus because they have genes that hasten the disease.
		The Indian government says there is no need to panic as only 0.5% of Indians have been infected, compared to 2.1% in Thailand and 2.3% in South Africa.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/4413151.stm (435 words)

	Lady Indians to Open Season at South Dakota State - Arkansas State Athletics Official Web Site - ASUIndians.com
		South Dakota State defeated Bemidji State 91-72 in the Jackrabbits’ exhibition opener, then rolled past Southwest Minnesota State 79-44 in their second and final exhibition game.
		The Lady Indians received two first place votes and 58 points overall in the poll, while UALR was the preseason pick to win the division with 76 overall points and six first place votes.
		South Alabama and Troy tied for fourth in the poll, and Florida Atlantic finished sixth.
	www.asuindians.com /ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7200&ATCLID=1307161 (2349 words)

	MALAYSIAN INDIANS: The third class race
		The Indians themselves are to some extent responsible for their present unenviable and ignominious status, and the policies of the Malaysian Government since independence had not been helpful either.
		Despite their economic backwardness, the Indians were a peace loving people and were not involved in any racial riots either in May 1969 or later except for a few incidents of clashes on account of religious sentiments.
		There is a significant and emergent need for a change in the leadership of the Indian parties in power to take up the cause of the Indians to get them their due rights free from racial discrimination and have full access to jobs and education.
	www.saag.org /papers7/paper618.html (1606 words)

	Malaysia to probe police raid on Indian IT workers
		India called in Malaysia's envoy in New Delhi on Monday to demand an explanation for the police behaviour after some 270 people -- almost all Indian nationals barring a handful of Pakistanis -- were herded out of their apartment block in a dawn raid a day earlier.
		Almost all of the Indians, who mainly worked in the information technology sector, were eventually released.
		He said the police were still holding six Indians and three Pakistanis who have been unable to produce valid travel and work documents.
	www.rediff.com /money/2003/mar/12mal.htm (389 words)

	South Indian States Tamilnadu Pondicherry Districts
		South India comprises the four Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Pondicherry.
		South Indians primarily speak Dravidian languages, although some communities such as the Konkani,Tulu and the Toda tribals of Nilgiris are also there.
		Pondicherry is located at 162 Kms south of Chennai, the capital of Talmilnadu and 22 kms north of Cuddalore, the capital of South Arcot District of Tamilnadu.
	www.southindianstates.com (159 words)

	Gene Expression: South Indians are not "Aryan"
		For example, Stardust (North Indian film magazine) refers to the South as "Dravidian land" in the June 2001 issue, and praises their South Indian subject for his intelligence and "cerebral" nature to no end (heavily suggesting that his intelligence is a result of being "Dravidian").
		Stats on Indian academic achievement are here from Arthur Hu and back up his statements concerning the average Indian performance being competitive or better than that of Jews.
		Actually, thinking about the differences between all the south indian (brahmins) and sri lankan (brahmins) I've "encountered" over the years, I'd have to say that the sri lankan ones were probably of lighter skin color.
	www.gnxp.com /MT2/archives/000772.html (3824 words)

	MOWA Indians conduct annual Pow-Wow
		Members of the MOWA Indian tribe gathered in south Washington County for their annual Pow Wow, which is conducted on tribal land near McIntosh the third week of June each year.
		MOWA Choctaw Indians of South Alabama are a segment of the Choctaw Indians.
		The MOWA Choctaw Indians of South Alabama are a segment of the Choctaw Indians who refused to migrate from their homeland during the infamous removal known as the "Trail of Tears".
	www.southalabamian.com /news/2006/0622/Front_Page/034.html (415 words)

	E=mc^2: India: North and South Debate
		If the Indian central government discriminates Telangana for prolonged periods, and meticulously deprives it of all economic benefits, discriminates its people, jails its people, and kills them mercilessly by putting their forces, I would be forced into changing my definition of what’s my homeland.
		If a group of Indians are in front of a group of foreigners, they introduce themselves always as Indians.But among that group they will try to emphasise their identity as N.Indian, S.Indian, N.E Indian and so on....
		A north Indian candidate appearing for a clerical job,hawaldar post in defence orlower post administrative job generally writes his examination in hindi.Hindi happens to be his mother toungue as well so naturally his grasp over the language is comaparitively strong than a south Indian candidate who wiill write his exam in english or even hindi!!!
	sujaiblog.blogspot.com /2006/11/india-north-and-south-debate.html (2917 words)

	Agreement with the Yankton Sioux or Dakota Indians, in South Dakota, 1892
		The Yankton tribe of Dakota or Sioux Indians hereby cede, sell, relinquish, and convey to the United States all their claim, right, title, and interest in and to all the unallotted [sic] lands within the limits of the reservation set apart to said Indians as aforesaid.
		No part of the principal or interest stipulated to be paid to the Yankton tribe of Sioux Indians, under the provisions of this agreement, shall be subject to the payment of debts, claims, judgments, or demands against said Indians for damages or depredations claimed to have been committed prior to the signing of this agreement.
		For the purpose of this ageement [sic], all young men of the Yankton tribe of Sioux Indians, eighteen years of age or older, shall be considered adults, and this agreement, when signed by a majority of the male adult members of the said tribe, shall be binding upon the Yankton tribe of Sioux Indians.
	www.usd.edu /iais/siouxnation/agreemen.html (1585 words)

	South African Indians prefer Apartheid? - Sepia Mutiny
		Despite their support for the ruling African National Congress, more Indians than whites in South Africa were unhappy with the present dispensation and prefer the former apartheid regime to the present democratic state, a survey by ANC has revealed.
		Indians feel slightly more comfortable saying what they think, but that place is a thought police state where the ultimate crime is "racism" (an offense which includes any bald statement of the ethnic distribution of the criminals there).
		Indians neither like the culture of Whites nor the fls as Indians have their own culture and the differences may have arisen out of these cultural intolerance rather than the racist feeling.
	www.sepiamutiny.com /sepia/archives/000456.html (3169 words)

	Articles : Message To Indians In South Africa
		Were the Indian people really so, I would have felt no pride in being called a son of India, nor could I recite with utter sincerity the sublime poem, India, a refuge of all those that suffer.
		Should Indians refuse to fight them, blinded by self-interest or because of weakness, they will assuredly be overwhelmed by disaster.
		Indians from Bombay are often rude to those hailing from Calcutta and Madras and indifferent to their feelings.
	www.gandhi-manibhavan.org /eduresources/article2.htm (1902 words)

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