Mysterious Origins of Indians in Fiji

Mysterious Origins of Indians in Fiji - Believe it or not.

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Why Are So Many INDIANS in FIJI?
140 years ago, Fiji was completely devoid of Indian people and cultures. Yet, today, over 48% of the Fijian population are Indians. How did this happen? Where did all these Indians come from, and why did they choose to live in Fiji, so far away from their homeland? Was it smooth sailing for Indians to live in Fiji, or are there any dark, hidden secrets in their history that led them here?
You probably have all these questions and more floating in your mind, and so do we. After all, Indians becoming the largest ethnic group and having a population of over 400,000 in Fiji is a lot to take in. That’s why we’ll uncover everything there is to know about Indo-Fijians in this video!
Chapters
00:00 Indians in Fiji
00:56 Where is Fiji?
01:43 How did Indians end up in Fiji?
05:00 Why didn’t Indians go back to India?
06:23 What culture shocks were waiting for Indians?
08:25 How did Indians impact Fiji?
11:24 Where are Indo-Fijians today?
13:20 Thank you
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@samkumar658 7 ай бұрын

Hi I'm from the Fiji Islands. For those who don't know much about Fiji Indian's . More than 99% of Indian's here are pure Indian's, not mixed up with other Races like in most other Colonies ..Majority ancestors are from UP , then Bihar, South India , Punjab etc.. We all Speak in Fiji Hindi but majority do understand Hindi and can speak too .

@samkumar658 Ай бұрын

@@Christian_Paul_nz I'm talking about not mixing up with the Natives of Fiji and the Europeans like many did in Mauritius , Guyana, South Africa , Trinidad and lost there language and Culture. Majority North Indians mixed with water each other but not the South Indians , Gujerati. I'm a Punjabi Sikh and I'm not a descendant of a Girmitya but have full Respect for our Girmitya Hindu Brothers . For your information there is no caste system in Fiji for over a century now . So we are not hopelessly mixed up or a cross breed but pure Indians . Even Indians of India are mixed up for centuries ..Sorry no magic machine buddy but looks like we are more Indians than the people of India itself .

@sanjayvaidya4925 7 ай бұрын

British parliament banned slavery. Typically changed the label to "indentured labourers." After the Maumau judgement 14 carribbean nations are suing the colonizers who indulged in slave labour.

@VarunMilan 6 ай бұрын

My dream from childhood has always been to travel the world at the age of 25 due to a retina problem I lost most of my eye sight but still I wanna pursue my dreams Watching these videos really motivates me to run after my dreams 🎭 I wanna be an inspiration for others through my channel 💙

@roobanloganathan6498 7 ай бұрын

More like a propaganda documentary rather than telling the true story of the Indians truthfully as we all know the many discriminations that indians suffered after the coup overthrowing the Indian Fiji PM in 1987. He also didn’t tell why many young Indian Fijians migrated to other countries than stay in Fiji. As i said, unshamedly , a propaganda documentary.

@reinerdesouza9438 6 ай бұрын

Fiji belongs to Fijians and their culture.

@roobanloganathan6498 6 ай бұрын

@@reinerdesouza9438 So why the British brought indians there by tricking them ? Bcos they knew the natives could not work and develop the country as how the indians could and history proved this. So, accept the truth that without indians, Fiji would not have developed as it is now. So, accept all as citizens bcos of the sacrifices their ancestors made.

@azadmudhoo2074 6 ай бұрын

Am so enchanted to perceive not only Guyana but also Fiji as mirror to my country, Mauritius 🇲🇺. Hope and earnestly wish i visit both Guyana and Fiji some day.

@ballinhard8694 Ай бұрын

I am from the USA, CHICAGO to be exact I have Indian/Pakistani/Middle Eastern ancestry. I went to Mauritius for my honeymoon in Aug 2022 & look forward to going to more countries where my ancestors migrated towards as well!

@ravindranaveeramali502 7 ай бұрын

Ooo I love fiji indian and would like to learn thier life style.

@ajiteshkumar4677 4 ай бұрын

I'm from Fiji Home sweet home

@suzannecampi6462 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video to listen to before a trip to Fiji!

@JetsetterJournals 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.

@ananstinyworld4758 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video. True information

@captratty2167 6 ай бұрын

A bit lacking. What about the coups since independence and the reasons why they occurred, the fallout that followed, and the relationships between the two main ethnic groups today?

@RahulKumar-py1fm 7 ай бұрын

They still kept our cultural alive ❤❤

@jonron3805 7 ай бұрын

I appreciate he quality of the video. It is good.

@Willberight2moro 6 ай бұрын

Lots of Fijian Indians in Australia and NZ. According to the ones I know, Indians look down on them as part of the caste system...

@goolooggg9005 7 ай бұрын

Indians are smart people, they ruled Google, Microsoft, whatnot they should rule Fiji too

@kheongcheah6732 6 ай бұрын

WOW!!!, "Approximately 60,000 indians were aboard this cargo ship..." That is a pretty BIG ship.....

@DeepVerma728 3 ай бұрын

Not even the biggest U.S Aircraft Carrier can carry 60,000 people duh! duh!

@felix_five 6 ай бұрын

There are also a few European Fijians, Left over Brits who stayed in Fiji.

@pacoshuman7642 7 ай бұрын

It would have been better had you kept the photos of Fiji only...as there are plenty.

@shawnkay5462 Ай бұрын

Here in Northern California theres a HUGE Indian Fijian community. I have never seen Indian Fijians anywhere else in America.

@0987654321mnbvcxzmor 6 ай бұрын

Most Indians could speak english really well back then because the English ruled India and almost everybody could speak Indian better than after Indian independence

@spp3078 7 ай бұрын

Looking fwd to Indians in Dubai! Thanks Tony

@18Ram 7 ай бұрын

umm that emigration was recent and for economic reasons- no mystery.

@SukryRonde-tw4jn 7 ай бұрын

Indians are everywhere they draw tail of British from afrocarebean to fiji africa to sri lanka,, generally they are everywhere on earth

@muhamadkamali7037 7 ай бұрын

👍

@0987654321mnbvcxzmor 6 ай бұрын

Just like India was

@Offbeige 7 ай бұрын

I think we’re the only colony that was able to keep the mother tongue without significant outside intervention.

@berry1669 6 ай бұрын

was there 7 weeks ago in Suva, very dirty place got ripped off by Indians twice in 6 hours, dont recommend to visit

@roja7426 6 ай бұрын

You will get ripped off in almost every country you visit no matter what race they belong to.

@VarunMilan 7 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤

@DavidSiliga333 2 ай бұрын

💯 % ❤😊🎉

@mgr001 6 ай бұрын

The recital-tone is irritating

@user-mw9io6xi7j 5 ай бұрын

Allah bless them all please ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤😊😊😊

@behuman3869 7 ай бұрын

Again the britishers who changed the world.. but in a cruel way. Not the best ppl. This world deserves better.

@sushilashukla1289 7 ай бұрын

Greed again.British again.

@user-mn6jz2sr5n 7 ай бұрын

The world was opened up though sometimes painfully ,you now can enjoy and fly to most of the world safely ! All praise to the British empire.

@amsindia1555 6 ай бұрын

Looks like our Indian ancestors were moved to all over the globe by brit ancestors as slaves. Cant even begin to imagine their plight 😢

@reinerdesouza9438 6 ай бұрын

Not as slaves but as workers. African slavery was the true slavery.

@amsindia1555 6 ай бұрын

@@reinerdesouza9438 you can't tell me what my ancestors went thru. Thank you.

@Suprat0555 5 ай бұрын

@@reinerdesouza9438 What do you know about slavery? The so called workers were whipped by the colonizers. Women were raped and killed. Even then Indians prospered. By the way who are you?

@user-kq4tk5nw6m 8 ай бұрын

NCC airwing friends

@gman5885 7 ай бұрын

Indians have been speaking English longer than Fijians by 200 years, - most Fijian natives are racist towards Indians

@Redmi-xu1yo 7 ай бұрын

use the brain 🧠 India is the no1 racist country in the world 🌎 cup 🏆

@DruvRatee 7 ай бұрын

Tell me who isn’t jealous and racist against Indians!

@NaushadKhan-qv7sw 7 ай бұрын

Im indian fijian no they aren't if you talk to them show courtesy and respect their your friend but if you act like your better than them then any race will show hatred ,yes there are racist on both sides its there loss for they are the loosers .

@StevenSmith-mv4ge 6 ай бұрын

Many Indians are used to racism. They get it everywhere else.

@naveenyadav-hy2cc 6 ай бұрын

I have friends in fiji and they are very friendly towards India

@willtamani1765 6 ай бұрын

The British are to blame for taking the Indians to Fiji. Fiji was the last of the colonies to enter the British Indentured Labour System hence lasted only 60 years. Many Indians came to Fiji from other plantation colonies, many returned to India. One thing is certain, they were not slaves and compared to African slaves who worked the plantations before them for hundreds of years.

@ALaughingMan 2 ай бұрын

AI wrote your script. "How do you know!?" One word.. tapestry.

@somedude4652 2 ай бұрын

Sugar coated history seen through rose coloured glasses! Let's not forget the numerous coups due to ethnic tensions which displaced many including myself starting from 1987!

@js11238 7 ай бұрын

1997

@TipoF129B 6 ай бұрын

Kala pani.

@edreeves6440 6 ай бұрын

Its not only Indians making up the Fijian diaspora, but native Fijians as well. And the second language of Fijian Indians after Hindu is usually Fijian (Bauan). The paucity of intermarriage with other races has caused problems over the years, as has the tendency of many Indian girls to marry early in arranged marriages, thus leading to an unsustainable population explosion, to the point where Indians made up more than half the population at one point. This was not appreciated by the native Fijians who retaliated by abandoning any concept of birth control to redress the balance. But generally speaking the racial groups tolerate each other (barely). The native Fijians, though, will never relinquish one thing and that is the land, about 90% (I think it is) is owned by the matangali, the native land holding groups.

@reinerdesouza9438 6 ай бұрын

And the Fijians should never relinquish their ancestral land. Their country belongs to them and their culture.

@DeepVerma728 3 ай бұрын

@@reinerdesouza9438 It's not their land it belongs to the Hindus now.