Wandering across different parts of the subcontinent in search of a means of livelihood, he reached Madras, where he met Abdul Karim, an arkati (recruiter of indentured labourers). Following around in ...

The 164th anniversary of the arrival of the first Indian indentured labourer aboard the SS Truro in 1860 was marked on November 16. Some 345 men, women and children from Madras docked in Durban ...