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Welcome to The Peppa Pot! Hosted by Ryan Navindra Ramdin, a practicing Lawyer, and Sara-Sati Ramprashad, a multidisciplinary Artist and student of Illustration, The Peppa Pot is all about celebrating the legacy of Indo-Caribbean people and the Survivors of Indian Indentureship. Join us as we delve into our community’s rich and complex history, share our personal experiences as children of the diaspora, and confront some of the most pressing issues we face today. Through lively conversations ...
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We are the descendants of Indian indentured laborers, brought to the Caribbean after the abolition of slavery. Our roots run deep, interwoven with Indian, African, European, and Caribbean influences, and forged through centuries of migration, colonialism, survival, and resilience. Yet, our story remains largely untold. As Brenda Beck puts it in a 1…
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The period of Indian Indentureship was a time of remarkable change for our ancestors as traditional caste barriers, deeply ingrained in Indian society, began to crumble. In particular, the proximity of high and low caste Indians in Immigration Depots, aboard ships, and across the Caribbean played a pivotal role in this dramatic shift. Imagine the i…
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Join us on the latest episode of the Peppa Pot as we explore the history of Indentured Indian Women and the challenges they faced once they arrived in the Caribbean. Throughout the period of Indian Indentureship, the number of men recruited to work throughout the Caribbean greatly outnumbered the number of women, resulting in women being in high de…
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Did you know that by the late 1700s, the County of Demerara had over 300 distilleries producing unique flavors and styles of rum? The success of the rum industry reflects the wider social and economic changes that were taking place across the Caribbean. However, the story of Caribbean rum goes much deeper as it is intertwined with the Systems of In…
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Do you know the meaning behind the phrase "Chay Lee Chee Nee"? It is a phrase that changed the course of history for many Indians who were recruited, coerced, or tricked into signing Indentured Contracts. They were seen as a suitable replacement for Chattel Slavery: a population that could be easily controlled and manipulated to work tirelessly in …
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Did you know that between 1834 and 1917, more than one million Coolies were taken across the Kala Pani, or Dark Waters, to the plantations of Malaya, Mauritius, Fiji, Trinidad, British Guiana, Jamaica, and British Honduras? In “Coolie Woman: the Odyssey of Indenture,” Gaiutra Bahadur describes how the British and other Colonial Powers transformed g…
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May 5th is Indian Arrival Day in Guyana Our ancestors made incredible sacrifices and endured unimaginable hardships during indentureship. From the cruelty of plantation life to the suppression of our culture, religion, and language, they overcame it all. Join us for this auditory experience and learn about the resilience and perseverance of the Ind…
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