Viriah: 1.3 million (13 lakh) Indians were shipped as indentured laborers to sugarcane plantations in British colonies to replace slaves. My great-grandfather was one of them. This is his story. by Krishna Gubili, Krishna Gubili

Viriah: 1.3 million (13 lakh) Indians were shipped as indentured laborers to sugarcane plantations in British colonies to replace slaves. My great-grandfather was one of them. This is his story.

Krishna Gubili, Krishna Gubili

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Slavery was abolished in the British empire in 1835.The demand for sugar was exploding with people consuming increasing amounts of sugar in chocolates, tea and sweets.To fuel the growing first-world sugar industry of the late 1800s, 1.3 million In...

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