On August 28, India’s Lok Sabha (Lower House) speaker Om Birla is expected to travel to Suriname—a Girmitiya country which has strong Indian roots. The countries in the Pacific and the Caribbean are called Girmitiya countries.
The Indentured labourers from India were taken to various countries in the Pacific and the Caribbean—known as Girmitiya countries—by the British colonial rulers to work in plantations. These people, though have assimilated with the locals, continue to have strong culture and language links with India.
Over 2,30,000 Persons of Indian origin hailing from eastern Utter Pradesh and Bihar and some 50 Sindhi families living in Suriname have contributed significantly to the country’s economy, culture, and politics.
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