Indian Heritage Day 2023: Remembering the struggles of indentured Indians and their contribution to the development of SVG
By Dr Arnold Thomas In 2007, the Parliament of St Vincent and the Grenadines passed a Resolution recognizing two very important dates for Indo-Vincentians in the national calendar, first, June 1 as Indian Arrival Day, and October 7 as Indian Heritage Day. As the first date suggests that was the day when the first Indians landed in St Vincent in 1861 to work on sugar estates as indentured workers. The …
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