Bittersweet: An INDO-Fijian Experience

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Author: Brij V. Lal

ISBN-10: 1740761170

ISBN-13: 9781740761178

Category: Melanesia - History

"Bittersweet marks the 125th anniversary of the arrival of the first girmitiyas in Fiji. Ranging across the past and present, these essays, memoirs, short fiction and poetry introduce readers to Indo-Fijians and their world. The collection includes commentaries on sport, health, education and psychology, punctuated by vignettes of social interaction, familial relations and the pain of displacement." Illustrated with rich colour photographs, Bittersweet is a testament to the complexity of the...

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"Bittersweet marks the 125th anniversary of the arrival of the first girmitiyas in Fiji. Ranging across the past and present, these essays, memoirs, short fiction and poetry introduce readers to Indo-Fijians and their world. The collection includes commentaries on sport, health, education and psychology, punctuated by vignettes of social interaction, familial relations and the pain of displacement." Illustrated with rich colour photographs, Bittersweet is a testament to the complexity of the Indo-Fijian experience.

1Girmit, history, memory12Voices from the past313Jaikumari474Remembering715Parlay poems for the indentured896Dada : Bhaga to Dillon957Dilkusha1138Upahar Gaon1359Sa I Levuka Ga15310Soccer16911The Qawa 'epidemic'19112Marriage20913All saints' primary, Labasa22514Primary texts23915Masterji25116Shanta26717Aisha28718A passage to Sydney30319Goodbye to paradise32320Immeasurable distances33921Final day35722Colour my country36923Searching37324Maarit389