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The term was also used by the Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma, Fiji's largest Christian denomination, which had a Fiji-Indian division. The use of the terms 'Fiji-Indian' or 'Fijian-Indian' are misnomers. This is because the meaning of the words 'Indian' and 'India' have changed over time, including during the British colonial rule and ...
Although South Indians were used to working overseas, most found it difficult to adjust to the Fiji Indian society already established in Fiji. Language was a major problem as they had to learn Hindustani, the language of the plantation. During indenture, there was a high suicide rate amongst South Indians.
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There are sizeable Fiji Indian populations in New Zealand, Australia, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. In addition there are also Fiji Indians in other South Pacific Islands. Note: Articles on Indo-Fijians (Fiji Indians) who have remained in Fiji and their life in Fiji are listed at Category:Indian diaspora in Fiji .
The word girmit represented an Indian pronunciation of the English word "agreement" - from the indenture "agreement" of the British Government with labourers from the Indian subcontinent. [1] The agreements specified the workers' length of stay in foreign parts and the conditions attached to their return to the British Raj . [ 2 ]
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Repatriation of indentured Indians from Fiji began on 3 May 1892, when the British Peer brought 464 repatriated Indians to Calcutta. Various ships made similar journeys to Calcutta and Madras, concluding with Sirsa's 1951 voyage. In 1955 and 1956, three ships brought Indian labourers from Fiji to Sydney, from where the labourers flew to Bombay.