Opinion: The new age ‘girmitiyas’

[ad_1] By Samata Biswas In the award-winning Sea of Poppies, novelist Amitav Ghosh immortalised the journey of 19th century indentured labour migrants— called “girmitiyas”— aboard a ship to Mauritius during the heyday of British colonialism. It’s 2024. Another group of migrant workers trudges through New...

AIMIM leaders, public pay tribute at Mohammed Asfan’s funeral, killed at Ukraine border

Asfan, who is survived by a wife and child worked at an apparel store in the city before moving over to Russia at the instance of a few agents who assured of high salary. Published Date - 17 March 2024,...