Interview with the Son of a Girmitiya | Kavanagasau | Fiji | How to Search for an Emigration Pass

[@cbhim2709]

I cried whilst looking at the video. Same sad story. Life is never easy for an immigrant. My grandfather, age 20, left his village of Bhauraha, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh in 1888 for the unknown. After sailing for 6 months in ship Sheila, he landed on the shores of Guyana, South America. He was placed on 5years indentureship to work in sugar plantation. They suffered, maltreated, many died. He survived and later loved Guyana, married, had 5 sons and 1 daughter. He died at age 96, always wanted to back to India. Similarly, I left Guyana, at age 25 for the United States because of political injustice...racism, discrimination, bigotry against East Indians. Life was hard. Many challenges to face...climate, culture, food etc. I worked all shifts...never know whether it was day or night. Had no family when I came, but people were kind. I survived too. Went back to school. Got degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics. Had good job, just retired with great benefits. Grateful. God is merciful. I mantained my religion, my culture and heritage. God bless America.

[@SG-ux7zs]

People in Guyana have preserved the indian culture more than the people in india, how hard it must have been under such hardships but keeping the roots alive really amazing 🙏🙏

[@prophet1782]

Great survival spirit.

[@prophet1782]

@@SG-ux7zsIndians in Fiji also went thru such injustice n hardship. They hv maintained their language culture n traditions.

[@MrPrachand]

Sir, I am from Ghazipur dist too. There is a village called Baurawan village in saidpur tehsil . It's near my village. Have you ever been to India. Would be privilaged to host you if you decide to visit your ancestral place. I am always intrigued and fascinated by the girmitya stories and the diaspora .

[@naseemsoherwardy2534]

You havent visit ansistòrs place please visit the place so you can see the suitation the force to migrate

[@drewchand8255]

❤ I got my great grandfather's immigration pass .He was 19 yrs old .On board the Varala S.S.in 1895 .Awesome story

[@preabruthkanhye1728]

It is really a very Precious Research done by you. I suggest that you continue writing & narating such Human History, so that your Archive becomes known to future generations. I am the 4th generation of my Great Grand Patents who stepped in the Aapravasi Ghat MAURITIUS on 15 March 1870. As a devout Researcher, I have tried to trace out my Ancestral village ARRAH, BIHAR since 2017- 2019, but was unsuccessful despite the support of the District Magistrate of ARRAH & in spite of my OCI Card. So, I have planned to open a Centre in the name of KANHYE Family in ARRAH and to establish all possible links with the Indentured Descendants world wide. I hope to obtain the support of everyone in the near future. GOD Bless you all and Namaste from RAINBOW MAURITIUS.❤❤❤❤Jai BHOJPURI.

[@amitpandey_]

जानकर बहुत ख़ुशी हो रही है कि आपलोग पूर्वजों के रेकॉर्ड्स संजोकर रख रहे हो 🙏 आपलोगों के कार्य की जितनी भी सराहना की जाए कम है🙏🙏 बहुत-बहुत धन्यवाद 🇮🇳🤝🇫🇯

[@डा.रजनीकांतपाण्डेय]

आपका प्रयास अत्यंत प्रशंसनीय है और फीजी में हिन्दी कार्यक्रम जिज्ञासापूर्ण है । आपकी हिन्दी भाषा उत्कृष्ट है । भारत के उत्तर प्रदेश के जिन क्षेत्रों से अधिकांश गिरमिट गए उनकी बोली अवधी है । सीताराम जी भी अवधी बोल रहे हैं । मैं भी जिला - आजमगढ़ , उत्तर प्रदेश , भारत का हूँ । 🙏

[@dorjestep1]

This story bought tears. Very sad story. Also I am thankful to our Nepali friends for their thoughtfulness and feelings to contribute for this story.

[@TebaraHalalNausori]

actually there is a small diaspora of Nepali in Fiji from the Girmit time. My great grand father was from Pokhra Nepal and the place where I was born is just a few kilometers away from Kavanangasau called Yalava.

[@dorjestep1]

@@TebaraHalalNausori ❤️

[@vinodsinghnegi3959]

सम्मानित बुजुर्गो का चरण स्पर्श । आपको धन्यवाद। वी.एस.नेगी. जय भारत, जय फिजी

[@bhojpuribhajans]

This was excellent! I couldn't believe it, but I heard a couple of Dutch words in there! I lived many years in Suriname and sang many songs in the Sarnami Hindustani language....so close to Fiji Hindi! Wow! Attjha baat!

[@ashrafhussain9422]

Cheerful, always smiling grand old man, won my heart, love and respect.

[@sohiniagrawaal9613]

I take my hat off for our grandparents ..... I am so proud to be a Fiji born Indian ...

[@vandanakrishna7337]

Bahut sundar! Thank you for showing us the search for emigration pass....now we can search for our ancestors too!

[@manjukuppili1663]

You are doing great job love from India i will visit fiji once in my life

[@jagnarainsharma2980]

U r doing a great favour to add to information on Girmityas. I m also a 2nd generation girmitiya. I have gone through the process of locate the Immigration Zpass but was also fortunate to have sent 25 years of my early life with my father and knew most of the information about him n his origin . In 2015 I visited my village Bargadwa in Basti U.P n located my nephews and the whole clan. And since my brother n many of his children n grandchildren from Lautoka have visited the family in Basti I also went back in 2020 to attend the wedding of my youngest grandson who is captain on a commercial ship operating from USA. My elder brother 90yrs still lives in Lautoka. I m planning another visit next year n we are planning to bring some family members to visit Our farm n birth place in Ba Really enjoy Girmit stories congratulations to u for doing a marvellous work

[@HindiinFiji]

Thank you and I'm so happy to learn that you're also a 2nd generation girmitiya. If agreeable to you, I sincerely hope to interview you as well. Please do stay in touch and if you could send me your contact. My email address is [e-mail].

[@sonusukla5654]

@@HindiinFijiमैडम आपको कोटि कोटि प्रणाम करता हूं, बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद,,

[@HindiinFiji]

@@sonusukla5654 प्रणाम !

[@sonusukla5654]

@@HindiinFiji मैं गोरखपुर उत्तर प्रदेश का मूलनिवासी हूं,,आप का कार्य बहुत सराहनीय है,आप को बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद,,

[@harisadu8998]

You should try to apply for OCI cards with documents then you can get a lifetime pass to visit and live in India if you choose. You can even invest in property with this.

[@jagannathdash-yc2kw]

Thank you for sharing this unique story of a direct descendant of a Girmitya.बधाई और सभकामनाएं।

[@Ssinha3129]

I am from Patna,Bihar and I instantly recognised their accent....got emotional while watching this video,the best I could do on my part is to pray for the well being of all the girmitya descendents

[@JhankarKrishnachandraYadav]

Patna accent is different....this same accent speaks in Gonda basti region of uttar Pradesh. 😊

[@JosefaRarasea]

Indians in Fiji are very successful people, we are so proud to have them ,thanks for your prayers ❤from Fiji

[@daya9359]

Thanks for this video on Girmitya Ancestors. Many people have forgotten about their Girmitya Ancestors hard Work for us all. Nasinu, Narere, Dimbulu. Hail Humanity.

[@alhadiusedheavyequiptrllc3000]

Very sad and very historical. Also my Grand fathers younger brother went that time Jamsica. He was a British soldier that time.

[@SanjeevShranilPrasad]

The fact that my grandmother is more then 80 years is amazing tbh she is the 4th generation and the only one which is oldest in my fam tree😂😂❤😊

[@rashmirathi8338]

Omg he has Complete Bihari accent, I am so emotional and happy to see this and this song is also very known to me, it seems like he is from my village around me inspite of being so far.loads of love from Bihar Jai Bihar, Jai Hind ❤❤

[@prophet1782]

@rashmirathi8338.. Rash Fiji Hindi is Bihari and Awadi {UP} mix. Nth Indians ,Tamil, Gujrati.,Punjabi all speak Fiji Hindi in Fiji.

[@rahuketu2484]

The song Sounds very much like Birha

[@tibupanda3648]

Gee! It's the same Hindi dialect in South Africa. Amazing....deeply touching.

[@JhankarKrishnachandraYadav]

No, his language is Awadhi.... people speak like this in Gonda - Basti and Barabanki region in Uttar Pradesh. Bihari language is little bit different than Awadhi

[@JosefaRarasea]

Love from Fiji ❤❤❤❤❤

[@virendrasinghyadav7945]

बहुत ही सुंदर और महत्त्वपूर्ण जानकारी❤

[@XIXjlo]

What an amazing story. Thank you for your work in highlighting the great sacrifice of those first Indian immigrants. Their hard-work and sacrifice was and is the biggest contributor to the success of Fiji and the Fijian economy with which the benefits we still see and enjoy today. What a great man and to all Indo Fijians, Thank you and God Bless you all.

[@VikashKumar-s7c4u]

i have tears in my eyes , my ancestors also gone as girmittiya , i m from buxar bihar

[@eddietomasi6164]

Isa, bula vinaka all our bhaiya and all our bhaini. You are all belongs to fiji, and no matter what. I love you all and respect you all. As indigenous , my land is yours to. God bless to all .

[@prophet1782]

Thank you Bhaiya.

[@ashroshan5270]

Thank you my brother. God bless you and your family and your country

[@krishneelkumar7898]

Thanks brother

[@AlokSharma-Music]

Very nicely presented. Cruetly of those cannot be forgotten.

[@prophet1782]

Alok... Yes. Do Read my post.

[@rubenk1414]

Thank you for presenting this video both my ajja and ajji were girmitiyas I was lucky ky to have spent time with Ajji ,makes me angry and sad for their had lives can only pray for them

[@rajinderSarnamwala]

Bahot acha lagal ba deekh ke ie video. Hamara pranaam Suriname se .

[@shuklaroadlines3899]

Aap kha se hai Surinam se kya

[@AjitSingh-tw8gv]

HARD WORK BY ANCESTORS WERE NEVER APPRECIATED BY MANY I-TAUKEIS....LISTEN AND LEARN BUT WE LOVE OUR I-TAUKEI FAMILIES FOREVER - MANY ARE LOVING AND SYMPATHETIC BUT POLITICS AND PAST COUPS HAVE DEVASTATED OUR COUNTRY TO AN EXTENT WHICH WILL TAKE MANY MORE YEARS TO MEND - THIS IS A GOOD POSITIVE START - BUT REST ASSURED WE CAN - ALL FIJIANS MUST LIVE IN PEACE AND HARMONY TO REBUILT THE TRUST THAT WAS NEVER THERE AFTER THE 1987 COUPS - THERE ARE SO MANY WELL EDUCATED I-TAUKEI BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO ARE CAPABLE OF RE-BUILDING OUR BELOVED NATION AS ALL EQUAL FIJIANS - NOT KE-INDIA OR KE-VITI - GOD BLESS FIJI ...THAN YOU

[@JosefaRarasea]

We are one ,we depend on each other we will prosper,God bless Fiji ❤

[@pawanchandkaushik1756]

बहुत खुशी हुई है आपको देख कर

[@sunmanutd]

These are sad stories but when he's narrating he's still resilient. The Mauritian bhojpuri is very same with slight differences. He uses many English words. Mauritius bhojpuri has many words in French. The bhojpuri from Fiji Mauritius Guyana Trinidad is old bhojpuri which these countries have kept alive. including the food and clothings....

[@JhankarKrishnachandraYadav]

The way he speaks....I can tell you that his father migrated from Gonda, Basti or Barabanki region in Uttar Pradesh..And India's top Sugarcane producer are Gonda Balrampur.. Balrampur Chini mill is famous in India.

[@HindiinFiji]

Yes, Basti is correct.

[@peacenotwar9267]

Indians incredible people

[@नमस्तेसंसार]

Up gorakhpur basti ak hi pass hai gkp me britisho ne train chalwaya tha idhar gorakhpur me ganne ki khati bahut hoti hai wo person gorakhpur basti ke hi the gkp basti kushinagar gajipur sabhi bigar border par hai yaha awadhi bhojpuri hindi boli jatai aap sabhi fiji bhaiyo ka welcome hai gorakhpur up bihar me aap aao hame khushi hogi aapse milkar

[@nopek1405]

ये अवधी लग रही है, और अवधी, भोजपुरी आदि स्वतंत्र भाषाएं हैं। हिन्दी की बोलियां नही हैं।

[@jaggernauthramnarine6175]

Very interesting.. The British kept good records..

[@Splashcanvas09]

Thank you ❤ I was able to locate my ancestors details

[@prophet1782]

Good.

[@singhsarwan942]

Bahut açcha laga humare purwaj ki kahani sunn kar.

[@prophet1782]

5:36 This was told to me by my Primary School Mates . They were woken 4am had to cook and eat and pack and be in the fields by 5am. They would return 7pm, wash, cook eat and be in bed by 8pm. The routine continued. Many hanged themselves rather than be slaved. Some , 16.17 yrs would run away. They were pursued on horseback by "Field Officers" "Call Numbers" {Culumbarrs} and drowned in rivers. Deaths were documented as " Drowned while swimming". They were given only Machetes to cut down large trees. No Axe. They were not allowed to smoke on job. They smoked dried banana leaves and other tabaco leaves. They would hide the cigars in their under pants which was loin clothes. { no Bonds under pants then} .The Culumbarr's would indiscriminately search them for cigars.Anyone caught was Whipped. Yes Whipped.!! The British B___________s !! {Wish i was a Superman and appeared there for them. } That would be pleasant side of their History. {smile}. Anyway my GrandFather did his bit. He was a 6 footer Punjabi and a Roughian. Once he was digging a ditch and a Marshall on Horse back for some reason whipped him. He grabbed the whip and pulled causing him to fall from horse into the ditch. Then he beat the S___ out of him. On another occasion A Marshall went to his house and complained about him not Branding his Cattle. Do'nt know details but He tied the Marshall to the tree heated {red hot} the brand and branded him on his body . !! Yes my dad and uncles told us. P.S. They were also kicked by hateful anti Indian "Call Numbers" over petty matters.

[@HindiinFiji]

Thank you for sharing all the information... Loved what your grandfather did. Great 🙏

[@prophet1782]

@@HindiinFiji .. Heh heh ! Thank you.

[@anitalossberg2703]

I have written sevral email to the National Archives of Fiji to check the General Register but did not any response.

[@subramani1698]

Son of Girmit still alive in Nea Zealand. Bal Ram aged 70years son of Narsaiya Sadhu of kavanagasau.

[@AdityaSingh-wj2rx]

Heart touching video

[@shubhjeeaspirant]

from his tone I can confirm that he might be from eastern or central UP

[@prophet1782]

8:12 Plough is called " Hal" in Hindi. First i heard. Since Ages I was wondering what Plough is called in Hindi .?? {oops.! didn't google it}

[@sharmaji6835]

I am 100% sure his father was from awadh region of Uttar Pradesh bcoz his dilect is very similar to awadhi language

[@JhankarKrishnachandraYadav]

Yes, Gonda Basti Balrampur Siddharth Nagar Bahraich Barabanki....yahi kahin se the inke father aur yahan bakwas kar rahe hain log ki Patna ka accent hai....arre Patna ki Bhojpuri ham Samajhte hain par ye bhi Jante hain ki woh alag hain hamse thode

[@krishnabali1]

touching story

[@chanderbhansital-sk8gu]

Thank you very much❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@talaash5048]

इन काका जी जो भाषा बोल रहे हैं वैसी भाषा बहराइच श्रावस्ती गोन्डा बलरामपुर रायबरेली बाराबंकी में बोली जाती है बस्ती में भाषा भोजपुरी में परिवर्तित हो जाती है जबकि काका ठेठ अवधी भाषा में बात कर रहे हैं🎉🎉

[@HindiinFiji]

जानकारी के लिए बहुत धन्यवाद। फीजी में ज्यादातर पुराने लोग ऐसे ही बोलते हैं और थे।

[@talaash5048]

@@HindiinFiji आपका भी ह्रदय से आभार इसी क्रम में जानकारी चाहता हूँ कि क्या सूरीनाम के किसी भारतीय का पता चल सकता है आपके माध्यम से कि वह भारत में किस स्थान से गयें थे 🙏

[@HindiinFiji]

@@talaash5048 सूरीनाम के लिए तो आपको वहां के नेशनल आर्काइव्ज से पता लगाना होगा या किसी साइट पर जहाँ इसकी जानकारी दी गयी हो। शायद सूरीनाम में भारतीय दूतावास कुछ नाम दे सके।

[@talaash5048]

@@HindiinFiji आपका बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद🙏💕

[@नमस्तेसंसार]

Up gorakhpur basti ak hi pass hai gkp me britisho ne train chalwaya tha idhar gorakhpur me ganne ki khati bahut hoti hai wo person gorakhpur basti ke hi the gkp basti kushinagar gajipur sabhi bigar border par hai yaha awadhi bhojpuri hindi boli jatai aap sabhi fiji bhaiyo ka welcome hai gorakhpur up bihar me aap aao hame khushi hogi aapse milkar

[@armonumj]

Bahut he Sundar kam kar rahe hai aap log

[@frankfoodie3474]

नमस्कार दीदी, 🙏🙏मैं भारत से हूं। हमारे गांव के बहुत सारे लोग Fiji चले गए थे। ब्रिटिश शासन के दौरान आप से कैसे संपर्क हो सकता है?🙏

[@sonusukla5654]

सर आप किस जिले राज्य से हो,,,

[@sariputrajunwad1821]

Ye search to asan tha iske baad purvajo ko dhundna mushkil

[@Rahul-ep4gl]

Hamar purvajan bhi savusavu mein kathin lekin Vishmitra ke ansaj rahin bhaag ke tailevu phir suva aaye ke basin

[@kshitijgaikwad997]

amazing work ! where can i get the song ?

[@HindiinFiji]

@kshitijgaikwad997 the song was recorded for this production. It's not available separately. It's an old song that has been sung in Fiji by older generations.

[@kshitijgaikwad997]

@@HindiinFiji no problem, i found another song, name girmitiya song, which is very beautifully sung by raj mohan, few days ago, i found this topic, actually, i watched short film and many vlogs about the same. thank you.

[@Rahul-ep4gl]

Ram mandir ki jai ho, pashupati nath, jai janakpur, mil ke ek saath khade ho phir dussera mana kar jalebi kha kar ek saath kushi manaye. Purvajo ke shanti mile Mama bose bhi wahin ke uske pujawal kaudi hai hamar paas. Humar naam use kar ke account 3rd party chori kar ke hamar kaam pura hohan de, hamar aji yahi chakar mei kuldevi ke khoj mein india gayi phir hum 8 ki 9 baar gaya, pitran ke gaya mein pind daan kare se jaan gawa, lekin hum pahuche ge, koi aao baitho bina apaan lalaach ke thab hum bathayi. Jon atma pedh pahad pe rahin aaj nar pischach baan ghar ghar mein kolahal machaye aur jagai.

[@farzaslasher422]

His father probably came from either Bihar or Uttar Pradesh that’s where most Indo-Fijians trace back their roots to

[@HindiinFiji]

Your comment made me realize I hadn't mentioned the name of the state. Thanks. It's Uttar Pradesh.

[@prophet1782]

Yes and The Language of Bihar { Bihari} and U.P. {Awadi} makes Fiji Hindi. They were in the majority. Only Hindi is taught in Fiji schools. Thus Tamils , Keralates {mayalum} Gujraties,and Punjabies learnt Hindi . Bihari and Awadi is close to Hindi .Thus all picked Fiji Hindi.

[@JunaidAhmed-cg9tq]

अवधी भाषा है ये

[@नमस्तेसंसार]

Up cm yogi city gorakhpur basti ak hi pass hai jo bihar border par hai yaha avadhi bhojpuri boli jati hai aapki khoj sahi hai man unlogo ka welcome hai basti gorkhpur me thanyou

[@RakeshKumar-gb3ez]

Pura pura bihar accent hain mai khud bihar se hun mera baba aise geet bhi gate the har or khet jotate wakt

[@JhankarKrishnachandraYadav]

Pagle Bihar accent nahi hai, Awadhi accent hai....kabhi Gonda Basti aake dekh le....Bihar accent hamse milti julti hai par ham ye bhi Jante hain ki thodi alag hai.

[@janitakomal]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Pramodsharma-uz8ix]

He is speaking Bhojpuri, In India, Uttar Pradesh , Bihar, Jharkhand is 3 state where Bhojpuri is main language. He must be from these state only.

[@JhankarKrishnachandraYadav]

I'm sure He is from Uttar Pradesh.. Gonda Basti Balrampur Barabanki ya Bahraich inhi jagah se hain kahin se....kyunki ham log same aise hi baat karte hain apne ghar par

[@allinone-sm4zk]

Humko Fiji Desh Lage Suhana ye gana kaha milega please reply.is gane me wo dard hai jo us samay ke logo ne kiya hai.

[@HindiinFiji]

@allinone-sm4zk This song was recorded for this production. It's not available separately. It's an old song that has been sung in Fiji by older generations.

[@prophet1782]

Thank you Ma'am. Please do read my post. Much Obliged.

[@vickyrajitabh5804]

Fiji said gurimitya we in Mauritius 🇲🇺 said our ancestors desya Fiji bhojpuri same like Mauritius bhojpuri hazaar baris tak tora bhagwan rakhee mamou.

[@vijaysen1814]

Wonder how would I be able to locate my anscestories in India,without any legal documents or any infor.Only have few pictures of aaja and aajis. Am the 3rd.generation of the girmitia...

[@HindiinFiji]

If you can get hold of the oldest version of your father's birth certificate, you may find some details in there. Also talk to elders in the family if they remember anything. If your father was born after 1918, you may find some information at the National Archives.

[@khileshsahu6336]

Aap ki hindi chhattisgarhi se bahot milti hai

[@khileshsahu6336]

Jaise ki bahan ko bahini

[@jaleelahmad9069]

दुधारा थाना में दो कथकपूरवा गाँव थे एक कथकपूरवा गाँव वर्तमान में दुधारा थाना में पढता है एक कथकपूरवा गाँव जो पहले दुधारा थाने में थ अब वो बस्ती जीले के रूधोली थाने में दुधारा थाना भी पहले बस्ती जीले के अंतर्गत आता था वर्तमान समय में संत कबीर नगर जनपद के अंतर्गत आता है अगर कोई हैल्प चाहिए तो समपर्क कर सकते हैं मुझसे में आपके पुरखों के ही इलाके का हूँ धन्यवाद

[@prophet1782]

25:00 WOW !! Good to see. Best Wishes to all of you. Please do read my post on this on this video.

[@JhankarKrishnachandraYadav]

He is from Gonda Basti.....Ham log ghar pe same issi tarah bolte hain...1% ka bhi difference nahi hai

[@vipintiwari8248]

Ram ram didi.. mai gonda se agar yaha kisi ka khandan doondna chahengi to mai aapka jaroor madad karoonga... Aap Kam bahut hi sarahniya hai..

[@anitalossberg2703]

I have been searching for my great-grandfather for several years, I have his name but don't know which part of Bharat he came from, don't his birth date. I

[@HindiinFiji]

@@anitalossberg2703 send me the details. May be I can do something to help. [e-mail]

[@navinbhai878]

Girmitiya meant agreement they had with the British

[@KayKUMAR-l8f]

Hello. I am wondering if this website can cater for searches starting with the letter "S"?

[@HindiinFiji]

I'm told the National Archives is working on the list with names starting from N till Z. However, if you have the ship name and arrival date, you may be able to do the search for the pass as most of them are arranged in alphabetical order. The passes are all available on the site, though I've come across instances where some are missing.

[@sonusukla5654]

@@HindiinFiji आप का कार्य बहुत सराहनीय है,, धन्यवाद

[@bloga2z]

हम भारत से हैं और आपसे बात करना चाहते है कोई संपर्क सूत्र बता दें। जय हिन्द 🇮🇳

[@HindiinFiji]

Email - [e-mail]

[@vinodrana8542]

🍁👍👍🙏🙏🙏👍👍🍁heart touching🍁🙏🙏🙏

[@dharmascan]

I suppose if given time and effort his family in India xould be traced.. he is more indian than duplicate Indians - the Bangladeshis, and Rohingyas.

[@virjanand722]

can you pls look for my ajas pass.his name was chikuri

[@HindiinFiji]

There are 2 Chikuri on the list of which one is an infant. Here are the links to the 2 passes. First one is that of a young man of 21 years age. You may need to check the details. If they do not match, then please check with National Archives. 1) nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2805926991/view?partId=nla.obj-2805940238#page/n98/mode/1up 2) nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2649496433/view?partId=nla.obj-2649573594#page/n504/mode/1up

[@prophet1782]

12:35 Europeans had their own schools till 1980s only for Euros. {only in Towns. Towns are small cities} Indians had their own schools. iTaukeis {natives} had their own schools. In Towns Methodist Church and Catholic Churches had their schools. All races attended it.

[@sarvneelsharma]

Nemit Girdhari's Family.

[@trevorj1614]

Yeah

[@pawanshukla4597]

Ye jaunpuriya boli bol rahe hai dada ji

[@ramg5674]

Up ke faijabad jile ke lag rahe han

[@LOMASH29]

Fiji hindu jab chahe India aa k rah sakte hai.we love to see in India.

[@prophet1782]

LOMASS ..Thanks. Until late 80's Fiji Indians did'nt require Visas to travel to India. Because of Terrorism etc. Rules were changed. But Visa and Indian Citizenship is just a formality for Fiji Indians.

[@aryanhassan4659]

Why only hindoos?! What about Muslims who live in Fiji and are just like hindoo fijians...do u hate other indians bcoz they are not hindoos

[@Poppiebiltoo-mo3kz]

Merie Ank bhar ayi baba ke baat soen ke. Meri adja Bihar ke raha. Meri naam bhi Ramratie hai aur paidais Suriname me hoe was. Sabh Fiji ke log ke mai Prenaam karti hoe.

[@Poppiebiltoo-mo3kz]

Please , can somebody help me to contact Baba and Mai. Thankyou.

[@dkpandey167]

Jai girmitiya

[@sanjaysingh1444]

The title is fundamentally wrong; in Fiji we speak a variant of Hindi, derived mainly from Awadhi with bits of Bhojpuri to form the language we call Fiji Hindustani.

[@sanjaysingh1444]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqbLoKapjZmIjtU

[@HindiinFiji]

The title is that of the Channel and not of any particular video. The channel aims to present videos in Hindi including the Girmit history, interviews, literary works in Hindi, and Hindi in various genres. In Fiji we speak both the standard form of Hindi and the colloquial form as appropriate. Standard Hindi is taught in schools and is the chosen language for most on formal occasions. The videos will be presented in the form suitable to its content. The Channel also aims to present Fiji's stories to the world, therefore would maintain standard Hindi for presentation.

[@MrPrav76]

Fiji hindi sucks it doesn’t have feelings.. these older gentleman speaking rt here has more feelings in his words this is Awadhi and bhojpuri but the new generation Fiji Hindi is horrible with no feelings it’s embarrassing Don’t promote that.

[@MrPrav76]

@@HindiinFiji ur doin a great job these young gen that’s advocating for for Fiji Hindi to me, it’s ridiculous. I am a Fiji Indian and I don’t approve of this movement it sounds like a copout for these kids not to learn Hindi in school and speak elegantly..

[@HindiinFiji]

Thank you so much. I understand that if you want to dry up a river, just block its source. Similarly if you want to ruin a culture, disconnect it's language with the source (standard Hindi). Standard Hindi connects us to a vast ocean of knowledge, literature, philosophies, thoughts, history only to enrich us as humans. Why deprive ourselves of the richness and restrict our growth. By the way, no one advocates replacing standard English in schools with Fiji English.

[@bhanwarshekhawat7973]

फिजी को वास्तव में भारतीयों (गिरमिटियों) ने ही डवलप किया।

[@navinbhai878]

if the Indians were not brought to Fiji, not a single Fijian would be alive, they were being drowned according to Sir Lala Sukuna who returned alive swimming reported. I am Fiji born in 1950

[@alhadiusedheavyequiptrllc3000]

Jamaica

[@TheVix211]

👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@sudhirmanibhattarai6206]

यिनी नामको थरका अनुसार नेपाली हुनु पर्छ। आचार्य थर नेपालमा धेरै छन।भारतमा बिद्वान बर्गलाई आयार्च भनिन्छ र नेपालमा पनि भनिन्छ तर भारतमा थर आचार्य राखिदैन। नेपालमा पुर्बज आचार्य हुदा थर नै आचार्य लेख्ने गर्छन। तेसैहुनेले नेपाली नै हुनु पर्छ। ईतिहास नै हरायो कसरि बताउनु

[@mespangrai5240]

Huna sakchha Pravin Gharti le ta topi nai lagaayeka chhan 3:35

[@नमस्तेसंसार]

Up gorakhpur basti ak hi pass hai gkp me britisho ne train chalwaya tha idhar gorakhpur me ganne ki khati bahut hoti hai wo person gorakhpur basti ke hi the gkp basti kushinagar gajipur sabhi bigar border par hai yaha awadhi bhojpuri hindi boli jatai aap sabhi fiji bhaiyo ka welcome hai gorakhpur up bihar me aap aao hame khushi hogi aapse milkar

[@नमस्तेसंसार]

Gorakhpur basti is located on border of bihar nepal.

[@jaleelahmad9069]

दुधारा थाना वर्तमान में संत कबीर नगर जीले में पढता है दुधारा थाना में काथा गाँव तो पता नहीं कथकपूरवा गाँव है जो हमारे गाँव के पास पढता है में भी दुधारा थाने का निवासी हूं पहले हमारा जीला बस्ती था अब संत कबीर नगर है

[@AyushGuptaAyushgupta]

😔😔

[@historybydrindradeosinghia6511]

Providing documentary

[@NBSRME]

Fiji, Mauritius, British Guyana now Guyana, Siri Rama now Suriname ,the white people hamare puranio ko laaje Hindostaan Vrash desh se

[@mulayamsinghyadav3672]

I know mam please

[@djshivnilkumar3306]

I really hate the way that fools asking questions like very rudely it sounds really irritating the way you treat them and asking questions as if they have committed any crime.

[@LOMASH29]

Hindu apne tradition aur dharm ko nahi chhode.yahi aapko aage badhaegee

[@Poppiebiltoo-mo3kz]

Yes you are right.

[@mulayamsinghyadav3672]

Please reply

[@sandeepoz9449]

Nepali in Fiji.....someone neexs to do more research on these ppl.....they songs...music..language...all different from Biharis

[@prophet1782]

Then it must be from UP.

[@नमस्तेसंसार]

Up gorakhpur basti ak hi pass hai gkp me britisho ne train chalwaya tha idhar gorakhpur me ganne ki khati bahut hoti hai wo person gorakhpur basti ke hi the gkp basti kushinagar gajipur sabhi bigar border par hai yaha awadhi bhojpuri hindi boli jatai aap sabhi fiji bhaiyo ka welcome hai gorakhpur up bihar me aap aao hame khushi hogi aapse milkar

[@b.kdutta7626]

Bula Indo

[@pdogverma]

I don think he's dad came from india!!...

[@ashroshan5270]

His great great grandfather came from British India 140 years ago. The British rulers took Indians from UP and Bihar to work in the sugar cane farms in the British colony of Fiji.

[@Rishi-sv5ns]

Interviewer seems nepali by his accent .

[@नमस्तेसंसार]

Up gorakhpur basti ak hi pass hai gkp me britisho ne train chalwaya tha idhar gorakhpur me ganne ki khati bahut hoti hai wo person gorakhpur basti ke hi the gkp basti kushinagar gajipur sabhi bigar border par hai yaha awadhi bhojpuri hindi boli jatai aap sabhi fiji bhaiyo ka welcome hai gorakhpur up bihar me aap aao hame khushi hogi aapse milkar

[@rajeevranjan5990]

Jai girmitiya

[@नमस्तेसंसार]

Up gorakhpur basti ak hi pass hai gkp me britisho ne train chalwaya tha idhar gorakhpur me ganne ki khati bahut hoti hai wo person gorakhpur basti ke hi the gkp basti kushinagar gajipur sabhi bigar border par hai yaha awadhi bhojpuri hindi boli jatai aap sabhi fiji bhaiyo ka welcome hai gorakhpur up bihar me aap aao hame khushi hogi aapse milkar