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Indian contract workers and families

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Indian contract workers and families

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Lalla Rookh departs with Indian contract workers for Suriname

📅 26 February 1873

The ship left Calcutta with 410 people bound for Suriname; 11 died during the voyage. Many entered the system amid poverty and restricted choices. The journey created a diaspora while supplying...

Lalla Rookh arrives with first treaty-recruited Indian workers

📅 5 June 1873

The first Indian contract workers recruited under the 1870 treaty arrived after a 99-day voyage. Authorities distributed them to plantations on landing. The system expanded a South Asian community...