The Heritage Desk
The lineage, history, and intergenerational stories of the Indian diaspora
Part 1 of Mother Tongues. When labourers from a dozen Indian districts were thrown together on Fijian plantations, their languages fused into something new — a tongue that is now the mother language of a people.
Part 1 of Children of the Girmit. Nearly 700,000 indentured Indians passed through a single stone depot in Port Louis — and their descendants became the majority, and the rulers, of an Indian Ocean nation.
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar signed an archival cooperation agreement with Trinidad and Tobago to help members of the Indo-Caribbean diaspora trace their ancestral roots. The Government of India is creating a comprehensive global Girmitiya database.
There was a time when Khadi was not just a fabric. It was a voice. A voice of resistance. Of self reliance. Of identity. I often say this when I speak about Khadi, yeh sirf fabric nahin, yeh soch hai. And yet, somewhere along the journey from independence to modern India, that thought began to […]
उद्बोधन By सत्येन्द्र नारायण सिंह ओ, कलम पकड़ने वाले! हाथों में पकड़ो तलवार कभी। यदि कोई हक छीन रहा, या करना चाहे वार कभी।। धर्म और न्याय-भाषण से, काम नहीं जब बन पाए, दुर्बल,वृद्ध और अबला को, दुर्जन कोई आँख दिखाए, तो खींच धनुष की प्रत्यंचा, कर वाणों की बौछार कभी। ओ, कलम पकड़ने वाले! […]
नारी By सत्येन्द्र नारायण सिंह नारी!तुम हो शक्ति स्वरूपा, फिर तुम क्यों घबराती हो? दुनिया का प्रपञ्च सुनकर, जीवन से क्यों उकताती हो? हमें बताओ किस से कम हो, छिपी हुई है कमी कहाँ? ज्योत्स्ना की धबल कीर्ति हो, ज्ञान दीप्ति जल रही जहाँ। सबल रूप हो दुर्गा की तुम, काली की उद्दाम भी हो। […]
Dr. Ravidarshan Vyas, a distinguished physician by training, stands as a beacon in the journey of preserving and enriching Saurashtra’s illustrious cultural tapestry. His narrative intertwines with the rich heritage of Gujarat’s Saurashtra region, a land steeped in history and adorned with architectural marvels, promin