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Indian South Africans are South Africans who descend from indentured labourers and free migrants who arrived from British India during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The majority live in and around the city of Durban , making it one of the largest ethnically Indian-populated cities outside of India .
Indian South Africans are predominantly Hindu, but Muslims, Christians, and Sikhs also came to South Africa from India from as early as 1860. Hindu, the most prominent religion in India, originated 5000 years ago.
Nov 28, 2018 · Around the world, the South African Indian community is associated with Mahatma Gandhi, whose 21 years in the country were formative in his mission to lead India’s freedom struggle.
Oct 17, 2016 · INDIAN SOUTH AFRICANS - A brief history. Although Indians had been among the first slaves that had been brought to the Cape in the second half of the seventeenth century, it was only after the 1860s that southern Africa had a relatively large Indian population.
Jun 5, 2018 · 1843. August, Natal becomes a British Crown Colony — ruled from the Cape. 1849. By this year the first Indians, had been introduced to Natal by E.R. Rathbone. 1856. The Natal Charter of 1856 is proclaimed. Natal receives representative self-government. Most councillors in the Legislature are elected but the Government appoints the executive.
Jun 27, 2016 · The first group of Indian indentured labourers in South Africa in 1860. The majority settled in Natal because they were originally requested by local farmers. Like India, Natal was a British...
