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Bula! To understand how limited, patriarchal & colonial existing narratives around Girmit have been, the first step would be to put down your “Peasants in the Pacific,” “Tears in Paradise,” “The Violence of Indenture,” & other books we’ll name later. Naka #fiji #girmit
The problem with how Girmit has been told [Image 1 description: pink background with blue circle & image of hand with machete and a yellow circle & image of gaana. Text in black reads: The problem with how Girmit has been told:]
Girmit is seen as a niche area of research due to how invisible it is as a history. This has allowed for white savior and upper-caste academics to get more clout [Image 2 description: pink background with blue circle & image of hand with machete and a yellow circle & image of gaana. Text in black  reads: Girmit is seen as a niche area of research due to how invisible it is as a history. This has allowed for white savior and upper-caste academics to get more clout]
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The Bad Fiji Gyals now have an Instagram! please share with anyone who is interested in learning more about #Girmit and indentured labour histories and female resistance in Fiji 🌺 Image
[image description: purple background with yellow, green + pink hibiscus, black title reads: “The Bad Fiji Gyals”. On each corner is an image of two hands with bangles crossed over. Body text reads: “we now have an Instagram and twitter.
Kerekere follow us @thebadfijigyals.” Black vector of machete knife under text.]
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thread: Where does the term "Girmit" come from?

#girmit #girmitiya #fiji #indenturedlabours #indofijian #coolie

[Image 1 description: yellow background with dalo (taro) leaves and ganna (sugarcane). Text in pink reads: Where does the term Girmit come from] Image
[Image 2 description: yellow background with dalo (taro) leaves and ganna (sugarcane). Text in pink reads: The term Girmit comes from indentured labour as a way to pronounce the English word agreement] Image
[Image 3 description: yellow background with dalo (taro) leaves and ganna (sugarcane). Text in pink reads: The majority of our Girmit ancestors could not speak or write english and the “contract” or agreement became known as Girmit] Image
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Gandhi did not save the Girmitiya

#fuckgandhi #dumpgandhi ##gandhimustfall Image
Colonialism was NEVER A PASSIVE ACT. Image
GANDHI IS A COLONISER. Image
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