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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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