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Sep
Memories, family histories, forgotten historical events have become matters of research and popular writing. Vaguely remembered events from history such as the devastating plague in Bombay or the detention of Chinese residents in India during the 1962 Sino-Indian war have featured in best-selling books. In recent years, there has been a revival of interest in one of the largest migrations from India that took place during the 19th and early 20th century. Over a million Indians were taken as indentured workers on a five-year bond to work on agricultural plantations on various British territories. Indenture was a period of severe…