Reimagining the Aapravasi Ghat: Khal Torabully's poetry and the indentured diaspora

National narratives in Mauritius often affiliate the Indian diaspora with the experience of indentureship and the Aapravasi Ghat, a nineteenth century immigration depot classified in 2006 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This affiliation inevitably disregards the African, Malagasy, and Chinese labor...

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Main Author: Shanaaz Mohammed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: McGill University 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Indian Ocean World Studies
Online Access:https://jiows.mcgill.ca/article/view/80