{"product_id":"viriah-1-3-million-13-lakh-indians-were-shipped-as-indentured-laborers-to-sugarcane-plantations-in-british-colonies-to-rep","title":"Viriah: \"1.3 million (13 lakh) Indians were shipped as indentured laborers to sugarcane plantations in British colonies to rep","description":"\u003cp\u003eSlavery was abolished in the British empire in 1835.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The demand for sugar was exploding with people consuming increasing amounts of sugar in chocolates, tea and sweets.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e To fuel the growing first-world sugar industry of the late 1800s, 1.3 million Indians were shipped to labor on sugarcane plantations in Mauritius, South Africa, Caribbean, Fiji and Reunion.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The indenture system was not too different from slavery. Coolies labored from dawn to dusk, day after day, year after year in inhuman working and living conditions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book is about the search for my great grandfather and the story of Indian Indenture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12358262\"\u003eKrishna Gubili\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Notion Press Media Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684663248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1684663245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC054000\"\u003eSlavery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Notion Press Media Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44521110175981,"sku":"9781684663248","price":31.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_86f014ae-8260-4d82-be80-2aa2071c1439.jpg?v=1701286246","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/viriah-1-3-million-13-lakh-indians-were-shipped-as-indentured-laborers-to-sugarcane-plantations-in-british-colonies-to-rep","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}