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… 2010 marks 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Indian indentured workers and the birth of this community in South Africa. Durban is home to the largest Indian population in South Africa. They contribute to the multicultural atmosphere of the city and many Indian rituals and traditions can still be observed today. …

… of the Wragg Commission being appointed to investigate Indian immigration laws, yet six years later he became one of the strongest opponents of Indian immigration into the Colony of Natal.  Bills were … £3 tax per annum had to be paid, in addition to an annual £1  tax for males .  This tax became operative around 1902. …

… to freedom - The 160th anniversary of the arrival of Indian workers in South Africa  The feature on Indian South Africans forms part of our larger feature on the … whole also has a substantial Indian population, with over 1 million people of Indian descent. Therefore, Indian …

… Estate a hospital was converted into a schoolroom for Indian children on the estate. 1865 A report ?Native Schools … Estate a hospital was converted into a schoolroom for Indian children on the estate. 1868 In the Brooks 1868 … the educational needs of the children of the Free Indians. 1 August, The Board felt that Dunning?s work/report was …

… The TIC (Transvaal Indian congress) was first called the TBIA (Transvaal British Indian Association) which was founded in 1903. The … under the umbrella organization, the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) . However, in the 1930s -1940s the TIC … Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) …

… The NIC (Natal Indian Congress) was the first of the Indian Congresses to be formed. It was established in 1894 by Mahatma Gandhi to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal. From the 1920s the organization … Natal Indian Congress (NIC) …

… The Natal Indian Association (NIA) was formed when the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and the Colonial Born and Settlers Indian Association (CBSIA) amalgamated. [1] Opposition to the participation by the NIC in the … Natal Indian Association. (1940). Natal Indian Association, A true …

… with and resistance to apartheid. Calls were made by the Indian Congress to reject the plans of the newly elected … to an area known as Lenz, despite the fact that the Indian Congress had rejected the Group Areas Act. Mahommed … nonexistent. Until the later 1950s, houses in Extension 1 had no piped water, electricity or sewage, except for a …

… is characterised firstly by the introduction of indentured Indian labourers into Natal and of the "passenger" Indians … Gandhi resistance campaign and the formation of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC - 1894), the Transvaal British Indian Association (TBIA - 1903), the Cape British Indian …

… - made provision for the appointment of a Protector of Indian Immigrants 1876 The Free State Republic passes … No. 35 of 1908, Transvaal (“Gold Law”) prevented African, Indian or Coloured persons from residing or owning land in … that ‘Indian penetration’ was growing worse because from 1 August 1937 to 31 July 1939 some 140 properties were …

… The Transvaal Indian Youth Congress (TIYC) was formed in Transvaal (now Gauteng) as the youth wing of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC)  in 1945. Its formation was precipitated by dynamics within the South African Indian Congress (SAIC). There was a general feeling of the …

… to settle permanently in the colony. The indentured Indian labourers were also entitled to a gift of crown land … - makes provision for the appointment of a Protector of Indian Immigrants 1876 The Free State Republic passes … is passed in the South African Republic, or the Transvaal. 1. This law shall apply to the persons belonging to any of …

… Indian South Africans Timeline: 2000 2008 16 November, Billy … Indian South Africans timeline 2000s …

… The all-white Durban City Council (DCC) began to restrict Indian trade and voting rights. From 1922 the Council stopped … Resuscitation Committee (CRC) to resuscitate the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) that had become defunct after a split … Omar Hajee Amod Jhaveri is elected its first President. 1-3 June, The third national conference of Indian …

… 1930 The Durban Municipality was a major employer of Indian labour, employing an average of 2 000 workers through … Magazine Barracks found that the average family size was 6.1 persons with 1.4 wage earners per household.  The income of … and medical fees. 3 February, Following problems over Indian trading rights and ownership of property in the …

… Act, 1909 (Sections 26, 35, 44, 147 and 151) leaves anti-Indian and other discriminatory legislation against black … that emigration to Natal is prohibited with effect from 1 July. 13 March, The Colonial-Born and Settlers Indian Association (CBSIA) is formed at a meeting in Durban …

… The Significance of Indian Opinion by Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie Department of … Media to Commemorate the Centenary of the Founding of Indian Opinion, 4 June 2003, Durban On 4 June 1903 a very … get a new newspaper before the public. The first issue of Indian Opinion was dated 4 June but it was only on 6 June …

… Indian South Africans Timeline: 1940-1949 1940 January, A meeting is held between the Nationalist Bloc, Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) leadership and the Indian … predominantly White areas in the Transvaal and Natal since 1 January 1927 (the date of the Cape Town Agreement). June, …

… Indian South Africans Timeline: 1654-1899 1654 Slaves from … Colony. Upon completion of their indenture, the indentured Indian labourers are also entitled to a gift of crown land … 7 May, the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) collects £1 539 1s. 9d. from South African Indians for famine relief in …

… Indian South Africans timeline 1900-1909 1900 The East London Mayor's Minute for 1899-1900 states that 1,000 refugees from war in the Transvaal and the Orange Free … Location.' Public health measures are enforced when an Indian refugee from the Transvaal comes down with smallpox, …

… On 13 January 1949 an Indian store-keeper in central Durban assaulted an African … incident resulted in a wave of violence, starting at the Indian market and soon spread throughout the suburbs of … ensuing violence. Among them were 87 Africans, 50 Indians, 1 white and 4 unclassified people. A further 1,087 persons …

… Indian South Africans Timeline: 1950-1959 1950 A.K.M. Docrat … the Magazine Barracks for participating in a strike. When Indian workers went on strike at Frame (Consolidated Textiles … his voice which has moved so many in so short a time.’ 1 November 1954, Even though Dr Naicker had forced the …

… Indian South Africans Timeline: 1960-1969 1960 19 February, … of the Congo who, he told a meeting of the Queensburgh Indian Ratepayers Association 'was killed because he refused … laws. 30 March, The state declared a state of emergency . 1 April, Dr Monty Naicker was one of 2 000 people arrested in …

… Indian South Africans Timeline: 1980-1989 1980 Kay Moonsamy … representative, for six months. 1983 December, 25,160 Indian families (over 60,000 people) had been relocated as a … Indian South Africans timeline 1980-1989 …

… Indian South Africans Timeline: 1970-1979 1970 HA Naidoo … a meeting at the Bolton Hall, Durban to revive the Natal Indian Congress (NIC). An executive was elected under the … Naicker gave his first press conference in a decade on 1 May. 11 May, A thousand people packed the Tamil Vedic Hall, …

… with each entry.  The following is a list of names of Indian Indentured Labourers, their partners and children who … Use this link to find passenger Indians:  South African Indian Whos Who , Indentured Indians. One needs to obtain … Ship list of Indian Indentured Labourers …

… South African Indian Council (SAIC) In 1961, Indians were officially … part of the South African population and the Department of Indian Affairs was established with a White minister. Until … an Indian suburb of Johannesburg, the percentage poll was 1.75%.  Despite the low turnout, the Minister of Internal …

… Indian South Africans Timeline: 1990-1999 1990 23 July, Billy … in 1994, being 39th on the ANC list of 400 nominees. 1995 1 June, MD Naidoo passes away. 1996 January, George Ponnen … European Unity Movement (NEUM) dies in Dar es Salaam. 1999 1 January, Natoo Babenia passed away.  At the time of his …

… The majority of Indian South Africans are the descendants of indentured … the sugar industry in this province.  A complete list of Indian Indentured Labourers can be searched by: name, … 18th centuries, over 50% of all slaves at the Cape were Indian from Bengal and South India. Legislation related to …

… shortage forced White settlers in Natal to plead to the Indian Government to send its citizens to work in their cane … was passed. On securing the reluctant agreement of the Indian Government (under British rule) the wheels of … that ‘Indian penetration’ was growing worse because from 1 August 1937 to 31 July 1939 some 140 properties were …