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… in both Natal (now  KwaZulu-Natal ) and Surat in the West Indian state of Gujarat. At the turn of the century, after … was held in considerable esteem by Cape Town’s small  Indian  community. As community leader it was a natural step … to enter politics by joining, in the mid 1930s, the Cape Indian Congress. Soon afterwards he was elected to represent …

… the repressive political and social conditions that the Indian community lived under during segregation and … 1939, Dadoo formed and became the leader of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC). Dadoo was also one of the founders of … Communist Party (CPSA, now known as SACP). In 1946, the Indian Passive Resistance Campaign, led by Yusuf Dadoo (TIC) …

… to address such a distinguished gathering of leaders of Indian business, and to share with you ideas about the … South Africans, I would like to salute all the leaders of Indian business, big and small, who stood, over so many … in the presence in South Africa of one million people of Indian origin, the largest such community outside India. …

… the  First World War  Thambi Naidoo of the  South African Indian Congress  (SAIC) took his teenage daughters, … (Land and Trading) Amendment Act South South African Indian Congress African Indian Congress(Transvaal), 37/1919. In 1913, Seshammal, a …

… in Natal awakened Bassa's interest in the history of Indian immigrants in South Africa and their struggle against … involved in political activities and joined the Natal Indian Congress in 1948. Bassa's involvement in community … came very much by accident. He was requested by the Natal Indian Blind Society to collect and replace collection boxes …

… The South African Indian Council (SAIC) calls for a referendum in the Indian community on the acceptability of the Constitution …

… Natal Indian Teacher's Society Silver Jubilee 1925-50 …

… The Natal Indian Congress , 1972, by F.M. Meer … The Natal Indian Congress, 1972, by F.M. Meer …

… Natal Indian Congress - The Significance of Its Revival …

… Chapter seven: Government-created platforms - SA Indian Council …

… on 15 January 1915. A leading figure in the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) in the 1940s and 1950s, who was instrumental in bringing about African-Indian co-operation during the 1952 Defiance Campaign . He … in 1941, he gradually rose to prominence in Transvaal Indian politics and was involved in early meetings between …

… A 17 year-old Indian flower seller was fined R24 or 60 days in prison for … old Indian flower seller is fined for trading in a racially …

… kindness of one young man.” Rustomjee was prominent in Indian politics after the end of the Satyagraha (passive … was elected a member of the council of the South African Indian Congress at its inaugural session in 1923, and President of Natal Indian Congress in 1928. He later moved to the Transvaal and …

… National Congress (ANC), Dr Yusuf Dadoo of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) and Dr Monty Naicker of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC). Meer was also one of the principal … During the 1940s, Meer and a generation of other radical Indian political activists took over from the conservative …

… a newspaper under the title “Imvo Zabantsundu” (Black Opinion). This was the newspaper that Jabavu had founded, and … his image among Black politicians. Through his independent opinion, he was opposed to the formation of the South African …

… committee; later, he left the party. At the time of the Indian protests of 1946, he served as secretary of the … was elected to the executive committee of both the  Natal Indian Congress  (NIC) and the  South African Indian Congress  (SAIC) and played a leading part in …

… Cachalia’s father, who was the chairman of the British Indian Association, was in prison because of his involvement … led by  MK Gandhi . Cachalia attended the Bree Street Indian School in Johannesburg and after completing standard … was instrumental in mobilising young activists within the Indian community in the Transvaal around a programme of …

… involvement started in 1941 when he became involved in the Indian trade union movement and associated himself with … strikes between 1941 and 1945. In 1943 he participated in Indian opposition to restrictions on their right to own land, … opposition to the moderate leadership of established Indian politicians such as  A. I. Kajee  and PR Panther. By …

… . He was also the chairperson of the Transvaal British Indian Association, forerunner of the  Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC).  The family had moved from … to Fordsburg, Johannesburg and she was forced to attend an Indian school that she became aware of racial politics. Here …

… ‘Wash Me Black Again’: African Nationalism, the Indian Diaspora, and Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1944-1960 Jon Soske … My dissertation combines a critical history of the Indian diaspora’s political and intellectual impact on the … 123 The Debate between Ilanga Lase Natal and Indian Opinion 128 The Crisis in the Natal ANC 135 The Vicissitudes …

… merchant in Charlestown, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal).  The Indian community wanted to test the Immigration Restriction Act by inviting an educated Indian to cross the border into the Transvaal to claim the … disgraceful Act.” so he tried to sound more british than indian  He defied the order to leave the Transvaal and was …

… He had earlier been jailed for participation in the 1946 Indian Passive Resistance Campaign . He was a branch chairman of the Transvaal Indian Congress in Evaton, and was an accused in the 1956  … In 1961, while serving as Secretary of the  Transvaal Indian Congress , he was jailed for leading an illegal …

… Anti-Indian Legislation: The Immigration and Indian Relief (Further) Provision: Act 37/1927 becomes law …

… The Natal Indian Congress (NIC) declines an invitation by the Durban Mayor’s office to enable members of the Indian community t …

… British Consulate Six Opinion Piece by Paul David, 18 September 2018 …

… The first Indian people in South Africa are reported to have arrived on … the black Africans were unwilling to work for them. Most Indian people returned to India at the end of their term, but … of Durban in Kwazulu-Natal  has the highest population of Indian people outside of India. …

… Naicker  to positions of leadership in the  South African Indian Congress . In 1946 he served as secretary of the  Passive Resistance  Council of the Natal Indian Congress. He was imprisoned during the resistance … Defiance Campaign  of 1952. An advocate of closer African-Indian cooperation, he was among the leaders of the Congress …

… in charting a more confrontational course for the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) against the then conservative … Africa’s participation in World War II and criticised Indian involvement in the war effort. In The Call , Amra … There really seems no end to the sacrifices, which the Indian community will make to help forward this war fund. Is …

… their families.  They had to carry  passes  issued by the Indian Immigration Department. His father previously worked … from visiting other provinces without permits from the Indian Immigration Department. His eldest brother, who was … primary school in 1920, at the St. Thomas Government Aided Indian School, about five miles from his home.  Education was …