On this day, the 14th of May in 1879, the first ship (Leonidas) carrying indentured labourers from, what was then, British India landed in Fiji. Four decades on, over 60,000 more labourers – who came to be known as Girmitiyas – would make that same journey and 141 years later, their descendants are now an indelible part of Fiji, living in peace and harmony. Today allows us to reflect on the hard work and sacrifices they made in the pursuit of a better life, which also played an important part in
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