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Bula! To understand how limited, patriarchal & colonial existing narratives around Girmit have been, the first step would be to put down your “Peasants in the Pacific,” “Tears in Paradise,” “The Violence of Indenture,” & other books we’ll name later. Naka #fiji #girmit
The problem with how Girmit has been told ![[Image 1 description: pink background with blue circle & image of hand with machete and a yellow circle & image of gaana. Text in black reads: The problem with how Girmit has been told:]](/images/1px.png)
![[Image 1 description: pink background with blue circle & image of hand with machete and a yellow circle & image of gaana. Text in black reads: The problem with how Girmit has been told:]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYb8s94UEAAtPfb.jpg)
Girmit is seen as a niche area of research due to how invisible it is as a history. This has allowed for white savior and upper-caste academics to get more clout
![[Image 2 description: pink background with blue circle & image of hand with machete and a yellow circle & image of gaana. Text in black reads: Girmit is seen as a niche area of research due to how invisible it is as a history. This has allowed for white savior and upper-caste academics to get more clout]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYb9CC_UcAEM0pH.jpg)
The Bad Fiji Gyals now have an Instagram! please share with anyone who is interested in learning more about #Girmit and indentured labour histories and female resistance in Fiji 🌺
[image description: purple background with yellow, green + pink hibiscus, black title reads: “The Bad Fiji Gyals”. On each corner is an image of two hands with bangles crossed over. Body text reads: “we now have an Instagram and twitter.
Kerekere follow us @thebadfijigyals.” Black vector of machete knife under text.]
thread: Where does the term "Girmit" come from?
#girmit #girmitiya #fiji #indenturedlabours #indofijian #coolie
[Image 1 description: yellow background with dalo (taro) leaves and ganna (sugarcane). Text in pink reads: Where does the term Girmit come from]
#girmit #girmitiya #fiji #indenturedlabours #indofijian #coolie
[Image 1 description: yellow background with dalo (taro) leaves and ganna (sugarcane). Text in pink reads: Where does the term Girmit come from]
[Image 2 description: yellow background with dalo (taro) leaves and ganna (sugarcane). Text in pink reads: The term Girmit comes from indentured labour as a way to pronounce the English word agreement]
[Image 3 description: yellow background with dalo (taro) leaves and ganna (sugarcane). Text in pink reads: The majority of our Girmit ancestors could not speak or write english and the “contract” or agreement became known as Girmit]
Colonialism was NEVER A PASSIVE ACT.
GANDHI IS A COLONISER.
