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Mauritius 1870: The Indenture System After Slavery

Mauritius 1870: The Indenture System After Slavery

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In 1870, Mauritius was two decades into the Great Experiment—the mass importation of indentured laborers from India to replace enslaved Africans on sugar plantations. This episode follows the journey of a typical indentured worker from the ghats of Calcutta to the cane fields of Mauritius, explores the legal loopholes that bound them for five years, and examines how the system evolved after slavery. We talk about the "kala pani" (black water) taboo, the recruitment depots in Port Louis, the work conditions under the Sugar Masters, and how this wave of migration reshaped the island's demographics and culture permanently. Specific figures like Sir John Pope Hennessy, a rare critic of the system, and the 1874 commission that exposed abuses, are discussed. This is a close look at the machinery of indenture—a system that was technically free but often functioned as slavery by another name. #Mauritius #Indenture #KalaPani #SugarPlantations #IndianDiaspora #JohnPopeHennessy #PortLouis #Coolie #GreatExperiment #SlaveryAftermath #Bhojpuri #1870s #IndoMauritian #LabourHistory #Colonialism #BritishEmpire #EastAfrica #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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