Community Leader
Dr. Arnold Thomas
Early Indo-Vincentian leader preserving Indian customs, family traditions, and community memory on the island.
Saint Vincent
(Caribbean)
1860 to 1880: 2,472 Girmitiya revived declining plantations after emancipation.
Indians were brought mainly to revive the declining plantation economy after emancipation. Some integrated into Creole society while others preserved Hindu and Muslim traditions.
Kingstown· main location
Major Historical Events
1860
First Indian indentured workers arrived.
1870s
Indians became important in sugar and agricultural production.
1880
Recruitment under indenture ended.
Late 1800s
Some Indians integrated into Creole society while others preserved Hindu and Muslim traditions.
Today
Indo-Vincentian heritage survives through festivals and memory.
Main Occupations
- •Sugar production
- •Agricultural labour
Cultural Legacy Today
- •Festivals
- •Hindu traditions
- •Muslim traditions
- •Community memory
1860 to 1880: 2,472 Girmitiya revived declining plantations after emancipation.
Indians were brought mainly to revive the declining plantation economy after emancipation. Some integrated into Creole society while others preserved Hindu and Muslim traditions.
Kingstown· main location
Major Historical Events
1860
First Indian indentured workers arrived.
1870s
Indians became important in sugar and agricultural production.
1880
Recruitment under indenture ended.
Late 1800s
Some Indians integrated into Creole society while others preserved Hindu and Muslim traditions.
Today
Indo-Vincentian heritage survives through festivals and memory.
Main Occupations
- •Sugar production
- •Agricultural labour
Cultural Legacy Today
- •Festivals
- •Hindu traditions
- •Muslim traditions
- •Community memory
1860 to 1880
Period
2,472
Total Arrivals
Caribbean
Region
Key Girmitiya Figures