Sibaya exhibition celebrates Indian history in SA
It will be open to the public from 11am to 10pm on 19 and 21 November and from 11am to 4pm on 20 November.
DON’T miss the spectaculr 1860 Exhibition celebrating 159 years of Indian history in South Africa at the Imbizo Conference Centre at Sibaya Casino from 19 to 21 November.
It will be open to the public from 11am to 10pm on 19 and 21 November and from 11am to 4pm on 20 November.
The project is a joint venture between Sibaya and its Community Trust, Lotus FM and the 1860 Heritage Centre, with contributions from the Springtown and Magazine Barracks Associations.
The exhibition will feature historical photographs and pictures, historical documents, historical works of art and performances by the best young South African Indian artists.
An 1860 Gala Dinner is on 20 November and will include a host of expert speakers including Dr Sam Ramsamy, Prof Ashwin Desai, Kiru Naidoo and 1860 Heritage Centre curator, Selvan Naidoo.
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Sibaya General Manager, Myan Moodley urged the community and particularly, families to visit the exhibition.
“Indians have had a colourful and difficult journey in South Africa. The exhibition will cover all aspects of this history. It will incorporate both video and print material and this will make for easy understanding and interpretation. Apart from standard exhibits, we will also include live exhibits of individuals in traditional garb as they landed on SA soil in 1860. There will also be music performances at the exhibition, making for a fun and interesting experience,” he said.
Within 14 years, as a result of the aggressive recruitment, Indians started outnumbering the white population. At that point the region had a total population of 1 102 027, comprising 904 000 Africans, 100 918 Indians and 97 109 whites.
As a result of Indian labour, Natal progressed becoming the most flourishing of all British colonies. By 1911 there were 152 184 Indians.
The period of exploitation however, was brought to an abrupt end that year when India banned future indentureship, due to poor working conditions and severe ill-treatment.
Contact Tracy Bamber on 073 254 2455 or email: tracy.bamber@suninternational.com.
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