Interview with Dr. Dhana Sagree Govender

2020 marks the 160th anniversary of the arrival of the first Indian Indentured labourers to the shores of South Africa. In commemoration of this important milestone in South African Indian history –Varshan had the pleasure of chatting to Dr. Dhana Sagree Govender, who wrote the article The Lived Experiences of Indian Diasporic Academic Women. This article draws from research, that focused on the experiences of mainly fourth-fifth generation Indian academic women in South Africa who range from ages fifty to sixty years old.