Tamils of Singapore & Tamil Nadu Part 1 – Darinee Alagirisamy | Chronicles of Old Singapore

from Chronicles of Old Singapore · host Loh Kah Seng

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Dr Darinee Alagirisamy talks about the history of Tamil migration (both involuntary and voluntary) to Singapore from the vantage point of Tamil Nadu. We discuss the contributions of Indian convict labour, abuses in the kangany system, colonial self-interest, and the social reformers who tried to uplift the Tamil working class.00:00 Introduction02:16 My Research & Teaching 08:35 The Perspective from Tamil Nadu14:06 Convict Labour19:13 Tamil Migration23:41 Abuses of the Kangany System 30:17 British Self-Interest36:11 Tamil Reformers

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