IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

INDENTURED MASCULINITY: A STUDY OF INDIAN EXPERIENCE IN COLONIAL NATAL

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Shivangi Gautam

Abstract

The indentured servitude was commonly prevalent in the 18th century. This master slave authority and subversiveness was mainly for debt repayment, or as a judicial punishment. But it became a way of life for approximately a hundred thousands Indians Indians when they were transported to the South African lands for labour purposes on agricultural lands and plantations, domestic servantship. It was rarely for any apprenticeship for a skill or job. Most of the Indian Indentured labourers were taken as part of the contract. They were introduced to a new way of living in the foreign land with minimum facilities and a socially hostile environment. This paper attempts to study the life of these indentured labourers and the kind of Indian indentured masculinity that was augmented in the alien land and culture. This paper further dives into the violent nature of the indentured labourers, its causes and effects on the mental faculties of the men. This paper also explores the lifestyle and adjustment of the indentured males outside of the traditional Indian social setup

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