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Girmitiya Family Research, Varanasi (2026)

06/12/2025

Fiji has recently unveiled a new $50 polymer banknote that prominently features a Girmitiya theme. The Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) and the government have highlighted that the new series is designed to showcase Fiji's diverse identity as a unified nation. The term 'Girmit' is derived from the English word agreement or permit (the contract the laborers signed). This era, lasting from 1879 to 1916, saw over 60,000 people brought to Fiji under a system of indentured servitude. Placing this image on the $50 note is an official and public recognition of this crucial, yet often painful, chapter in Fiji's history.

21/06/2025

1. Mohadev S/o Dukhi (Immigration Pass No. 46819). He is also Known as Maha Deo or Mahadev.

2. Vakiah S/o Condiah (Immigration Pass No. 38962).

3. Duggerala Ramiah S/o D. Parmanliah (Immigration Pass No. 44184).

4. Muniappa Naidu S/o Muniappa Naidu (Immigration Pass No. 25775).

In the last few months from February 2025, We have successfully traced the Indian families of these four indentured labourers who went to the Fiji.

26/02/2025

Who can explain the pain of separation from family better than the indentured descendants? Be it Mauritius, Suriname, Natal, Trinidad, Guyana since 1834, or Fiji since 1879.

These people, who were separated from their families for centuries, are still making continuous efforts to reconnect with their families.Due to the difference of three to four generations, there are some people who do not remember the names of their ancestors who came from India, and there is no one alive in the family who can tell them these names.

But a strong desire to join the family keeps motivating them to know this name.Keeping this in mind, in the recent past, we have provided copies of the original immigration passes of their ancestors to many people of Fiji on the basis of the information provided by them, and on their request, we have also done the work of locating and reuniting their families.

Through this sacred work, we have spread smiles on many faces and many times have also felt the surging ocean of emotions of these separated people. Be it hugging each other and shedding memories of years in the form of tears or sharing memories of old stories heard from ancestors.

These are the values given by our ancestors, which inspire us to connect with our roots. We feel blessed to assist you in this sacred work of reunion.

11/02/2025

Many indentured descendants in Fiji wish to know about their ancestors and meet their lost relatives, but they face difficulties due to a lack of specific information about the place of origin of their ancestors. There are some people who have immigration passes of their ancestors, who have today successfully reconnected with their ancestral families.

But those who do not have this immigration pass have to do a lot of work to get it, and it also takes a lot of time, due to which people are not able to connect with their ancestral families even if they want to. We help you in reunion with your Indian family through ancestral family research.

Keeping this in mind, these initiatives have been taken by us: If you do not have an immigration pass, no need to worry; we will find out the copy of your ancestor's immigration pass if you want to reunite with your Indian family. You just need to provide us with basic information regarding your ancestors. We will help you in reunion with your ancestral family; thank you.

18/01/2025

This ship reached Fiji on 21 June 1900 with 553 indentured people. The name of this ship was Ganges, and the first immigration pass is this, in which the name of the migrant is Abdul, and his father's name is Ajodhia.On the basis of this immigration pass, the age of the migrant is 20 years. His caste is said to be Musalman; he is said to be from the Karimuddinpur village of the Karimuddinpur police station of the Ghazipur district, which still exists today. The route from Ghazipur to Karimuddinpur is also attached to this post.

15/01/2025

Fiji Indentureship's first immigration pass. About 146 years ago, in 1879, the first indentured person went in a ship named Leonidas from a village named Shehmalpur in Sai Jalalpur pargana of Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh. At that time Uttar Pradesh was known as North Western Provinces and Oudh.

23/12/2024

पियवा गइलन कलकतावा ए सजनी
तूरी दिहलन पति-पत्नी नातावा ए सजनी
Husband has gone to Calcutta, oh darling! Break the relationship between husband and wife, Oh darling!

किरिन भीतरे परातवा ए सजनी
गोड़वा में जुता नइखे, सिरवा पर छातावा ए सजनी
कइसे चलिहन रहतवा ए सजनी...
पियवा गइलन कलकतावा ए सजनी
Even before the rays of sunrise appear, Oh darling !
He has no shoes on his feet and no umbrella on his head, oh dear!
How will he walk that path oh darling...
Husband has gone to Calcutta, oh darling!

सोचते-सोचत बीतत बाटे दिन रातवा ए सजनी
कतहूं लागत नइखे पातवा ए सजनी
पियवा गइलन कलकतावा ए सजनी
I am spending my day and night thinking about him, my dear.
I can't find any trace of him, oh dear!
Husband has gone to Calcutta, oh darling!

A sacred effort to reunite the people who were separated from their families due to the British policies. If you need our assistance, message us here or you can also email us.

Our email is – apnegirmitiya@gmail.com

30/09/2024

ये गन्ने की हरी हरी पतियां, जाने हमरी सब बतिया ।

बगिया में लहराए आंचल, पवन चली मतवारी
रामा रे रामा !
महक रही है लहक रही हैं, हर डाली हर क्यारी ।
हो रामा रे रामा !
फिर भी मन की बगिया सूखी, कब से उजड़ी कब से भूखी ।
सावन आए भादो जाए, पर अपनी है वही दुरगतिया ।

ये गन्ने की हरी हरी पतियां, जाने हमरी सब बतिया ।

छोड़ छाड़ घर बार को अपने, आए देश पराए
हो रामा रे रामा !
बागी देश ने देखो हमको, क्या-क्या रंग दिखाए ।
हो रामा रे रामा !
जब घर की हमको याद सताए, हमसे एक पल रहा न जाए टिप टिप बरसा अखियां, रोएं सारी सारी रतिया ।

ये गन्ने की हरी हरी पतियां, जाने हमरी सब बतिया ।

16/09/2024

Popular Bideshiya Folklore.

Courtesy: The Bideshiya Project

11/09/2024

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09/09/2024

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09/09/2024

If you wish to connect with the long lost Indian family of your ancestors, we will provide you complete help and guidance in this.

apnegirmitiya@gmail.com

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