Agreement or Girmit Bhojpuri laborers who settled Mauritius, Fiji, Dutch Guiana, Suriname, West Indies etc with their Blood.
अग्रीमेंट बोलना नहीं आता था, शब्द मुश्किल था क्यूंकि अंग्रेजी का था, वो भोजपुरी और अवधी बोलने वाले लोग थे, तो उन्होंने उसका अपभ्रंश गिरमिट कर दिया।
They didn’t know how to pronounce ‘agreement’ as it was a difficult English word, they were Bhojpuri and Awadhi speaking people so they modified it to Girmit for their ease of pronouncing it.
These girmit laborers settled Mauritius, Fiji, Dutch Guiana, Suriname,
West Indies etc.
They were taken there by British companies like East India
company on the ground that life is beautiful there and ground is full
of Gold and they are going only for few years.
Once they earned they
will be back.
But this was not the truth.
They were laden in ships in Kolkatta like animals - goats and
sheeps.
During their painful month long journey many dead in the ships and were thrown in the sea.
Those who survived were left on their luck.
They had to work hard for their Masters company because they were bounded labour.
Only due to their hard labour and the name of God they survived the torturous life and made that country a living place which the world is seeing now.
In this journey they never left their belief in Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Even today in their songs these Girmit people remember their relatives of India, pain, hardship, torture and their Mother Land, Ganga, Yamuna and many more things with tears in their eyes.
These countries were torture camps for them.
Only death gives them freedom.
Those who were without family married eligible ones.
Barrier of cast broke down, because all of them were facing same torture and disrespect.
So they were Indian's only named as "Girmit Labour".
With their hard labour and knowledge they developed these nations.
Folk songs were on their lips and they always remembered their relation with India and their birth land.
That's why when they got independence they tried hard to come to India in search of their forefathers land and their relation.
Many found that one. Those found got great welcome with tears in their eyes.
And those who didn't find are still trying.
Each year many comes to meet their relatives.
Due to their hard work and knowledge they are leading those nations.
During their painful month long journey many dead in the ships and were thrown in the sea.
Those who survived were left on their luck.
They had to work hard for their Masters company because they were bounded labour.
Only due to their hard labour and the name of God they survived the torturous life and made that country a living place which the world is seeing now.
In this journey they never left their belief in Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Even today in their songs these Girmit people remember their relatives of India, pain, hardship, torture and their Mother Land, Ganga, Yamuna and many more things with tears in their eyes.
These countries were torture camps for them.
Only death gives them freedom.
Those who were without family married eligible ones.
Barrier of cast broke down, because all of them were facing same torture and disrespect.
So they were Indian's only named as "Girmit Labour".
With their hard labour and knowledge they developed these nations.
Folk songs were on their lips and they always remembered their relation with India and their birth land.
That's why when they got independence they tried hard to come to India in search of their forefathers land and their relation.
Many found that one. Those found got great welcome with tears in their eyes.
And those who didn't find are still trying.
Each year many comes to meet their relatives.
Due to their hard work and knowledge they are leading those nations.
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